Introducing ITS@ New York University

IT Leadership Program

February 09, 2010

• Founded in 1831; the nation’s largest private university

• 14 schools, colleges, and divisions

• Branch campuses, research programs & study abroad programs—13 locations plus NYU in Abu Dhabi

• Enrollment: 54,900 (21,600 undergrad; 21,800 grad and professional; 11,500 noncredit)

• Awards: 4 Nobel & Crafoord Prize winners; 4 Pulitzer Prize winners; 12 MacArthur fellowships; many National Academy of Science members; among others

• Eight libraries holding more than 4.5 million volumes

• Alumni: 370,000 from all 50 states and 163 countries

• International students make up nearly 10 percent of NYU's student body

• One of the largest employers in New York City, with more than 16,000 employees.

Overview of New York University

• Centralized organization (ITS) with some decentralized IT units (Medical, Dental, Stern & Law)

• Information Technology Services (ITS) .edu Services – also in partnership with Digital Libraries Communication & Computing Services Enterprise Computing & Support Services Office of CITO

260 FTEs, 80 student workers Mission Statement:

“… to serve, to lead, to innovate with services that are readily available, responsive, reliable and cost effective.”

• Other School-Based IT Units E.g., Gallatin, School of Medicine, Silver, Steinhardt, Stern, Tisch,

Wagner: In some instances, enable the delivery of specialized support services, web development, desktop support, and customer relationship management.

• High Performance Computing & grid computing

• Internet 2

IT Facts

Hot Issues

• Promote NYU Research Competitiveness

• Facilitate Effective Use of Technology for Instruction & Learning

• Improve Effectiveness of University Services

• Strengthen IT Infrastructure

• Improve ITS Service Delivery – Service Management

• Support Development and Implementation of Global Network

University IT Strategy

• Sustainability – Going Green!

• Keep IT Running / Keep it running well