Posted by Susan Shen, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. “‘IT initiatives’ is a bit nebulous,” Kevin Chou says about his department’s name. “It was created out of the initiative to unify administrative IT units at UCSD. We’re creating a portfolio of…
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October 13, 2015 All Articles, Spotlights 0
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Nicholas Turley talks about his experience as UC Riverside’s newest Chief Information Security Officer. He’s already made a mark in the UC security world: he and his teammates Jonathan Ocab and Vasken…
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Posted by Leah Burns, IT Communications Coordinator, UCOP. Eric Fraser just can’t leave UC. He did consider an offer from a startup company in 1999, but changed his mind during his goodbye party at UC Berkeley. “Awkward, but the reason…
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September 24, 2015 Spotlights 0
Posted by Alexa Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. “People know me as the guy who walks everywhere. I work in the athletic department so I have to be in shape!” laughed Michael Koetsier, UC Irvine’s Director of Athletic Network and…
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September 17, 2015 Spotlights 0
Posted by Lexi Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Meet some of the talented IT staff at the UC Hastings College of the Law, UC’s first law school and the first law school in California. Led by interim CIO Julia…
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August 27, 2015 All Articles, Spotlights 2
Posted by Susan Shen, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Taking your first steps onto university grounds is a momentous occasion, but for college students who come from difficult backgrounds, this excitement might be coupled with apprehension. Luckily, if they attend UCSB,…
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Posted by Lexi Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. Did you know there used to be a trailer park on UC Irvine’s campus? “The rent was really cheap. The park had a very cool, tight-knit community and people even had their…
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Posted by Susan Shen, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. “People think that I’m from the Midwest because of my accent, but I’m actually from San Luis Obispo,” says Christine Kirkpatrick, the Division Director for IT Systems and Services at the
Posted by Lexi Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. From help desk support for students, to desktop support for staff, to assisting professors with classroom technology, UC Merced’s Todd Van Zandt is your “go-to” man. As Director of Campus Technologies, Van…
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July 9, 2015 All Articles, Spotlights 1
Posted by Lexi Rivetti, UCB Student Intern, UCOP. What is digital humanities? Dr. Miriam Posner, program coordinator for UCLA’s Center for Digital Humanities (DH) hears this question a lot. “There are a lot of different definitions floating around out there….
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