Tag Archive: ITS

Transforming the accessibility landscape – meet Rujuta Swadi, UC Santa Cruz accessible technology intern

June 9, 2023 All Articles, , , , , ,

Rujuta Swadi, Accessible Technology Intern, UC Santa Cruz, UC Tech Community member: "I want to spread the message that no matter who you are, digital accessibility is an issue that needs your attention."

By Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman. Last month, the Information Technology Services (ITS) team at UC Santa Cruz created a Digital Accessibility Awareness web page. Accessible Technology Intern Rujuta Swadi, led this project, among many of her accomplishments since joining last summer….
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UC Tech Exec: A Thanksgiving Message from VP of IT Van Williams

November 24, 2021 All Articles, , , , , , , , , , , , 0

“UC Tech Exec” is a new series to give blog readers the opportunity to hear from executives from throughout the UC Tech community. The series is being launched with a heartfelt Thanksgiving message from Van Williams, the vice president for…
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Supporting the Tech behind Campus COVID-19 Testing

April 7, 2021 All Articles, , , , , , , , , , , , 0

Assistant professor Juliet Morrison test run equipment in the COVID-19 testing lab on Monday, August 10, 2020, at the Multidisciplinary Research Building at UC Riverside . Researchers are preparing the lab that will be used for rapidly testing students, staff, and faculty members. (UCR/Stan Lim)

By Alexandra Chrystal. COVID-19 presented UCR with many new challenges. Access to technology that allows us to continue to learn, teach, and work remotely is now a requirement rather than a convenience, and ITS is proud to have helped mobilize…
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UC Santa Cruz Student Corps

October 28, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , , 0

UCSC Student Corps

By Jim Phillips. In response to the shelter-in-place order that was instituted in California due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jay Olson, divisional liaison for the Humanities Division, Information Technology Services (ITS), brought together a group of UCSC student workers to offer…
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CruzHacks 2020: A Student-Led, High Energy Weekend 

May 27, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , , 0

By Jim Phillips. Stevenson College at UC Santa Cruz overlooks the Monterey Bay, offering one of the most impressive views our campus has to offer (and that is saying a lot). Each year, on the three-day Martin Luther King day weekend,…
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How ITS Has Helped UCR Transition to Remote Learning

May 20, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , , , 0

ITS provides drive-thru distribution of laptops in its Loan2Learn program. (UCR/ITS)

By Imran Ghori. Ensuring that UC Riverside students, faculty, and staff members can access proper equipment and technology has been a key part of the campus’ transition to remote learning and working. Information Technology Solutions, or ITS,…
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UC Santa Cruz CIO, Van Williams, Talks Diversity

February 19, 2020 All Articles, , , , , , , , 1

By Jeané Blunt. In recognition of Black History Month, I interviewed Van Williams, the chief information officer (CIO) and vice chancellor of information technology at UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). Williams is a strong proponent of diversity and inclusion initiatives and…
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A Product Mindset and Joy at Work: UCSC ITS Reorganizes

November 20, 2019 All Articles, , , , , , 0

By Jim Phillips and Jim Williamson. Over a decade ago, the Information Technology Services (ITS) Division at UC Santa Cruz had a structure that was fairly typical in higher education. The ITS Division was organized around a set of central…
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Redesigning the UC Undergraduate Application – with Students in Mind

September 25, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles, , , , , , , 0

UC application home page

By Judy Thai. In November 2018, over 217,000 high school and transfer students submitted undergraduate applications to the University of California. 75,000 of them submitted their applications on the last day — and 11,000 in the last hour. That’s a…
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