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iCIT will be posting information to recruit for the position of Communications Specialist Sr. to join our team.  The person in this position will manage the communications responsibilities formerly fullfilled by Annette Guye-Kordus.

The position reports to CIO, Elena Pokot and works closely with Management and technical staff to facilitate a comprehensive communication program to effectively inform the campus community of technology projects, initiatives, governance and services using contemporary communication methods.  This position will also coordinate special events, manage customer and governance relationships, and act as the department’s public relations liaison.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3-5 years experience in development, organization, and leadership of marketing and/or communication efforts in corporate or public sectors, be a highly motivated individual with leadership qualities and a proven track record of successful collaboration with clients and management staff.

For more information on the position, and to learn how to apply, see the posting on the UW-Whitewater job site at http://www.uww.edu/employment/classified.html

David Ward, Systems Development Specialist, Administrative Information Services (AIS), has resigned from his position with iCIT to take a position with UW-Madison Division of Information Technology (DoIT).  In his new job, David will work in the Shared Financial Services area of DoIT.  

Since joining iCIT in 1995, David has been a key contributor to many of the AIS team successes, particularly in the Financial Aid area.  He implemented several key processes that have allowed Financial Aid (FA) office to reduce or eliminate their manual processes.  A further testimonial to his hard work was evident from the numerous requests we received from UW-System campuses and other universities to share the systems he had developed. 

As a highlight of his career at UW-Whitewater, David designed, developed and implemented a custom Scholarship application which automated manual submission of scholarship applications for the entire campus. The automation has saved the university hundreds of hours of manual work that would have been used to process these applications. Since we implemented this project at the end of March, the system has processed approximately 500 applications and the number is ever growing.

David’s last day in iCIT was Friday, June 8th.  We thank David for his many years of dedicated service to UW-Whitewater iCIT and AIS, and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

Reporting structure change:  Effective May 9, the iCIT Web Team now reports to Anand Vangipuram, AIS Manager.  Anand’s background in development and management will be an asset to the team.  He will leverage common project management practices, development and applications tools,  and data dependencies to create synergies between the AIS and Web teams. Thanks go to Kent Steinike, who has provided management support and guidance for this group during a transition period over the last year.

Welcome new employees:  

Lydia Statz will join the iCIT Web team as Web Content Writer, contributing content for sites launching in the new CMS, and supporting other website projects.  Lydia recently graduated from UW-Madison with a degree Journalism and International Studies. Lydia’s first day will be Tuesday, May 29. 

iCIT also would like to welcome Brittany Clark, a UW-Whitewater senior, to the AIS team as a Developer.  Brittany will be working on various AIS projects.  Her first day will be Tuesday, May 29.

Please join us in welcoming Lydia and Brittany to iCIT.

Brett Cook has announced he will be leaving UW-Whitewater iCIT to join the Department of Children & Families in Madison, in the position of Workstation Support Team Lead.  Brett’s last day at UW-Whitewater will be Friday, June 1. 

Brett joined iCIT as a UW-Whitewater student.  After graduating in 2004, he began working full-time in the Instructional Services area, supporting the computing needs of labs and classrooms.   Since that time, Brett has held several roles in Labs and Classrooms, A/V Services and Workstation Management.  Under his leadership, iCIT successfully upgraded to current versions of a workstation management tool (Zenworks), and current operating system (Windows 7) – both were multi-year projects.  Brett made lasting contributions toward the long-term strategy of standardization and consolidation of workstation management across all campus.    And last but not least, Brett has been a key contributor to introducing VDI technology to the lab environment on campus.  

We thank Brett for his many years of dedicated service to the University and to iCIT.  We wish him the best of luck in all future endeavors.