UNC-CH Information Technology Services

Information Technology Executive Council formed

Shortly after Vice Chancellor and CIO Larry Conrad came to Carolina, he met with a group of campus IT directors who collectively represented a broad cross section of schools and units. In that and subsequent meetings, information about IT activities in campus units and views were exchanged. So valuable were the exchanges, Conrad approached the group to ask if they would serve in an advisory capacity to him as Carolina’s CIO. A new group, the Information Technology Executive Council (ITEC) was formed.
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Steven Haring named assistant vice chancellor for finance and administration

Steven Haring, a senior finance and human resource executive, has been named assistant vice chancellor for finance and administration.

Haring has extensive expertise in operating and capital budget preparation, financial reporting, automated financial systems and business software, accounting policies and procedures, human resource management and staff training and development.
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Oracle calendar upgrade to take place this weekend

The UNC Oracle calendar upgrade has been rescheduled for this weekend. Access to the calendar will be unavailable beginning today at 5 p.m. until the evening of Sunday, July 27. During this time, all access to the calendar server via Oracle desktop client, Microsoft Outlook connector, Web interface, smartphones and PDA’s via SyncML or desktop conduit will be unavailable.

The UNC campus calendar server (also known as schedule.unc.edu, webcal.unc.edu, calendar.unc.edu, and syncml.unc.edu) will be upgraded during this period to maintain support from the vendor, Oracle.

To ensure that they have any calendar data needed during the upgrade, users should print their events from the calendar, save an off-line copy of their agenda or synch their PDA with the calendar prior to 5 p.m. today.
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ITS on the move!

ITS is growing - and on the move! Due to the temporary demand for additional space resulting from the ERP student system implementation, several location changes are underway.

Moves that will alleviate the current shortfall are as follows:

• On July 25, Desktop Infrastructure, Infrastructure Management and Enterprise Storage Management will move from ITS Manning to ITS Franklin.
• Also on July 25, the Carolina Computing Initiative (CCI) staff currently at ITS Franklin will join their colleagues already at ITS Manning.
• The Learning Space Design group has relocated from ITS Manning to the Porthole building.
• The Identity Management group has moved from ITS Franklin to ITS Manning.
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Customer service first priority for ITS

Recently, a message encouraging flexible work arrangements was sent from Brenda Malone, associate vice chancellor for Human Resources, to the University community in acknowledgment of the unprecedented increase in the price of gasoline and the burden it places on UNC-Chapel Hill employees. The University encouraged individual units to perform their own assessments and determine the best approach for their staff.

In an effort to consider all viable options for ITS, Vice Chancellor and CIO Larry Conrad and ITS senior management focused on the issue of flexible work arrangements and reviewed various options – including flexible work hours, 4-day work weeks and telework.

The conclusion was that ITS is limited to offering staff the option of flexible work hours.
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