Technology@Wooster

dwaldron January 4th, 2008

The Office of Information Technology is very pleased to welcome Daniel Krites. Dan has just joined us as Presentation Technology and Event Support Specialist. In this role, Dan will provide multimedia support for events on-campus. He will also play a key role in the installation and support of digital technologies in our learning spaces. As Media Services shifted to NTS last summer, Dan will be reporting to NTS Director Vince Di Scipio. Dan comes to us with significant experience in the consumer audio/video electronics field and in customer service.

Dan Krites

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dwaldron October 26th, 2007

EduCause is a nonprofit association devoted to advancing higher education by promoting the effective use of information technology. The annual EduCause conference is one of the year’s premiere gatherings of higher education technologists. The conference provides attendees with many opportunities to talk with vendors about new products and services, to catch up on the latest news from organizations devoted to technology and higher education, and to compare notes with colleagues from other colleges and universities.

This year’s conference took place between October 23 and 26 in Seattle. Tabby Conwell (Director of Applications Development), Monica Crawford (OSCAR Project Manager), Vince Di Scipio (Director of Networks, Telecommunications and Systems), and David Waldron (CITO) were among the conference’s 7,000 attendees. Among many others, Wooster participants attended sessions on IT project management, applications of Web 2.0, learning space design, strategic planning, and ERP reporting. Participants also had conversations with vendors specializing in web development and content management, project management tools, classroom technology and classroom technology interfaces, audio and video capture equipment, and networking equipment and services.

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dwaldron October 9th, 2007

After six years, Media Technology Manager Anthony Liccardi has left the College to accept a position elsewhere. We in IT wish Anthony the best as he pursues this new opportunity.

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dwaldron September 23rd, 2007

IT has a new User Support Specialist. Joel Kilmer recently assumed the position formerly held by Leslie Worcester. Joel holds an undergraduate degree in Philosophy and comes to us having held technology support positions with Circuit City and Best Buy. Joel’s interest include the piano, fencing and the martial arts. Welcome, Joel!

User Support Specialist Joel Kilmer

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dwaldron September 23rd, 2007

The Office of Information Technology seeks to hire a Programmer/Analyst to replace the recently departed John Ma. The job description, desired qualifications and application instructions appear below.

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Full-time position reporting to the Manager of Applications Development supports key administrative information systems by maintaining and enhancing vendor-supplied software (currently Datatel Colleague). Duties include configuring software, managing user access to data, reviewing and testing software updates, implementing new features, programming customizations when approved, writing reports and interfaces, supporting department end-users, developing procedures to solve complex problems and integrate systems, troubleshooting functional problems, conducting training, writing procedure documentation, and adhering to technical and security standards.

Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Information Technology and at least 4 years experience in programming/systems analysis or equivalent required. Must have experience with relational databases, desktop reporting tools and utility software; Must have experience maintaining application software; defining requirements by conferring with end-users, preparing specifications, writing program code, and testing. Must be familiar with web-based interfaces, and have extensive knowledge of database structures and concepts. Experience with aix (or other unix), Unidata and SQL databases, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, HTML, and JavaScript is preferred. Must be self-motivated, proactive, and have solid team and interpersonal skills. Must demonstrate strong written and oral communications skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. Must be highly organized and possess excellent analytical skills to develop technical solutions to business problems.Full-time position with competitive salary and benefit package. Application review begins immediately and continues until position is filled. Send letter of application, current resume, and contact information for at least three business references to:

The Department Human Resources
The College of Wooster
536 E. Wayne Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691
or
humanresources@wooster.edu

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dwaldron September 21st, 2007

The fourth of four finalists for the position of Director of Instructional Technology will visit campus on Monday, September 24. The candidate will make a public presentation at 4:00 in Severance 009. He will speak on the role of technology in teaching and learning in the liberal arts environment. The candidate’s vitae is now available online. All are invited to provide the search committee with feedback by completing and submitting the evaluation form.

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dwaldron September 18th, 2007

The third of four finalists for the position of Director of Instructional Technology will visit campus on Thursday, September 20. The candidate will make a public presentation at 11:00 in Kauke 305. He will speak on the role of technology in teaching and learning in the liberal arts environment. The candidate’s vitae is now available online. All are invited to provide the search committee with feedback by completing and submitting the evaluation form.

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dwaldron September 11th, 2007

The second of four finalists for the position of Director of Instructional Technology will visit campus on Monday, September 17. The candidate will make a public presentation at 4:00 in Severance 009. He will speak on the role of technology in teaching and learning in the liberal arts environment. The candidate’s vitae is now available online. All are invited to provide the search committee with feedback by completing and submitting the evaluation form.

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dwaldron September 5th, 2007

The first of four finalists for the position of Director of Instructional Technology will visit campus on Monday, September 10. The candidate will make a public presentation at 4:00 in Severance 009. He will speak on the role of technology in teaching and learning in the liberal arts environment. The candidate’s vitae is now available online. All are invited to provide the search committee with feedback by completing and submitting the evaluation form.

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dwaldron August 20th, 2007

Prior to the beginning of each academic year, the Office of Information Technology conducts a week-long series of training events for the students who will be working for us during the year. This week of activity is informally known as bootcamp and this year’s edition got underway earlier today. During bootcamp, new student workers are introduced to general IT policies and practices, to IT facilities, and to specific technologies in use on our campus. These technologies include the presentation equipment and control systems in our classrooms, our public printing facilities and systems, our anti-virus and anti-spyware applications, our multimedia creation and editing applications, technologies related to the campus network, and the MacIntosh and Windows operating systems. Bootcamp also provides returning student workers with opportunities to become familiar with relevant changes that have been implemented over the summer. This year, our student workers will be introduced to the Network Access Control (NAC) system newly implemented for our residential spaces. During the final three days of bootcamp, our student workers receive on-the-job training as they provide walk-in assistance to new and returning students at the newly relocated student help desk, and on the fourth floor of Morgan Hall. Bootcamp is organized by our tireless Manager of User Services, Mary Schantz.

We welcome our new student workers and welcome the return of those who have worked with us in the past. We wish each of them a productive academic year.

IT will be seeking additional student employees and will hold a job fair for students who might be interested in working with us. Details will be released shortly.

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