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Carolyn Wilson Receives Chancellor’s Award

Heather Long (R) and Carolyn Wilson (L) accept their awards from Chancellor Telfer at the DAAC Awards. Photo by Andrew Smith.

Carolyn Wilson, Webmaster, iCIT Web Team, has been awarded the Chancellor’s Award on Disability Concerns, which recognizes efforts to enhance the lives of people with disabilities.  Carolyn was recognized for her work ensuring accessibility to the UW-Whitewater Web site for people with disabilities. She received the award at the Annual Spring Banquet hosted by the Disability Advocacy & Awareness Coalition and the Center for Students with Disabilities, on Tuesday, April 10 at Old Main Ball Room, University Center.

In her six years serving as Webmaster for UW-Whitewater, ensuring the highest level of accessibility to the Web has been a goal for Carolyn, who embraces UW-Whitewater’s core value of diversity.  To illustrate the scope of this endeavor, uww.edu is comprised of 20,000+ web pages, and the site gets 70,000 visitors a day and averages 1.6 million visitors a month. Carolyn helped create and lead a Web Accessibility Committee, meeting monthly to discuss Web accessibility concerns, policies and conformance.  She researched and drafted the accessibility policies, standards and guidelines.  These policies serve as a strategic basis for accessibility monitoring and advancement.  The iCIT Web Team provides continual monitoring and assurance that all Web content meets W3C’s Accessibility Guidelines.

As Webmaster, Carolyn works directly with departments and Colleges to update and manage Web pages, especially during the current roll out of a new Content Management System.  In this role, Carolyn provides ongoing training with Web content managers on techniques for making Web pages compliant with accessibility guidelines.  For example,  to address the issue related to video for hearing impaired viewers, Carolyn led the charge for ensuring that all videos within uww.edu are closed captioned.  This is an ongoing endeavor that she advances when working with any and all departments/units who manage their own Web content.

Due to the scope and importance of our online services, and in recognition for her leadership and stewardship of the UW-Whitewater Web site, we are proud to congratulate Carolyn for her Chancellor’s Award!

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iCIT seeking Developer/Analyst for AIS

iCIT has posted information for an open Developer/Analyst position, to join the Administrative Information Services (AIS) team.  This position performs advanced professional information systems (IS) on Oracle/PeopleSoft system, as well as support other campus applications and interfaces to off-campus systems under general supervision. Duties include: system analysis and design functions and advanced programming tasks, as well as consulting with, assisting, and instructing functional users in the use of IS applications and tools. The position reports to AIS Manager Anand Vangipuram.

Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience performing the following functions:

  • Develop and maintain Oracle/PeopleSoft applications
  • Perform system analysis and design for Oracle/PeopleSoft applications in accordance with department standards and guidelines.
  • Provide production support to a diverse group of iCIT clients in addressing their needs and concerns.
  • Prepare documentation for and coordinate implementation of new systems or customizations.

and should be knowledgeable in:

  • PeopleTools
  • PeopleCode
  • SQR
  • SQL
  • Systems analysis and design, and application development
  • Application Engine
  • JAVA
  • XML Publisher
  • Integration Broker
  • Component Interface

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/

 

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iCIT Seeking Web Content Writer – LTE

The iCIT Web Team is seeking to fill a new LTE position for a Web Content Writer.  The position is posted on the UW-Whitewater employment website. 

If you know a talented writer who thrives on the challenges of Web and social media communication, he or she could be the right candidate for this great opportunity.  Working closely with the campus Webmaster, the Web Content Writer will create, edit and produce creative content for UW-Whitewater websites, blogs and social media outlets.  Along with having exceptional editorial judgment, the successful candidate must be an energetic team player who brings creativity to the table but thrives in a collaborative environment where many people contribute to the overall success.  An electronic portfolio will be requested of all selected interview candidates.  This is a Limited Term Employee (LTE) position. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • A 2- or 4-year degree in marketing, journalism, communications, advertising/media or equivalent
  • At least 2-3 years of Web writing experience
  • Expert knowledge and proven success in writing professional Web copy
  • Experience in Web-marketing initiatives and content management using creative content writing,  proofreading and editing
  • Understanding of Search Engine Optimization techniques
  • Basic understanding of Web design
  • Experience with Web graphics organization/optimization software and Web authoring tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver
  • Knowledge of AP Style, and Content Management Systems
  • Knowledge of Web accessibility guidelines

For a full description of the position, and information on how to apply, go to http://www.uww.edu/employment/jobs/WebContentWriter.html.  For more information, contact Carolyn Wilson, Webmaster, iCIT at ext. 7798.

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Betty Thompson to resign from iCIT

Betty Thompson, Systems Development Specialist, Administrative Information Services (AIS), has announced she will be leaving iCIT to take a position with UW-Madison Division of Information Technology (DoIT).  In her new job, Betty will work in the Financial Services area of DoIT.  

Since joining iCIT in 2000, Betty has been a key contributor to many of the AIS team successes, particularly in the Student Financial area.  She provided conversion, implementation and sole support of PeopleSoft Student Financials, a major systems enhancement.  She also provided in-depth data analysis to resolve multi-year accumulation of accounting variances, and developed new methods for tracking and reporting that have enhanced financial efficiencies across third-party and internal systems.   A highlight of her career at UW-Whitewater, Betty proposed, designed, developed and implemented a custom GL Interface with daily reconciliation reporting, a technology solution that continues to enable workflow integrity across the University. 

Betty’s last day in iCIT will be Wednesday, Feb. 22.  We thank Betty for her many years of dedicated service to UW-Whitewater iCIT and AIS, and we wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors.

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Anand Vangipuram to join iCIT as AIS Manager

Anand Vangipuram will join iCIT as Manager of Application Information Systems (AIS), beginning Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.   In his new position, Anand will provide leadership to the application development team, while fostering project management methodology and culture across iCIT and the UW-
Whitewater campus.  As a member of the iCIT management team, Anand will report to Elena Pokot, CIO.

Anand brings a deep understanding of higher education and the University of Wisconsin system practices to the position, along with strong knowledge of PeopleSoft application development practices, systems development lifecycle,  and project management.  He joins UW-Whitewater iCIT from the UW System Division of Information Technology (DoIT) in Madison, where he led a project team and operational staff during the implementation of the Oracle-PS Human Capital Management (HCM) system across the state.  Prior to that, he worked at UW-Milwaukee as an IS Supervisor in Academic Affairs, overseeing talent management, and at UW System DoIT as a IS Consultant/Project Manager.   Anand holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Anand’s office will be near the iCIT Administrative offices, in room L2010.  Please join us in welcoming Anand to the iCIT team!