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Getting I.T.
Done
Tracy Futhey, vice provost and chief information
officer at Carnegie Mellon University since 1999, is the new vice
president for information technology at Duke.
As senior officer for information technology, Futhey will spearhead
computing and network technology initiatives that support the university's
academic and research missions, one of the primary goals outlined
in the university's strategic plan, "Building on Excellence."
She also will provide leadership in using information technology
to disseminate knowledge and educational programs across the campus
and beyond.
Futhey's appointment follows a national search involving about
a hundred candidates. She succeeds Betty Leydon, who left Duke last
year to assume a similar post at Princeton University.
Futhey, scheduled to begin her new job in mid-March, says she
was attracted to Duke because of its commitment to integrate information
technology into university life. She says she was impressed with
the faculty members, administrators, students, and management staff
of Duke's Office of Information Technology (OIT).
As vice provost and chief information officer at Carnegie Mellon,
she promoted technology experimentation by faculty, students, and
staff in a "living laboratory" environment through projects
such as "Wireless Andrew" and "Handheld Andrew."
Those two initiatives allow a person to roam anywhere on campus
and have e-mail and Internet access from a laptop or handheld computer.
She also helped launch a wireless laptop checkout program; a campus-wide
scheduling system available to all faculty, staff, and students;
and major renovations of computer labs and classroom technology.
Before being promoted to vice provost and chief information officer,
Futhey was executive director of Carnegie Mellon's computing services
division from 1997 to 1999. Throughout her Carnegie Mellon career,
she was responsible for the creation of departments and programs
aimed at making technology usable and accessible to all, including
the Computer Education Department, the Desktop Support Program,
the Strategic Consulting Group, and the Help Center. She earned
both her bachelor of science and master of science degrees at Carnegie
Mellon.
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