The UW System Office of Operations Review and Audit performed a program review of the information security program at UW-Whitewater on September 22nd as part of a larger initiative of security program review at all UW
System institutions. The review covered computer security functions, policies, practices and procedures and involved Elena Pokot, Blake Penn and Nick Ciesinski. iCIT looks forward to seeing the results of this review which are expected to be available early next year.
Kronos Goes Live for Student Employees
Student employees began using the Kronos automated timekeeping system this fall. This system significantly reduces the time and effort necessary for recording work time. With Kronos, student workers and supervisor approvals are entered online, eliminating the need for paper
timesheets and manual editing. The system is currently implemented for student employee payroll and will later be used for all classified employees.
New Sites Added to Collage
Several campus websites have recently been added to the Collage content management system, and several more are slated for development in the coming months. The iCIT web team has worked hard to provide exceptional customer service and deliver an excellent final product to our web customers.
The College of Letters and Sciences, College of Business and Economics, Career Services and Athletics sites were deployed in the past couple of months (see below). Development of the College of Education site is continuing this fall, and the College of Arts and Communications site will begin in the near future. This will complete the move of all four college sites to Collage.
Work is continuing on the Academic Affairs site, as well. Meanwhile the initial stages of development have begun for the Music, Chancellor’s Office, and Pre-College Programs sites.
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Tom Jordan Presents at EDUCAUSE
Tom Jordan will present at the national EDUCAUSE conference in Dallas, TX on October 11th. His presentation is called “Creating and Implementing Effective IT Processes.” Effective IT processes move IT organizations beyond crisis management and personal heroics and into the realm of repeatable successes. This presentation talks about characteristics of effective IT processes, and relates positive and negative experiences in designing and implementing structured processes in organizations that are sometimes reluctant to implement them.
Staff & Position Updates
Two new team members will soon be joining iCIT:
- Dale Kranenberg joins AIS today, August 21st, as Web Applications Developer.
- Jason Schmidt will be joining NOC on Monday, August 28th, as an IS Network Services Senior, in the position previously held by Nick Ciesinski. His office will be in McGraw 9.
Watch for more information about these individuals coming soon.
Over the past year and a half, Margaret Martin has worked in a project position in the iCIT Adminstrative Office. Following Mary Schumacher’s departure in August 2005, Margaret graciously stepped in to fill the responsibilities of the Financial Specialist position and provide administrative support in the iCIT office. Margaret has announced she will be leaving iCIT, and her last day will be September 15th. Ranei Johnson Scholler will be assuming the iCIT office and financial responsibilities during the transition period.