Announcing....New System Administrator Intermediate

I am pleased to announce that Chuck Allen has accepted the position of System Administrator Intermediate. His first day will be Monday August 29^th.

Scott Arnst

 ~8/23/05 Email Message from ITS Director to ITS Staff

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Announcing....New Administrative Assistant

I am pleased to announce that Tracy Smith was offered and has accepted the position of Administrative Assistant for our department. Her first day will be Monday August 22^nd.

Scott Arnst

 ~8/5/05 Email Message from ITS Director to ITS Staff

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Announcing....New Director of ITS

Dear Colleagues,

It is my distinct pleasure to announce the appointment of Mr. Scott Arnst as the new Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) effective Monday May 23.  His appointment is based upon recommendations by the search committee which screened numerous applications, submitted by applicants from across the country.

Scott joined ITS as a Senior Systems Administrator in 2002 and quickly gained the respect and trust of his colleagues.  Scott has tremendous knowledge and expertise in information technology and is quite familiar with IT issues currently facing the academia.  Prior to joining ITS, Scott had served as the Chief Information Officer at INFOLynex, Inc. as well as Manager of Distributed Computing at Magic Line, Inc.  Scott has a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from University of Akron with Magna Cum Laude distinctions.  He has several IT related certifications including Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Networking.    

I wish to thank Mary Deibis for serving as the Interim Director since Kathleen Conover’s departure and for chairing the search committee.  I also wish to thank members of the search committee:  Jay Gandhi, Ken Heiser, Linda Hicks, Lynne Ihrig, Michelle Ly, Brad Maki, Erik Taipalus, and Debbie White.  Many thanks to those of you who attended the open sessions and provided feedback.

Please join me in welcoming and encouraging Scott as he assumes this leadership challenge.  I am confident with his vision and strong leadership, ITS will continue to make even greater future strides.

Sincerely,
Vahid Lotfi.

 ~5/18/05 Email Message from Dr. Vahid Lotfi to UM-Flint Faculty & Staff

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ITS Director going to Lake Fenton Community Schools

It is with much regret that I must inform you that Ms. Kathleen Conover, the Director of Information Technology Services, will be leaving UM-Flint to join Lake Fenton Community Schools as the Director of Curriculum and Instructional Technology, effective April 15, 2005.  While I am deeply sad to see Kathleen leave the University, I am happy to see her return to a career path that has always been near and dear to her heart.  Her new position is equivalent to an assistant superintendent and it is my understanding that it was created primarily with her in mind.  

As you may know, Kathleen has been the director of ITS over the past three years.  During her tenure, ITS has continued to achieve significant accomplishments, serving the campus community well and continually introducing new technologies in support of teaching and learning.  Moreover, Kathleen has been actively involved in fund raising, grant writing, and outreach activities such as the Freedom to Learn and many others. 

Within the next few days, I will be consulting with ITS staff, the Provost and others in forming a plan for recruiting the next director of ITS.  In the meantime, please join me in wishing Kathleen well in her new position.  From my perspective, UM-Flint will be saying goodbye to a highly valued employee while gaining a great friend in K-12. 

~3/12/05 Email Message from Dr. Vahid Lotfi to UM-Flint Faculty & Staff

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