Office of the Vice President for Information Technology

William G. McCartney
Vice President for Information Technology & CIO and
Oesterle Professor of Information Technology

At Purdue University, the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology provides leadership for planning and coordinating central IT resources and is responsible for further developing the computing and telecommunications systems on the West Lafayette campus.

The office provides oversight for the organization known as ITaP, which provides IT resources, services, and user support for the University's research, academic, and administrative needs.

• Academic Technologies
• Customer Relations
• Enterprise Applications
• Networks and Security
• Systems and Operations

Formed in 2001, ITaP initially brought together several related areas of computing and telecommunications as a result of Purdue's vision for seamlessly integrating information technology with learning, discovery, engagement, and business enterprise of the University. In the years since, ITaP has formed partnerships with distributed IT groups within the University, led development of the IT strategic plan to support University decisions, and launched numerous new projects for research, academic, and administrative computing such as the SecurePurdue initiative.

Leadership

The office is led by Gerry McCartney, Oesterle Professor of Information Technology, who began serving as Purdue University's interim vice president for information technology and chief information officer on July 3, 2006. After a nationwide search, his appointment was announced May 31, 2007.

Senior staff are responsible for the five business units and two functional areas of the Office of Vice President for Information Technology. They are:

John Campbell Associate Vice President, Academic Technologies	Julie Kercher-Updike Associate Vice President, Customer Relations	Douglas R. Foster Executive Director, Enterprise Applications
Scott Ksander Executive Director, Networks and Security, and Chief Information Security Officer	Mike Rubesch Executive Director, Systems and Operations
Darryl Borgonah Director, Fiscal Affairs	Jackie Wilson Director of Human Resources