Sharlene J. Harris has been appointed vice president of information services and institutional assessment at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), the institution of higher learning announced today. In this senior leadership position, Ms. Harris is responsible for managing the university\u2019s use of technology and information resources as well as directing ongoing assessment initiatives across the institution, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also has oversight not only of the development and maintenance of information resources that support student learning, faculty research and administrative planning, but also helping to design and manage the systems and programs needed to support UVI\u2019s mission, goals, objectives and strategic initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have been extremely impressed with the leadership she has provided for the information and technology Services component, and for the University,\u201d said\u00a0UVI President Dr. David Hall. \u201cHer leadership, dedication and insights were extremely valuable as we recovered from the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. She, along with an outstanding ITS team, made a tremendous difference in our ability to maintain core technology during this major challenge.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Harris served in the position on an interim basis following the untimely passing of Tina M. Koopmans, the University\u2019s former VP for Information Services and Institutional Assessment, in 2017. \u00a0Mr. Hall said Ms. Harris\u00a0has a vast and deep knowledge of ITS from her many years of experience in that unit. She also possesses a deep appreciation for the broader challenges the university faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am confident that with her leadership UVI will transform our institutional assessment processes, and become a national leader in the use of educational technology,\u201d Mr. Hall said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to UVI, Ms. Harris has played an integral role in the University\u2019s strategic planning and accreditation review processes, helping her colleagues\u00a0embrace the critical challenge by guiding\u00a0both academic and administrative units through the successful development\u00a0of the\u00a0strategic planning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHer ability to weave together a framework that included all voices and perspective, and still move the plan to completion in a timely and thoughtful manner was outstanding,\u201d the UVI president said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith responsibility for information services, assessment and strategic planning under the\u00a0Information Services and Institutional Assessment (IS&IA) umbrella, we have an opportunity to touch every unit of the University from the introduction of new technologies, to training, and assessment on the overall effectiveness of all we do,\u201d Ms. Harris said. \u201cIS&IA is well poised to help other units\u00a0 achieve their goals, while implementing processes that encourage and support\u00a0 innovative ways of thinking and doing things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the release, from 2013 to 2017 Ms. Harris was the university\u2019s assistant chief information officer. Prior to that, she served as the manager of enterprise data and user services with information and technology services,\u00a0where she had the responsibility for the university\u2019s enterprise resource planning system (ERP) and related applications.\u00a0 She also previously served as territorial director of libraries under the VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Harris earned a bachelor of arts in history and library science from Ohio Dominican College and a master of science in library science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The vice president for information services and institutional assessment serves as a member of the president\u2019s cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sharlene J. Harris has been appointed vice president of information services and institutional assessment at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), the institution of higher learning announced today. In this senior leadership position, Ms. Harris is responsible for managing the university\u2019s use of technology and information resources as well as directing ongoing assessment initiatives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":72007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1078,191,147],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n