The following updates were shared at the August 25 IT Leadership Team Meeting:
The Lux Project: Technology Plans
Renato Cayuela invited Robert Sanderson, Yale Library’s Cultural Heritage Metadata Project Director, to share recent progress on the Lux Project. In particular, Robert walked the team through the process of developing technology plans, including the identification of 36 requirements to ensure that the system provided:
Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.
The Wolson Early Career Development Program is excited to announce the new 2021 cohort and welcome them to Yale IT. Now in its 9th year, the Wolson ECDP places high-performing recent college graduates into various rotations throughout IT. The program strives to match each participant to the most appropriate ITS opportunity and takes into account the participant’s professional development goals and organizational need.
Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone, moved to a new role, or joined our organization in August. Welcome or congratulate your colleagues using Ycards, Yale’s digital greeting cards.
Throughout FY21, the ITS Leadership Team and the ITS Climate, Culture, and Inclusion (CCI) Task Force made significant workplace improvements through initiatives derived from the 2019 Workplace Survey results.
Continuing the commitment to fostering learning and professional opportunities to college students, IT welcomed 18 interns this summer. While this year marks the 2nd summer of remote work, the dedication of our managers and the enthusiasm of the interns has not waned.
The IT Leadership Team and the ITS Climate, Culture, and Inclusion (CCI) Task Force continue to make workplace improvements through the nine separate initiatives derived from the 2019 Workplace Survey results.
Between May and June 2021, teams working on these initiatives have accomplished the following:
ITS has been evolving recruiting and retention practices in support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and Belonging initiatives over the last several years. Diversity in the workplace is important not only in the culture of our institution but in the material difference diverse perspectives have in problem-solving. Diverse teams are time-proven to be more creative, look at challenges through many different lenses, and collaborate in ways that deliver more innovative results.
Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.
The ITS Leadership Team and the ITS Climate, Culture, and Inclusion (CCI) Task Force continue to make workplace improvements through the nine separate initiatives derived from the 2019 Workplace Survey results.
Between March 11 and April 9, teams working on these initiatives have accomplished the following:
