Meeting Honors IT Team of the Year; Reviews Projects
Accolades for a job well done along with project updates and a web domo were all part of the Information Technology Services’ quarterly meeting held February 14, 2008.
Jim Sage, Vice President and CIO, opened the meeting by thanking ITS for its hard work over the past year. He told the group that it was named the IT Division of the Year by the Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA). In recognition of that accomplishment, he presented each member of the division with a dress shirt bearing the UA logo along the inscription “IT Team of the Year”.
Sage explained that it was a combination of ongoing work and an array of initiatives that drew the attention of both the UA faculty member who nominated IT for the award and NEOSA’s judging committee. A survey, available here, filled out by Sage outlining IT’s work was also part of the judging process.
During a break for lunch, the division was treated to a whimsical multimedia slide show featuring photographs of ITS folks at work and play. The show was designed, created and photographed by Jamie Newhall with assistance from Chris Collins.
In other business, a status report on the PeopleSoft v9 Upgrade & Architecture Migration project was presented by Rick Draper and Deb White.
John Savery provided details about the 30-day performance of Springboard!. All content from WebCT was migrated to courses for the Spring semester and the same is being completed for the upcoming Summer and Fall terms. Highlights of remaining Springboard! tasks are to conduct functional and pedagogical training for users, create master classes, and utilize the capabilities of Springboard! to support online degree programs.
A review of the University’s web was also part of the quarterly meeting. Eric Kreider provided a brief discussion about the ongoing work that is changing the look and feel of UA’s web site.
The next ITS division-wide meeting is scheduled for later this year.