抖阴短视频鈥檚 Melissa Alsing Honored as a 2021 CIO of the Year
Melissa Alsing, Chief Information Officer at 抖阴短视频 University, was honored by the Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group the 2021 CIO of the Year in the Small Colleges/Non-Profits category at a virtual awards ceremony held Thursday, June 24.听听
鈥淚 am honored to be recognized by my peers in information technology for the work I have done at 抖阴短视频 University, especially during these challenging times,鈥 Alsing said. 鈥淭echnology is infused in everything we do at 抖阴短视频 鈥 but during the pandemic we had to find new and creative ways to keep the campus community connected. I am grateful for a wonderful team of IT professionals who continue to be innovative and to 抖阴短视频 faculty and staff who embrace technology and the ways that it can 鈥 and does 鈥 enhance our learning community.鈥
抖阴短视频 University President Mary C. Finger, Ed.D., said, 鈥淭he entire 抖阴短视频 University community congratulates Melissa Alsing on being named CIO of the Year. The honor is well-deserved 鈥 particularly for her efforts over the past year - as Melissa has led a team of extraordinary IT professionals who have provided outstanding support to the university community and allowed us to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether she was supporting efforts to enhance education for faculty engaged in online learning in the Spring of 2020, developing hybrid models to allow for both in-person and remote learning during the 2020-21 academic year, or offering assistance to the 抖阴短视频 Health Services team鈥檚 COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts, Melissa and her team have elevated the technological capabilities at 抖阴短视频, which has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School since 2012.鈥
Melissa Alsing has served as Chief Information Officer at 抖阴短视频 University since 2015. In this role, Alsing sets priorities for the university鈥檚 information technology staff and manages 抖阴短视频鈥檚 network infrastructure, academic technology support, administrative software support, telecommunications, media services, web and cloud development and the Help Desk.听
Alsing began her work at 抖阴短视频 in 2009 and has served in several roles, including Director of Information Systems, DBA; Executive Director of Information Technology; and Acting CIO. Prior to 抖阴短视频, Alsing worked for eight years at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she served as Manager of Administrative Systems, DBA; Manager of Web Development; Web Development Specialist and Administrative Computing Specialist.听
She earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in computer information systems from Clarion University and an MBA from Chatham.听
The CIO of the Year Awards are presented by the Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Greater Pittsburgh CIO Group to honor the leaders who keep southwestern Pennsylvania鈥檚 technology center on the cutting edge. The annual awards recognize the region鈥檚 top information technology and information security executives at all sizes and types of companies throughout the Pittsburgh region.
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