From Lois Brooks, vice provost for information technology and chief information officer: With the fresh start of a new semester ahead of us, it’s a good time to think about setting goals.
CIO Blog
A collection of Lois Brooks’ presentations, writings, and thoughts on leadership
A clear path forward: our IT Strategic Priorities
Get to know our 5 IT Strategic Priorities—our focus over the next few years and the bedrock on which we will build a stronger and more vibrant university for many more years to come.
Reflections On 2020, With Hope For The Year Ahead
From CIO Lois Brooks: While we have all experienced loss in many different forms this year, it’s heartening to also think about the ways we have grown in our resilience in the face of adversity.
Listen, learn, act: Coming to grips with the death of George Floyd
From CIO Lois Brooks: I’m writing now to share my thoughts with you with the hope that reading them connects us together, and to offer my commitment to you.
Respond. Recover. Thrive.
Nothing is the same. Yet the university’s mission remains as focused and clear as it’s always been. Within DoIT and the IT community at the university, our mission remains the same as well.
Staying socially connected at a distance
As we all adjust to an immense amount of change and uncertainty, CIO Lois Brooks shares things we’re doing at DoIT to maintain social connection, even as we remain physically distant for a time.
Reflection on the past few weeks—and the work ahead
Chief Information Officer Lois Brooks reflects on the university’s shift to a fully virtual environment and the “all hands lifting” university-wide collaboration that made it possible.
In both recreation and innovation, pace & planning matter
From CIO Lois Brooks: When I think about the important work ahead of us this year in the Division of Information Technology, my thoughts perhaps surprisingly turn to sports.
The Pentateuch (well, sort of)…
As far back as the Confirmation classes I took when I was in middle school (which I remember being called Junior High School), I’ve always thought of the first five books of the Bible as setting the baseline for how people should act. Our pastors and teachers called these books The Pentateuch…
Moving beyond FUD, Part II
As a general rule, fear, uncertainty and doubt (known as FUD in cybersecurity circles) are discouraged as an effective method of influencing audiences. Is there ever a situation where FUD is useful? Sam Curry is …