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James L. Hilton

James L. Hilton

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P.O. Box 400217
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4217

Phone:
434-982-2249
Fax:
434-924-3579
Email:
ggherold@virginia.edu

The Vice President and Chief Information Officer is charged with coordinating information technology-related activity across the Grounds, developing collaborations among U.Va.'s academic and administrative units that advance the University's missions, and working with the University community and its leaders to define and implement a vision for the role of information technology at U.Va. The Vice President and Chief Information Officer reports to the Executive Vice President and Provost.

Under the Vice President and Chief Information Officer's leadership, the Department of Information Technology and Communication provides a full range of central information technology services for most sections of the University, as well as the networking backbone services and telephone system for the entire University. The Vice President and Chief Information Officer oversees management of the following University functions:

  • administrative computing applications
  • advanced technology research and development
  • departmental computing applications
  • departmental support
  • digital security and policies
  • electronic access to networked resources
  • help desk services
  • instruction-related support
  • media creation and laboratories
  • public computing laboratories
  • research-related support and high-performance platforms
  • software site licensing and distribution
  • technical training and certifications
  • telephone and cable television
  • technology-enhanced classrooms

Integrated System Deployment & Support (ISDS) also falls under the purview of the VP/CIO. ISDS is responsible for maintaining, supporting, enhancing, and deploying the Integrated System, an integrated group of software applications that support the financial and human resources administrative functions of the University.