University of Connecticut promotes longtime IT staff member to CIO
The University of Connecticut on Monday announced that Haleh Ghaemolsabahi, who started with the school in 1994, has been named its interim chief information officer.
University President Radenka Maric announced the news in a letter posted to the university’s website, in which she ran down Ghaemolsabahi’s achievements during her time with the university. These include working her way up from a technician and then and IT team lead and then across numerous other technology positions.
The president credited her with creating the university’s first website. “Many members of our community cannot remember a time before UConn had a website,” she commented.
“In addition, she led the strategy, implementation, integration, and evolution of the University’s enterprise Learning Management System; developed and institutionalized the Classroom Technology Lifecycle Program, creating a sustainable framework for technology refresh and modernization across instructional spaces; led the development of a globally accessible scientific research database, Global Cestode Database, for a fully funded National Science Foundation project; and led the implementation of the University’s emergency communications platform and innovative integration with university web services,” the president continued.
The president noted that Ghaemolsabahi is known for “building strong partnerships” and “identifying opportunities for collaboration, efficiency, and risk reduction.”
