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Breaking barriers for women in IT
In the spring of 2022, the University Information and Technology Executive Team led by Chief Information Officer Andrea Ballinger nominated six women from OSU to attend a five-week EDUCAUSE series for central IT workers called Women Advance Technology. Throughout the series, the cohort had a chance to reflect on the challenges, obstacles and opportunities they had encountered in their careers. As they continued to meet, they saw an opportunity to create a community of support and provide more resources for women working in IT roles at OSU. Because as they compared notes and shared their experiences, they realized that the barriers they’d encountered weren’t unique. It wasn’t “just me.” Other women were having parallel experiences, leading to self-doubt, burnout, retention issues and additional stress at work.
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OSU Nominated for Top 50 Award
Oregon State University has been named one of 69 finalists nominated for the ONConference 2023 Top 50 Information Security Team Award. The winners of this award will represent some of the top information security teams in the entire world, and nominees span multiple industries, from major retailers to health and financial institutions. While finalists were…
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The Art of Possibilities at the first annual OSU Data Day
On April 18, UIT’s Data Team hosted the first annual Data Day at OSU, featuring 18 speakers and panelists from across the university who shared key insights on working with data and unlocking its possibilities. Lizzi Wolfram, member of the Data Team and Data Day planning committee, shares a look back at this year’s Data…
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AMP: Empowering Organizational + Digital Transformation at OSU
Digital Transformation is a human story: The expectations and demands on higher education are evolving, and through digital transformation and the Administrative Modernization Program (AMP), Oregon State University is bringing the brick and pixel experience to its community.
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The Role of Technology in Arts Education
Academic Technologies Technical Services Director Marc Cholewczynski and Patricia Valian Reser Director of Art and Education Peter Betjemann talk about the intersection between art and technology and its impact at OSU.
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Here’s What You Missed: Fall 2022
Here’s What You Missed is a quarterly roundup that highlights a slice of the accomplishments and milestones achieved across OSU IT over the past four months.
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Getting to know Alisha Brucker
Meet Alisha Brucker, UIT Executive Assistant to the CISO.
OSU IT News
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OIS Welcomes Doug Weir to the IAM Team
The Office of Information Security has had some turnover in the Identity and Access Management team: Michelle Lewis has left as the Manager of this team to take a great opportunity at the College of Engineering supporting the Cybersecurity Program; we will miss her, and she did wonderful things while she was here! Doug Weir has…
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CIO Andrea Ballinger to participate in panel on gender inclusivity in the IT workplace
On Wednesday, January 11, Andrea and three other panelists representing both higher education and the private sector, will discuss how they are working to build more gender-diverse teams.
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New IAM Manager hired
The Office of Information Security is pleased to announce that Michelle Lewis has accepted the IT Manager of Identity & Access Management position. Michelle brings a breadth of experience including roles while at OSU and roles prior to joining the OSU team.