As part of the University’s ongoing efforts to be more efficient with limited resources, Information Technology Services and Health Sciences ITS will begin the work to merge operations on or before July 1.
This merger creates an opportunity for Associate Vice President/Chief Information Officer Brice Knotts and Assistant Vice President for Information Technology Laura Roth to reassess the delivery of services holistically and to create a more cohesive team that helps achieve the following goals:
Create a more consistent IT experience for faculty, staff and students.
Share information and processes that will improve both internal and external communication.
Combine respective strengths and best practices for the betterment of the whole.
Increase alignment on technology and information security.
Build new succession planning options and career paths.
Maintain local support (staff located at HSC).
Encourage local innovation and scale it institution-wide when appropriate.
Create operational efficiencies and save money.
There is no immediate change to reporting structures in either organization or to work locations and workflow. Additional information about the consolidation will be shared with the university community as the process unfolds.
As the University continues to look for ways to standardize, simplify, save money, and improve efficiency, additional IT consolidation may be considered.