A retirement celebration will honor Darci Pottroff, Director of Application Services for the Division of Information Technology, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, in the Cottonwood Room of the K-State Student Union.
Please join us as we celebrate Darci’s 33 years of service to K-State. Cards can be sent to Darci Pottroff, c/o Kelly Moon, 116 Unger Complex, 2323 Anderson Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.
Are you leaving K-State? Whether you are a student who is graduating or transferring or maybe an employee that is moving on to a new opportunity, there are several services and tools you will lose access to when you leave K-State.
For a complete list of what Students, Employees, Emeritus Faculty and Staff, and Retirees retain access to and lose access to, view the Leaving K-State webpage.
There are several tasks that Students and Employees need to do before they leave K-State. To learn more, view the Student Checklist or Employee Checklist.
Need help? Contact the IT Service Desk at 800-865-6143 or 785-532-7722 or via Live Chat. For face-to-face service, visit the IT Service Desk on the second floor of Hale Library.
A retirement celebration will honor Kathy Leonard, Contracts Administrator for the Division of Information Technology, from 2-4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, in Suite 146 of the Unger Complex at 2323 Anderson Avenue.
Please join us as we celebrate Kathy’s 42 years of service to K-State. Cards can be sent to Kathy Leonard, c/o Kelly Moon, 116 Unger Complex, 2323 Anderson Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502.
Gary Pratt, K-State’s Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, is a finalist for the 2022 Kansas City CIO of the Year ORBIE Award!
Since 1998, the CIO of the Year ORBIE Awards has recognized technology executives for outstanding leadership and the business value created by technology innovation. This year over 130 nominations were received, demonstrating the depth and breadth of technology leaders in Kansas City-based organizations. Continue reading “Gary Pratt finalist for Kansas City CIO of the Year ORBIE award”
The Division of Information Technology is extending the deadline for Cybersecurity Awareness training until Jan. 31.
All faculty, staff, and student employees are still required to complete the training or lose eID access. If your eID is suspended, you will lose access to all University systems until training is completed.
This training is required to comply with State Policy 7230 – Information Technology Enterprise Security Policy, section 8.0 Awareness, and Training Standard.
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Duo plans to release a redesigned version of the Duo Mobile app for iOS and Android in October. The rolling release of version 4.0.0 of Duo Mobile is scheduled for the following timeframes:
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As K-State faculty and staff prepare to return to campus during July/August, there are several technical considerations to keep in mind to make the transition successful.
To learn more, view the Technology Considerations for Employee’s Return to Campus webpage.
If you need help, contact the technical support staff in your unit or the IT Help Desk, 785-532-7722 or helpdesk@ksu.edu. To avoid delays and overwhelming technical support staff, coordinate plans with IT in advance, particularly if you anticipate needing assistance. Also, consider staggering your department/unit’s return to campus rather than returning all at once.
Three individuals have accepted the Assistant Director positions within Application Services of the Business Intelligence, Analytics, Enterprise Applications, and Project Management unit in Information Technology.
Matt Fuller was selected as the Assistant Director of Application Services, ERP Systems. Fuller will serve as the senior lead developer, provide guidance and supervision, and define best practices for the ERP Systems staff. For over 25 years, Fuller has worked in the field of information technology. He began his career in USD 383 as a network administrator and technical staff support. Fuller joined the Division of Information Technology in 2002 as a Systems Specialist working with Parking Services and others. He left K-State for a year working as a software developer. Returning in 2006, Fuller served as a Systems Specialist for the Human Resources team and was promoted to Systems Coordinator on the Student Information Systems team. Fuller has a BS in Information Systems from K-State.
Sarah Mattocks will serve as Assistant Director of Application Services for Business Systems. Mattocks will be the hands-on senior developer and will lead the team supporting software as a service solution (SaaS) with the business systems applications portfolio primarily hosted in cloud environments. In 2014, Mattocks joined IT in Student Life as a System Analyst. She moved to the Division of IT as a System Analyst/CRM Administrator in 2019. Before coming to K-State, Mattocks worked in various information technology positions for Cargill. Mattocks earned a B.S. in Computer Science from K-State and is currently working on her Master’s degree.
Kurt Zoglmann accepted the position of Assistant Director of DevOps. Along with serving as senior developer, Zoglmann will provide guidance and supervision for the DevOps team. He also will be assisting the other Assistant Directors with the DevOps methodology. For over 20 years, Zoglmann has had increasing levels of responsibility in the Division of Information Technology. Past roles include software developer, senior software developer, and more recently, applications architect. He was part of the team that shifted Java-based applications to the cloud. During the last few years, he has expanded his knowledge and capabilities as a cloud economist. Zoglmann has a BS in Information Systems from K-State.
Fuller, Mattocks, and Zoglmann assume their positions on June 28. Please join the Division of Information Technology staff in congratulating these individuals on their new roles.
After twenty-eight years of service, Chih-Ching Ma, Information Systems Supervisor, will retire in May. Ma began her career at K-State in 1993, when she was hired as an Applications Programmer/Analyst II and promoted to Systems Analyst. She was again promoted in 2001 to Information Systems Supervisor for Facilities and has served as Information Systems Supervisor in the Office of Information Systems (renamed to Business Intelligence, Analytics and Enterprise Applications) ever since. During her career, she led the largest development team for administrative applications on campus. Continue reading “Chih-Ching Ma to retire in May”
After five years of service to Kansas State University, Deputy CIO for Strategy,
Planning, and Enterprise Architecture will retire on June 2. As Deputy CIO, Draper’s work has included the planning for and coordination of strategic investments, managing the enterprise architecture, evaluating business processes, maturing business practices, overseeing the reporting and tracking of metrics, evaluating and developing the skills of the Division of Information Technology (IT) staff, and fostering an inclusive, networked environment. Draper joined K-State in 2016 as the Associate Vice Provost for Information Technology in the Office of the CIO and served for one year as interim Chief Information Security Officer. In 2019, she was promoted to Deputy CIO for Strategy, Planning, and Enterprise Architecture. Continue reading “Deputy CIO Betsy Draper to retire in June”
