Author Biography

Aebersold, Dennis

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biographical Notes

Dr. Dennis Aebersold CIO and University Vice President Information Technology at OU Dr. Dennis Aebersold, recently celebrated two successful years at The University of Oklahoma, with a newly energized and enthusiastic Information Technology team. Tasked with the challenge to meet the technology needs of instruction, research and administration, Dennis has established service and system teams that support Information Technology on three campuses. A recognized expert in the IT field of higher education, Dennis also represents the University in areas of industry, government, the Oklahoma State System for Higher Education and other academic institutions. His vision and expertise are leading OU to the cutting edge of many emerging technology fronts like the Sooner Information Network (SIN). SIN, a web-based portal developed to enhance student life at OU by centralizing information and electronic resources within an online community is considered the largest student-run collegiate portal in the world. These initiatives are but the beginning of Dennis's larger strategic implementation plan, which seeks to create a technology-assisted learning environment where technology is widely available, appropriate, and transparent to users; to create a technology environment that promotes user self-sufficiency; to develop a campus infrastructure that supports an e-university strategy; and to provide the University a respected and valued world-class IT organization. Dennis holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Brown University, has conducted Post Doctoral research at Harvard and Duke Universities. His life as a teacher, administrator and IT change agent began in the late 1970s. co-presenter Jonathon Lunardi Director, SINAPSE Project Information Technology at OU Jonathon Lunardi is in his second year working full time for the University of Oklahoma Information Technology department. Mr. Lunardi specializes in online portal strategy and leading teams of developers and marketing personnel to meet end user needs. During the first year of Jonathon's employment at OU, Jonathon led the Sooner Information Network with fifteen staff members and forty interns. Jonathon expanded the SIN technical offerings and integration within the OU campus to achieve 98% student user ship of the SIN online community. Jonathon is now the director of the SINAPSE project, and has a goal to reach every university in higher education while expanding SINAPSE to other communities. Jonathon has a bachelors of business administration from the University of Oklahoma.