Volume 3. No 3 Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis Spring 1995

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Implementation Underway for Campus Outreach Program

"This is the most important thing happening in Information Technology right now, " is how Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology, Carole Barone, sums up the implementation of the Information Technology Outreach Program (ITOP).

In 1994 Carole Barone appointed a task force to design an outreach program that would help the campus adjust to rapid changes in information technologies. The ITOP task force examined how changes in information technologies are impacting the way business is conducted throughout the university, and presented a report based on those findings to Associate Vice Chancellor Barone in January of this year.

Information Technology is now implementing recommendations made in the ITOP report. Chairing the Implementation effort is Paula King, Assistant Director of I.T.'s Information Resources group. As implementation coordinator, King is overseeing the work of the ITOP Oversight Committee and four subcommittees: Communication and Outreach, Recommended Solutions, Technology Literacy, and Technology Support. All committees have campus representatives from outside the Division of Information Technology.

The campus is already beginning to see work of the ITOP implementation group. A "Hardware Solutions" document offering tips on how to configure office omputing systems was published in April. This month, Information Technology, in conjunction with Staff Development & Professional Services, will launch a series of lunchtime presentations. (See I.T. and SD&PS Launch Brown Bag Series).

Implementation of a departmental Technology Support Program is underway, and selected departments will begin participating in the pilot program in June.

For further information about ITOP, contact Paula King at 752-0342 or send e-mail to pmking@ucdavis.edu.