The April All Hands meeting featured Chief of Staff Melinda Schmidt introducing the new WashU IT Operating Model, as well as Chief Information Officer Jessie Minton highlighting important employee milestones, and a presentation from Emma Klues, Vice President of Communications for Great Rivers Greenways. Those within WashU IT are invited to take a post-meeting survey to determine how comfortable you feel with the new Operating Model.
An operating model is a structured framework that helps ensure IT functions are efficient, aligned with business goals, adaptable, secure, and cost effective. WashU IT’s operating model aligns with our IT strategic plan, ImpacT, and guides the decisions we make and the actions we take. Together, these tools support WashU IT to perform its role in support of WashU’s Here and Next strategy.
Specific details about the operating model and how we all fit within it will be shared within WashU IT teams by managers during upcoming meetings over the next few months.
The following employee updates were shared during the April 30th meeting:
| Welcoming New Team Member – March 2025 |
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| Felicia Lucas – Network Systems Administrator – Contractor |
| Work Anniversaries – March 2025 |
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| 1 Year: Todd Davis – IT Communication Infrastructure Technician II Drew Williams – Technical Support Specialist I 5 Years: Bill Bernickus – Business Analyst III Tiffany Ruble – Technology Customer Relationship Manager Theresa Smallwood – Application Developer III Madison Kenyatta – Deskside Team Lead 10 Years: Jeff Freeman – Application Developer III 15 Years: Eric Suiter – Cloud Applications Lead |
During the meeting, the newly rebranded WashU IT email signature line was introduced. The new email signature template and instructions for how to use it can be found on the WashU IT Staff Space page under “Templates” and “WashU IT Outlook Signature Line.”
Congratulations to Leticia Wolken, Analyst Epic EHR Business, and Travon Moore, Information Security Analyst I, who were the winners of the April attendance prize drawings. Each will receive a credit of up to $50 to select one item from the Campus Store on the Danforth campus.
Those who participated in the Workday Performance Management pilot were thanked during the meeting. A survey is available for those to provide their feedback about the experience. Participation in the survey is strongly encouraged. The feedback provided will guide changes and lead to enhancements in the way Workday PM is rolled out across campus.
The recording and materials for the April IT All Hands and past meetings are now available in the IT All Hands Archives, which are accessible through IT Staff Space. You can explore materials from past meetings anytime.
The next IT All Hands meeting will take place from 3-4 p.m. CST Wednesday, May 21.