In the last four years, the University has operated in a unique structure with the Chief Information Officer (CIO) overseeing both Computing and Information Technology and Library Services. This structure served us well over time and Paula Ganyard has led this combined role in an exceptional manner. We are now at a point where we have an opportunity to reposition our growing university in a way that will allow for both a Library Director to serve our four libraries and a Chief Information Officer who will provide leadership over CIT.
With this new opportunity, Paula Ganyard will be returning to her role as Library Director once a new Chief Information Officer is identified. I would like to thank Paula for stepping up to fill the role of CIO, for what was an undetermined amount of time, while also leading the UW-Green Bay Libraries. During her time as CIO, Paula led IT through the UW Colleges restructuring process, COVID-19 crisis that required IT to quickly support a remote workforce, helped to establish a strong information security program, created a service-oriented approach to IT services through reorganization, the establishment of an IT Service Portfolio, and much more. Paula will continue to serve in the role of CIO until a new hire is made. “I am grateful for the opportunity to have worked with a talented and dedicated group of IT professionals over the last three and a half years, and I look forward to being able to give the library my full attention again.”
A search for a new Chief Information Officer will begin sometime in late January. More information about the search process and the search committee will be communicated early in 2021.
Best,
Sheryl Van Gruensven
Chief Business Officer and Senior Vice Chancellor for Institutional Strategy