CIS Takes New Form under DotCIO Reorganization

Last year, the President created the cabinet position of Chief Information Officer to recognize and promote the importance of information strategies for the Institute.

"Information is the lifeblood of any research university," says Chief Information Officer John E. Kolb. "In order for the Institute to achieve its commitments to the Rensselaer Plan, it must make strategic use of its information resources and infrastructure."

As part of the Performance Planning process, the former Computing and Information Services (CIS) has been reorganized into the Division of the Chief Information Officer (DotCIO), which now consists of seven departments, having the following directors and responsibilities:

• Academic and Research Computing, Sharon Roy, Director.
  Applications software and research computing support
  Computer classroom design and software support
  Mobile computing for students and faculty
  Computing information, short courses, and instruction
  Help Desk
  Campus Computer Store
  Rensselaer Computer Repair
  

• IT Operations, James Evans, Director.
  Computer Operations
  Media Operations - AV support for the academic program and campus events
  Machine Shop
  Technical Services
  

• Networking & Telecommunications, John Bradley, Director.
  Campus Network
  Campus Telephone System
  Central Servers
  

• Integrated Administrative Computing Solutions, John Bradley, Interim Director.
  Campus administrative systems
  Banner Customer Support
  Data Warehouse
  Database administration
  Desktop support
  

• Communications and Collaboration Technologies, Gary Schwartz, Director.
  Electronic Mail
  Web Services and RPInfo
  The Kiosk departmental newsletter, instructional publications, and information bulletins
  Campus communication planning
  

• Research Libraries, Loretta Ebert, Director.
  Reference
  Technical Services
  Archives
  Circulation
  Interlibrary Loan
  

• Strategic Planning and Institutional Research, John Kolb, Interim Director.
  Campus Information Planning and Policies
  Institutional Research
  

Please watch future issues of The Kiosk, as well as Academic and Research Computing's News Flash section of RPInfo, for any additional DotCIO-related updates.

In addition, please note that some of the changes associated with this reorganization will take time to accomplish. For example, you'll continue to see the initials "ACS" and "CIS" on many of our printed and electronic publications for a while, so we'll appreciate your patience during this transition.

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