Message from the CIO: Thank you for helping create a welcoming culture 

Last month we announced there would be a focus group established to evaluate how we can enhance our employee engagement efforts. Sparck, the third-party vendor contracted to conduct our employee engagement survey last fall, facilitated this important conversation with a small group of WashU IT employees.  I am pleased to share that the #BeHeard Conversation […]

Student Tech Services (STS): Meet The STS Student Techs – Gabbi Arguello

Name: Gabbi Arguello Grade: Freshman Major: Computer Science Major + Finance Major Position at STS: SP24 Hitzeman, Hurd & Meyers STC – (FA24/SP25 Eliot STC) What made you want to work at STS?  I’ve had my fair share of computer problems, so developing the skills to fix technical issues sounded like an exciting opportunity. Additionally, […]

Securing Tomorrow: A Journey into Information Security Excellence

WashU IT’s Strategic Plan, ImpacT, aims to enhance decision-making by leveraging data through literacy, analytics, quality, and accessibility. Over four years, we’ll advance technology to boost WashU’s competitive edge and transform how we teach, learn, and innovate.   In this ImpacT video installment, we explore the multifaceted world of cybersecurity. Chief Information Security Officer, Chris Shull […]

New Associate CISO Haverstock brings cybersecurity and tech leadership experience to WashU IT

WashU IT welcomed Todd Haverstock to the role of Associate Chief Information Security Officer in November. He brings a wealth of experience in cybersecurity, information technology, and health care that will help ensure strategic alignment.  Haverstock said there are several reasons he was attracted to the role at WashU, noting, “I welcomed the opportunity to […]

Unleash the power of collaboration with Monday.Com

WashU IT is excited to announce the addition of Monday.com to its portfolio of work management platforms.  Monday.com is here to transform the way you work, making Mondays and every other day of the week more efficient, collaborative, and enjoyable.  Monday.com is a powerful collaborative work management platform which provides task-driven workspaces to enable users […]

What’s Happening in EUS: Quality Assurance (QA) introduces Jira Connection in ServiceNow

ServiceNow’s integration with Jira allows organizations to oversee both IT service management and software development workflows within a unified platform. On January 4th, the EUS Quality Assurance (QA) testing team introduced a new catalog item in ServiceNow. This catalog item is seamlessly integrated with Jira, streamlining the QA testing process. A new tab, “Jira Connection,” […]

Message from the CIO: Travel Season Safety Tips to Know

The holiday travel season is here, and I want to make sure you are aware of some resources that are available to keep WashU information, as well as your personal information, safe. Traveling introduces security risks. Those risks can be mitigated through advanced planning and preparation. If you are traveling internationally, please visit the Trip Registration […]

Research Data Center Tours hosted by WashU IT enhance the student experience 

Thanks to recent tours of the Research Data Center on the Medical School campus, nearly 40 WashU students from an infrastructure architecture class had a valuable practical learning experience.   The student tours were led by Craig Hager, Senior Director of Information Technology, and Tim Flynn, IT Critical Infrastructure Technician III.  Saeed Akbani, Professor of Practice […]

Empowering excellence and making an ImpacT: The WashU IT Depot’s evolutionary process continues. 

It has been 18-months since our last update, that time has tested our resilience, fostered innovation, and brought forth numerous impactful transformations. In the relentless pursuit of operational excellence, we’ve not merely weathered the supply-chain storm that was outlined in our last update, but we emerged stronger, charting an audacious course toward unprecedented efficiency and […]