An expert on information systems engineering and management will be UC Davis' new vice provost for information and educational technology. John Bruno, a veteran professor of computer science at UC Santa Barbara, will begin his new job on Sept. 1,. As vice provost, he will be responsible for providing the campus leadership necessary to assure the effective and strategic deployment of information and educational technology. He will manage the myriad forms of information technology used throughout the campus, including computing systems; data, voice and video communication services; and other, more traditional media and print services. The Division of Information Technology has 330 employees and a budget of $36 million. Bruno replaces Carole Barone, who was UC Davis associate vice chancellor for information technology from the time the division was created in October 1991 until the summer of 1998. She left to become a vice president of EDUCAUSE, a national association for information technology in higher education. After her departure, the position was reviewed and the job responsibilities and title were changed to vice provost for information and educational technology. "John Bruno is an excellent match for this position," said Bob Grey, provost and executive vice chancellor. "He will bring to the campus and the position a broad knowledge and understanding of information technology, an academic perspective on the issues to be addressed, and in-depth familiarity with the UC system. Chancellor Vanderhoef and I are very pleased that he is joining our leadership team." Bruno, 58, has been on the faculty at UC Santa Barbara since 1977. He has been chair of the computer science department twice, for a total of seven years. And from 1987 to 1996, he was director of the campus's Center for Computational Sciences and Engineering. He has extensive experience in managing the technology needs of university faculty. At UC Santa Barbara, he has served on and led several faculty technology committees. Most recently, he was a member of the Academic Senate Committee on Computing, Information Technology and Telecommunications Policy and a member of the UCSB Information Technology Board. Bruno's academic degrees in electrical engineering are all from The City College of New York. Before joining UC Santa Barbara, he was an assistant professor at Princeton University and an associate professor at Pennsylvania State University. Bruno will arrive at UC Davis just a few months after a comprehensive review determined that the Division of Information Technology was being pulled in too many directions to fully serve the campus. The report recommended that the future new vice provost work with vice chancellors and deans to sort out their respective roles and responsibilities for meeting the campus's widely diverging information-technology needs. Bruno acknowledged that his division serves a broad clientele in a time of constant change. "We confront a rapid pace of technological advance, penetration of information technology throughout society and enhanced expectations," Bruno said. "Our challenge is to harness information technology to advance the mission of the campus with respect to instruction, research and outreach." Editor's note: A black-and-white photograph of John Bruno may be obtained electronically by contacting Leslianne Foster-Flippo at (530) 752-3683 or lfosterflippo@ucdavis.edu.