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iCIT welcomes Kent Steinike back to UW-W.  In his new role, he will lead the project to transition the campus computer Helpdesk into a modern service desk (MSD).  The responsibilities of this position will include defining and documenting the goals and vision of the MSD, reviewing MSD best practices, defining baseline and future internal processes, providing vendor product reviews and establishing the recommended framework for MSD.  The primary goal of this effort is to recommend and implement processes and a solution to transition to a Modern Service Desk.

Kent started in this new role on Monday, February 2nd.  His office is in L1015. While we try to communicate new hiring announcements beforehand, this opportunity happened more rapidly than usual, resulting in the slight delay in communicating this announcement.  Please join us in welcoming Kent to the iCIT team.

Tom Gillespie has accepted a position as an Instructional Technologist at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. His last day with iCIT will be December 23, 2008. Please join us in wishing Tom well in this new endeavor and thanking him for his excellent work in support of Instructional Technology at UW-W.

Ben Villanueva has accepted a position in Texas with Dell.  His last day with iCIT will be October 24.  Please join us in wishing Ben well in this new endeavor and thanking him for his many contributions to iCIT and campus technology initiatives.  Specifically, we would like to recognize Ben for his work with the deployment of a campus-wide printing solution, transitioning traditional labs to contemporary project-oriented collaborative environments and unifying software licenses among departmental and General Access Labs.

iCIT is now recruiting for a Learning Technology Center Coordinator. This position, in partnership with the Director of Instructional Technology Services and academic leadership, plans and coordinates direction and development of instructional technology, distance education, and web-based learning on the UW-Whitewater campus.  It enables adoption of technology for delivery of instruction by providing opportunities for experimentation, training, consultation and production of materials for UW-Whitewater faculty and instructional staff.  More information about the position and application process is available online at http://www.uww.edu/employment/jobs/Coordinator_of_Learn.html. If you know anyone who would be a good match for this position, please let them know about the opportunity.