Chris McCoy Named New CIO At University Of Arkansas
by June 9, 2015 12:28 pm 359 views
Chris McCoy has been named new associate vice chancellor of Information Technology Services and chief information officer at the University of Arkansas, effective July 20.
He is currently associate vice president for information technology and CIO at Metropolitan State University, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
McCoy will manage the Information Technology Services department and provide leadership in all facets of university technology. He will report dually to the provost and the vice chancellor for finance and administration.
“Chris stood out in the field for his years of experience and specific understanding of our needs for taking our ITS department to the next level,” said Tim O’Donnell, interim vice chancellor for finance and administration.
IT Services manages and supports the technology and network infrastructure for the university, as well as user services, including the Help Desks, Faculty Technology Center, Student Technology Center and General Access Computing Labs.
IT Services also manages and supports campus-wide technology systems including email, Blackboard Learn and related systems, ISIS, BASIS, collaboration tools, Web hosting and content management, authentication services, online forms and applications, and technology-enhanced classrooms.
“Our computing technology is the backbone of a successful research institution,” said Ashok Saxena, provost designate. “As we continue to grow, our needs to support technology and network infrastructure grow with it. We are delighted to welcome Chris McCoy to this important role.”
McCoy has 27 years of information technology experience.
As chief information officer at Metropolitan State University, he led a successful campus-wide initiative to modernize the entire IT infrastructure, including server and desktop platforms, Web environment, the campus network, and the end-user support model, according to a university statement.
McCoy has also served as interim vice chancellor for information technology and system CIO for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, director of engineering computing at Iowa State University, and manager of computing support for the department of computer science at Iowa State University.
He began his career as a UNIX systems programmer at Purdue University in the Cooperative Extension Service.
He has a B.S. in computer science and an M.E. in systems engineering from Iowa State University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa.