Tom Andriola
September 15, 2016
All Articles, SpotlightsKarishma Morabia, Maria Andrade, UC San Diego, UCSD
Posted by Karishma Morabia, UCB student intern, UCOP. As a high school junior, Maria Andrade took the Strong Interest Inventory Test and matched with computer engineering. After some research, she became highly motivated to pursue it as a career. Fresh…
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Tom Andriola
June 21, 2016
All ArticlesTom Andriola, UBTech, UC CIO
I had a great time at UBTech 2016 in Las Vegas – they even had an Elvis impersonator at the conference! On the serious side, I was asked to give the keynote about the changing CIO role and…
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Tom Andriola
March 1, 2016
All ArticlesAccessibility, Anna Gazdowicz, EDUCAUSE, Lucy Greco
Last month the EDUCAUSE Review published an article, “Implementing an Accessibility Policy: An Insider’s Guide,” by two IT staff at UCB – Lucy Greco (pictured) and Anna Gazdowicz. Lucy tells her personal story as a blind person, and how technology…
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Tom Andriola
September 15, 2015
All ArticlesCandace Jones, Larry Conrad, Mike Pfeffer, UC IT Town Hall, UCOP
Last Friday, September 11, we held the UC IT Town Hall. Many people joined remotely from around the UC system as well as in person at UCOP. Larry Conrad, Chair of the UC IT Leadership Council (ITLC) and…
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Tom Andriola
September 3, 2015
All ArticlesLarry Conrad, Mike Pfeffer, UC IT Town Hall
You are invited to join the upcoming UC IT Town Hall – via webstream. This is an opportunity to hear from UC IT leaders and ask questions! UCB CIO Larry Conrad will talk about the UC IT Leadership Council’s vision…
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Tom Andriola
June 18, 2015
All ArticlesBrian Tharp, UCOP, webinar
UCOP is vacating its existing data center and transitioning current data center services to cloud or campus-based providers. Known as MOTIVE – Modernization of Technology Infrastructure for Value, this project will enable UCOP to: • Terminate leased space • Reduce…
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Tom Andriola
May 14, 2015
All ArticlesAlexa Rivetti, Sam Rausser, UC Berkeley, UCB
Posted by Lexi Rivetti, UCB student intern at UCOP. “I think I’ve saved people about $500 – $1,000 in this fraternity alone,” said Sam Rausser, UCB ‘16, swiveling in a black office chair and backlit by his four large computer…
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Tom Andriola
May 11, 2015
All ArticlesArthur Guimares, Rachel Nava, Tom Andriola, UC IT Town Hall
I host quarterly IT town hall meetings, and the next town hall is Friday, May 15, 10:00 – 11:00. Because we webstream them from UCOP (thanks to the technical staff at UCSF!), you can attend remotely. Friday’s agenda features presentations…
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Tom Andriola
May 8, 2015
All ArticlesBill Friere, UCPath, webinar
Join Bill Freire, UCPath Center IT Manager, in this webinar to learn how the UCPath Center IT team is providing enabling technologies and support for the UCPath Center. Date: Monday, May 11, 2015 Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Log…
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Tom Andriola
May 5, 2015
All Articlescollaboration, Safa Hussein, Tom Andriola, UC CIO, UC Risk and Safety Solutions
A strategy to drive more synergy in IT across UC is to engage in more shared services. Initiatives like UCPath certainly will do that, but large programs are complicated and take several years to deploy. Grassroots efforts, meaning campus-led IT…
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UC IT Blogger
March 23, 2023
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By Melinda Battenberg. Working in healthcare information technology for over 20 years has given UC San Diego Health Chief Information Officer (CIO) Joshua Glandorf the strong technical background needed to lead an innovative, forward-thinking health system. To Glandorf, however, the technical…
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UC IT Blogger
March 23, 2023
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Editor’s Note: In 2022, the UC Tech Award for Operational Excellence was named after Mojgan A. Amini, UC San Diego, in recognition for her work in exemplifying her support of improved business process, whether through business process design, automation,…
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UC IT Blogger
March 23, 2023
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It’s March in California. This means nearly 250,000 students who applied to the University of California (UC) last fall will soon learn the answers to their questions: “Was I accepted?” and “What’s next?” Thanks to a digital-first approach deployed in…
Read more about Improving the Road to UC Merced – How a focus on student experience drove a team to achieve unprecedented success