2017
December
UNT Graduation
Clarissa Hutkowski, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in Business Management, UNT College of Business
November
Professional Development
Banks, Raymond, attended Jamf Nation classes in Dallas, Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2017
DaMiri Young, received a certificate of achievement Nov. 26, 2017, from Bob Brown, vice president, Division of Finance and Administration, for completing the UNT System HR Supervisory Building Blocks course of instruction over the past nine months.
Yuguang Ma, Charles Peterson, SC 17, International Conference for High-Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis, Nov. 12-17, 2017, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colo.
Jennifer Lee, Maureen Saringer, Dreamforce: Salesforce Conference, Nov. 6-9, 2017, San Francisco
Richard Sanzone, EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2017, Philadelphia
October
Help Desk, Microcomputer Maintenance Services and the Adaptive Computer Technology Lab moved to Room 330 in Sage Hall effective Oct. 2.
Professional Development
Raymond Banks, Yonathan Khoe, Jamf Nation User Conference, Oct. 24-26, 2017, Minneapolis, Minn.
Jennifer Lee, NACADA, Oct. 11-13, 2017, St. Louis
September
UIT Presentations • Sept. 29, 2017 – I.T. Works! Conference Day
Philip Baczewski and DaMiri Young: High-Performance Computing
Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner: Online Testing and Analytic Services
Jennifer Lee, Kem Marcum: Customer Relationship Management
Richard Sanzone and Sharukh Mithani: Printing with PaperCut
Welcome
Catherine Brown, administrative assistant, Exam and Research Data Services, Instructional IT Services
Farewell
Jennifer Spillman, Student Success Technology, accepted a position at a private company in Dallas
Sept. 18: Job title changes
August
Solar eclipse watchers Clarissa Hutkowski, left, Maureen Saringer, Karen Snyder and Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner take in the sun Aug. 21 at UNT's Rafes Urban Astronomy Center.
July
Professional Development
Yonathan Khoe, IT specialist, Instructional IT Services, attended MacAdmins Conference, July 10-13, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
Katrina Flachsbarth, IT specialist, IT User Services, attended the CompTIA ChannelCon 2017 Conference, July 31-Aug. 2, in Austin, Texas.
New to UIT
Karen Snyder, administrative coordinator, joins UIT from the UNT Division of Student Affairs succeeding in the position vacated by Mari Jo French.
Role Change
Clarissa Hutkowski moved from Exam and Research Data Services to UIT Administration succeeding in the position left by Robin Melendez-Martin.
June
Congratulations: New Role in UIT
Mari Jo French, assistant director, Planning, Budget and Communications
Farewell
Robin Melendez-Martin, accepted a new position in UNT Facilities Services as the contract administrator.
May
Congratulations to UNT Graduates
Staff
Jennifer Spillman, Student Success Technology: Master of Science, Information Science, Health Informatics, magna cum laude
Carrie Stoeckert, Planning, Budget and Communications: Master of Science, Learning Technologies, summa cum laude
Student Assistants
Divya Agrawal, Computer-Based Testing Center: Master of Science, Kinesiology
Crystal Anozie, Help Desk: Bachelor of Science, Rehabilitation Studies
Rusheeta Chaganti, Computer-Based Testing Center: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
Bryce Fite, Microcomputer Maintenance Services: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Maria Gu, Adaptive Computer Lab: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Jiayin Hao, Computer-Based Testing Center: Master of Science, Accounting
Geyani Kayyuru, High-Performance Computing: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering
Satwik Reddy Manchireddy, High-Performance Computing: Master of Science, Computer Science and Engineering
Gaby Okundaye, UIT Desktop Services: Master of Arts, International Studies
Max Quimby, Microcomputer Maintenance Services: Bachelor of Science, Biology
Raymond Pinnick, Computer-Based Testing Center: Master of Science, Engineering Management
Chau Trinh, Computer-Based Testing Center: Master of Science, Accounting
April
Appreciation
UIT celebrates Student Appreciation Week
Congratulations
Robin Melendez-Martin was named HUB Champion by the UNT System Business Service Center.
Jennifer Spillman earned the Salesforce® Certified Administrator credential.
Farewell
Carrie Stoeckert, assistant director for planning, budget and communications, transfers to Transportation and Parking Services as the new director for parking services effective April 24, 2017.
Professional Development
April 27-29, 2017, 5th Annual Salesforce® Higher Education Summit, Austin, Texas
Jennifer Lee
Maureen Saringer
Jennifer Spillman
March
UIT Town Hall Snapshots
Professional Development
Philip Baczewski, DaMiri Young, Dell EMC HPC Community, March 27-30, 2017, Austin, Texas
New staff
Breuna Riggins, student assistant, UIT Desktop Services
Service Awards
Jacob Flores, five years
Richard Herrington, 20 years
Yonathan Khoe, five years
JoAnn Luksich, 21 years
Jonathan Starkweather, six years
UIT Town Hall Meeting • March 24
Philip Baczewski reviewed data on the slides submitted by each department that detailed each unit's 2016 data and accomplishments during the annual get-together.
February
Role Change
Sharukh Mithani, IT manager, succeeds Deke Isaac as the manager for Microcomputer Maintenance Services with a new title as manager, UIT Support Services, and remains in the same workgroup led by Richard Sanzone, director for IT User Services, Feb. 1, 2017.
Katrina Carpenter, IT specialist, also has a new title as assistant manager, UIT Support Services.
Kudos
Feb. 12, 20107: Richard Sanzone, director, IT User Services, UIT, won the Galveston Marathon in the category for males, ages 35-39.
| Overall | ------------ 1st Half ------------ | ------------ 2nd Half ------------ | Time | Chip | Gun | ||||||||
| Place | Place | Name | Bib No | Age | Rnk | Time | Pace | Rnk | Time | Pace | Back | Time | Time |
| 1 | 5 | Richard Sanzone | 853 | 38 | 1 | 1:39:40.4 | 7:36/M | 1 | 1:34:43.0 | 7:14/M | 3:14:23.4 | 3:14:41.2 | |
January
Retirement
Jan. 31, 2017: David "Deke" Isaac, pictured right, IT manager, Microcomputer Maintenance Services, 27 years of service
2016
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