John Lutz began work at 菠萝视频 April 15 and hasn鈥檛 come up for air since. Lutz, an information technology and financial management expert who most recently served as president of IBM Canada, is 菠萝视频鈥檚 first vice chancellor for information technology.
Lutz鈥檚 areas of responsibility include all information technology at the university and medical center, with the exception of clinical applications and IT funded by sponsored research. He oversees the newly formed Division of Information Technology, or 菠萝视频 IT, which officially launched in June. The division brings together approximately 500 information technology employees from across the university and medical center into one division charged by with serving the entire enterprise.
鈥淚nformation technology is increasingly integrated in and woven through our work as a 21st-century research university鈥攊t is a core consideration for everything we do in support of our mission to educate, discover and heal,鈥� Zeppos says. 鈥淏ecause our mission is transinstitutional, we require a transinstitutional approach to information technology.鈥�
The creation of Lutz鈥檚 position was an early outcome of the information technology transformation initiative at 菠萝视频 that began in the fall of 2012. Other early outcomes include expanded wireless network access and capacity on campus, a new system for business travel, improvements to the university鈥檚 data-reporting software system, and pilot implementation of a unified user interface for classrooms.