Educause, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing the use of technology and data to support higher education, announced Friday that it has appointed Sharon Pitt, chief information officer at Virginia Tech, as chair of its board of directors.
Mr. Pitt will join the board of directors at the same time he officially joins Virginia Tech's administration. The university appointed her director of information technology operations in late November.
“I am excited to return to my alma mater and the university where I began my IT career, and am honored to take on a leadership role at Virginia Tech and EduCourse,” Pitt said in a press release. .
Pitt holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Virginia Tech and a graduate certificate in higher education administration from George Mason University. She held IT leadership roles at Brown University, University of Delaware, Binghamton University, and George Mason University.
Virginia Tech is currently transforming its IT operations, and Pitt is charged with leading that effort. His project to rebuild and enhance the university's IT operations, career paths, security and services began in 2022.
“With the IT Transformation Office under Sharon's leadership, my goal is to align IT transformation initiatives with the day-to-day operations of the IT department,” Amy Sebring, Virginia Tech's chief operating officer, said in a release. The aim is to promote the
The university is also changing licenses with Google and Microsoft and moving its phone system from Avaya to Zoom phones and call centers.
