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.
A position was recently posted for Classroom Technology Technician, and iCIT is actively recruiting. This position is responsible for a multi-year project to install the audio-visual and touch panel control equipment in classrooms and instructional facilities at UW-Whitewater. The person in this position will participate in upcoming classroom remodeling and upgrade projects funded by grants and the academic colleges. In addition, the person will be responsible for maintaining the ongoing operation of the classroom equipment.
This position reports to Sara Deschner, Assistant Director – Instructional Facilities. If you would like more information, contact Sara or the Human Resources department. If you know of individuals who may be qualified for the position, please share this information. Thank you.
Annette Guye-Kordus, Communications Specialist, announced her resignation from iCIT. Annette’s last day will be Friday, May 25.
Annette joined UW-Whitewater in spring 2010. During her time in iCIT, she planned the departmental meetings and events, including Divisional Meetings, Plan It Purple orientation events and the annual Technology Open House. As part of the iCIT management team, she developed campus communications related to IT news and initiatives, new programs and promotions. In the last year, she oversaw efforts to formalize roll-out communications and provided management support to the staff training program.
Annette will be taking a position on the communications team at Aurora Health Care. We wish her the best in her future endeavors.
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!
