Transition
Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Carole Barone has accepted the position of Vice President of EDUCAUSE, effective September 1, 1998. EDUCAUSE is the new organization formed by the consolidation of CAUSE and Educom, the two professional associations for information technology in higher education. In her new role, AVC Barone will be working to influence the way members of the higher education community, and those upon whom that community depends for support, think about the impact of information technology on teaching and learning.Among her many contributions to information technology in higher education at the national level, AVC Barone has served as chair of the CAUSE Board of Directors and the CAUSE Professional Development Committee, and as a member of the Educom Board of Trustees. In 1995, she received the CAUSE ELITE Award for exemplary leadership and information technology excellence.
"I am grateful to all those members of the campus community with whom the Information Technology organization collaborated during my term as Associate Vice Chancellor, " said Barone. "I have formed a deep attachment to the University of California. To the extent that my new position will allow, I hope to retain ties to UC and to the Davis campus. "
Starting September 1, Jerry Hallee, Special Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor, will provide interim leadership of Information Technology. Paula King, Director of Planning and Coordination for Information Technology, will oversee day-to-day operations. Recruitment for a permanent associate vice chancellor will begin upon completion of the five-year review of the Division of Information Technology, commissioned jointly by Associate Vice Chancellor Barone and the Office of the Provost. The review is scheduled to start on June 12.