Do Not Reveal Your Rice Passwords to Anyone
Phishing messages and other email scams are once again circulating through the campus network. Do not respond to these hoaxes. They are illegal attempts to gain information about your personal identity and/or your Rice information. See the IT Security web pages for more information on email scams and protecting your identity and your data.
Vice Provost for Information Technology
The division of Information Technology (IT) provides campus-wide computing services and resources to the faculty, staff, and students of Rice University in the areas of academic and research computing, instructional technology, campus systems and infrastructure, client services, enterprise applications, and networking and security. The Vice Provost for Information Technology provides oversight to all aspects of the IT organization including planning, operations, customer service, and organizational development. Working with the Board of Trustees, President, Provost, Vice Presidents, and senior management, the Vice Provost supports the university's technological needs that vary from integrating technology into the curriculum to supporting research computing to assisting in administrative projects. The Vice Provost also serves as co-chair of the Information Technology Advisory Committee, which has representatives from each academic and administrative division of the university. The vision and leadership of the Vice Provost shapes a comprehensive technical strategy to support the mission and goals of the university. Kamran M. Khan became the first Vice Provost for Information Technology in March 2004. [more...]
Five departmental directors and the Information Security Officer report directly to the Vice Provost. The Information Technology staff, which numbers 120 employees, are divided into these six groups:
- Academic and Research Computing (ARC)
Customer support, classroom technology, teaching tools, and media services. - Administration, Planning, & Finance (APF)
Campus licensing and contract management, internal support services. - Enterprise Applications (EA)
Web services, data architecture, and communications. - Information Technology Security Office (ITSO)
Intrusion detection, protection and policies. - Networking, Telecommunications, and Data Center (NTDC)
Campus network and connections, telephone services. - Systems, Architecture, and Infrastructure (SAI)
Account management, general campus resources and services.
Need more information? See the quick facts about technology at Rice University, including high-tech classrooms and labs. In addition, the Feb 2008 Report from the Vice Provost for Information Technology is available as a PDF (2.3MB).
