Faculty Senate Recognizes OIT members with Outstanding Staff Award

Faye Walter and Mike Gebreselassie with their recognition from the Faculty Senate
Faye Walter and Mike Gebreselassie hold their Faculty Senate Outstanding Staff Awards.

For many years, SMU’s Faculty Senate has honored several specific staff members throughout the university who make a difference through outstanding service.  This year, two of OIT’s Academic Technology Service Directors joined the ranks of previous OIT honorees.Faye Walter, nominated by the faculty of Dedman College, and Mike Gebreselassie, nominated by faculty from the Cox School of Business, were awarded the Continue reading Faculty Senate Recognizes OIT members with Outstanding Staff Award

SMU’s ATSDs: Advancing Unique Technology Support for Instruction & Scholarship

ATSD Group PhotoAs we begin a new term, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) recently added new Academic Technology Service Directors, or ATSDs, to work as a liaison between faculty and OIT dedicated to each of SMU’s colleges and schools. This group of individuals ensures that the unique technology needs of academics and faculty in each school, specifically those required for instruction and scholarship, are well supported, integrated, and highly personalized.

Academic Technology Service Directors, while part of OIT, serve their communities by integrating into their schools. The ATSDs are strategically partnering with each area’s leadership while maintaining an “open door policy” for developing relationships with each faculty member. Continue reading SMU’s ATSDs: Advancing Unique Technology Support for Instruction & Scholarship