Tag Archive: Van Williams
UC IT Blogger
May 18, 2023
All ArticlesFaye Snowden, Joe Bengfort, podcast, UC Tech, UC tech 2023, UC Tech Conference, Van Williams
This week, The Current at UC San Diego IT Services aired a podcast about the 2023 UC Tech Conference, featuring, Van Williams, University of California VP of IT and Chief Information Officer, Joseph Bengfort, CIO, UC San Francisco Medical Center…
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UC IT Blogger
April 13, 2023
All ArticlesDEI, DEI Award, DEI Leadership Award, diversity equity and inclusion, IT Leadership Council, ITLC, UC Office of the President, UC Tech, UC Tech Awards, UCOP, Van Williams
By Derek Shue. In recognition of Diversity Month, celebrated each April, the UC IT Blog team is sharing important diversity insights and resources, along with details about the new UC Tech Awards Program Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leadership Award,…
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UC IT Blogger
December 21, 2022
All ArticlesChief Information Officer, CIO, Information Technology, UC IT, UC IT Leadership Committee, UC Tech, Van Williams, Vice President of IT
A holiday message from UC VP of IT and CIO, Van Williams: To the UC Tech Community, UC Tech is the most amazing higher ed community in the world. You all have accomplished so much in 2022 and what lies…
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UC IT Blogger
July 27, 2022
All ArticlesUC San Diego, UC Tech 2022, UCSD, Van Williams
By Van Williams. I am thrilled to be joining our UC Tech community in person to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this conference – UC Tech 2022 – hosted by UC San Diego on August 15-17, 2022. It’s hard to believe that I’ll…
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UC IT Blogger
May 18, 2022
All ArticlesSurvey, Systemwide IT, technology, Van Williams
Vice President for Technology Van Williams engaged Deloitte Consulting LLP early this year to conduct a systemwide assessment of the current technology landscape across the UC system. The purpose is to analyze strengths and opportunities, and to develop recommendations for…
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UC IT Blogger
April 20, 2022
All ArticlesCareer, DEI, diversity, diversity equity and inclusion, privacy, Van Williams
Earlier this year, UC CIO Van Williams led a panel discussion about data privacy and increasing opportunities in the field for graduates and young professionals of color. The panel discussed data privacy as a career option, and what led to…
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UC IT Blogger
March 9, 2022
All ArticlesAl Covington, Associate CISO, Black History Month, Charron Andrus, diversity, Dr. Carmen Robinson, equity, inclusion, Information Technology, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UC Tech Assembly, UCB, UCOP, UCSC, Van Williams
Watch the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel, which took place on Monday, February 28. The discussion featured Black members of our UC Tech community from various levels of leadership. Topics ranged from personal stories to allyship advice, to…
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UC IT Blogger
February 2, 2022
All ArticlesAl Covington, and inclusion, Associate CISO, Black History Month, Carmen Robinson, Charron Andrus, DEI, diversity, equity, Events, UC Berkeley, UC CIO, UC Santa Cruz, UCB, UCSC, Van Williams
Register for the UC Tech Assembly: Black Leaders Panel: Monday, February 28 11:00 a.m. – noon Register now This panel launches UC Tech Assembly series, which is expanding the former town hall series to better amplify the voices of…
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UC IT Blogger
January 19, 2022
All Articlesdiversity, President Michael V. Drake, Top 5 stories, UC CIO, UC Office of the President, UC President, UCOP, Van Williams, WIT, Women in IT, Yvonne Tevis
By Yvonne Tevis and Van Williams. This year, for the annual “Top 5 Blog” retrospective, we decided to take the twenty stories that got the most views and find general themes—which actually reflect what you like to read about. It’s…
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UC IT Blogger
November 24, 2021
All ArticlesCommunity, connections, gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving, ITS, Thanksgiving, UC Tech Exec, UCOP, UCOP ITS, University of California, Van Williams, Vice President of IT, VP
“UC Tech Exec” is a new series to give blog readers the opportunity to hear from executives from throughout the UC Tech community. The series is being launched with a heartfelt Thanksgiving message from Van Williams, the vice president for…
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