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CIT Operational Teams

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Executive Team: Henry De Vries, Dawn Bush, Bob Myers
Directors: Dawn Bush, Bob Myers
Leadership Team: Dawn Bush, Bob Myers, Rick DeVries, Matt Jeltema, Bill Vriesema, Rob Bobeldyk

Vice President for Information Services & Administration and Finance - Henry De Vries


Academic Technology Services
Dawn Bush, Director

Communications Manager: Nancy Zylstra
Responsible for developing, managing and coordinating Calvin Information Technology’s outgoing, incoming and internal communication efforts

Department Assistant: Laura VanWyk


HelpDesk - Bill Vriesema, Assistant Director of Technology Support Services

The mission of the Calvin Information Technology HelpDesk is to serve as the primary point of contact for all Information Technology services and to provide consistent communication and support for these services in a professional, competent, and timely manner.

HelpDesk Responsibilities HelpDesk Staff
  • "First-line" point of contact for user
  • Troubleshooting and assistance
  • Maintenance & repair services
  • Lucas Moore
  • Lies Rosema
  • Nathan Wallace


Teaching and Learning Support Services - Robert Bobeldyk, Assistant Director

CIT's Teaching & Learning Team collaborates with faculty and staff to promote and facilitate the use of technology in the academic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Faculty development and support
  • Instructional design
  • Consulting and user education - faculty, staff, students.

Staff

  • Dan Christian
  • Krista Spahr


Technology Integration Services - Rick De Vries, Assistant Director

Our mission is to acquire, deploy, and track desktop technology appropriate to meet the academic and administrative needs of the college. The TIS team will determine and be responsive to the college’s needs and establish standards for desktop technology. We will provide communication and support in a professional, courteous, and timely manner.

Responsibilities

  • Desktop hardware and software standards
  • Acquisition/purchasing services for campus technology needs
  • Major software vendor contracts and license management
  • Desktop hardware and software installations
  • Desktop fleet management, including application delivery and patch management
  • Desktop budget planning and management
  • I.T. project management
  • Consulting and user education

Staff

  • Michael Haan
  • Cal Keen
  • Brad Kortman
  • Adam Vedra
  • Kevin VanSchepen
  • Laura Van Wyk

 

Administrative Technology and Services
Robert Myers, Director


Telecommunications

Responsibilities

    • Telecommunication services
    • Data services
    • Cable tv services
    • "Wire Plant" maintenance and repair of the above

Staff

  • Brian A. Johnson
  • Dave Miller


Information Services - Matt Jeltema, Assistant Director


Information Systems

Responsibilities

  • Administrative information systems
  • Systems analysis
  • Database administration
  • Systems administration/operations
  • Consulting and user education

Staff

  • Kim DeGlopper
  • Sarah Greenfield
  • Chuck Hekman
  • Jonathan Laughlin
  • Dan Pilarski
  • Gary Tidd
  • Virginia Van Andel

Network Services

Responsibilities

  • Security
  • Network management
  • System administration/operations
  • Community notification - planned events, outages

Staff

  • Sam Anema
  • Jeff Greenfield
  • Mary Matthews
  • Chris Wieringa

Information Security Officer
Zach Jansen