Welcome from the Chief Information Officer

Last Modified - May 10, 2010

Welcome to the Chief Information Officer Web site. This Web site provides an overview of IT at UB, providing links to UB's Strategic Plan for IT, 2009-2012 and a description of IT at the University at Buffalo, as well as information about IT organizations and committees, campus IT policies and information security, and shared common IT resources and services. Our information technology resources are aligned with the University's strategic plans to achieve academic excellence.

The rapidly changing path of information technology is expanding the borders of how we learn, discover, and communicate. IT provides the advanced infrastructure to help UB improve the quality of education and research, prepare our students for work in the twenty-first century, expand its role in the community and around the world, and act as good stewards of the environment and university resources.

UB's IT Transformation has consolidated common services, resulting in efficiencies and cost reductions for the campus. The reorganization of IT staff is now moving forward. Visit the UB2020 IT Transformation Web Site for up-to-date information. A new IT Community link has been added to the CIO Web to facilitate information and expertise sharing as well.

Some key links follow:

• Information Technology at UB: Boilerplate description of IT at UB for Faculty Scholars and Researchers
• Info on computing at UB for students, faculty, and staff
• Guide to computing for new students
• UBIT Service Organizations, CIT Help Desk
• IT Strategic Transformation Web site
• UBIT Services: Central IT Services
• Center for Computational Research (CCR)
• University Libraries
• Teaching and Learning Center (TLC)
• Distributed IT support units: IT Nodes

We hope you will take the time to explore what is offered here and give us your feedback on areas where we can be of greater service to the campus.

Sincerely,
Dr. Thomas Furlani
Interim Associate Vice President for Information Technology