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Provost's Steering Committee

Information Technology Work Group

Overview Human Resources Work Group Information Technology Work Group Marketing and Communications Work Group Finance and General Administration Work Group

Contact: futureofit@cornell.edu

Co-chairs

  • Ben Maddox, Chief Information Officer, co-chair
  • Sorin Lerner, Dean of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, co-chair

Members

  • Kathy Burkgren, Associate Vice President, Organizational Development and Effectiveness, Office of Human Resources
  • Melanie Ciotoli, Chief of Staff to the Vice President and Executive Director of Organizational Excellence, Student and Campus Life
  • Craig Higgins, Associate Dean for Administration, College Business Officer, College of Human Ecology
  • Tara Holm, Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Dave Howe, Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Chris Hufnagel, Senior Director of IT, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Zach Jacques, Director, Information Services, Research and Innovation
  • Laura Landphair, Executive Director of Information Technology, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
  • Natalie Mahowald, Chair and Irving Porter Church Professor in Engineering, Cornell Duffield College of Engineering
  • Ashley Percey, Director of Public Safety Communications and Technical Services, Division of Public Safety
  • Juliet Weissman, Chief Administrative Officer, Cornell Tech
  • Elaine Westbrooks, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, Provost's Office
  • Jinzhou Wu, Student Representative
  • Monica Yant Kinney, Associate Vice President, University Relations
  • Scott Yoest, Senior Director of Information Technology, Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, Cornell Tech

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

  • Sarah Christen, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Bobby Edamala, Chief Information Security Officer, Central IT
  • Rebecca Joffrey, Director of Digital Innovation & Strategy, Central IT
  • Vinay Varughese, Chief Information Officer, Weill Cornell Medicine

IT Work Group Service Design Teams

The IT Service Design Groups listed below have been assessing possibilities for applying the new Core-Common-Unique framework. Each group has prepared their recommendations in a draft report, linked below; submit questions and feedback via email to resilient-it@cornell.edu.

Classroom technologies and AV

  • Lead: Mike Baker, IT director, Cornell Law School
  • Co-leads:
    • Mike Allmendinger, assistant director, video engineering and events services, Cornell Information Technologies
    • Adam Zawislak, IT area manager, Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
  • Draft report: Classroom Technologies and AV (PDF)

Endpoint and help desk

  • Leads:
    • Chris Hufnagel, IT director, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    • Jeff Bishop, IT director, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
  • Co-leads:
    • Josh Gerner, assistant director, endpoint services, Cornell Information Technologies
    • Rob Michaels, associate director of infrastructure, security and research support, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
  • Draft report: Endpoint and help desk (PDF)

Software procurement and management

Custom application design standards

  • Lead: Debra Howell, IT director, Cornell University Library
  • Co-leads:
    • Ryann Levo, assistant director, custom development, Cornell Information Technologies
    • Kate Vitti, associate director, project solutions and custom development, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
  • Draft report: Custom application design standards (PDF)

Research computing

  • Leads:
    • Rich Knepper, director, Cornell Center for Advanced Computing
    • Scott Yoest, IT director, Cornell Tech, Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, and Cornell Duffield College of Engineering
  • Co-leads:
    • Sarah Ben Maamar, associate director for research services, Weill Cornell Medicine
    • Jarek Pillardy, director, Bioinformatics Facility, Cornell Institute of Biotechnology
  • Draft report: Research computing (PDF)