About UIT

University Information Technology

University Information Technology (UIT) was formed in 2002 by University leadership to address today’s IT challenges through central planning, policies, and operations under the Chief Information Officer, Eric Denna. University Information Technology reports to the President's Office.

The University of Utah was one of four original pioneers of the ARPANET education and research network (1969), which evolved into the Internet as we know it today and has continued to be a leader in electronic communications and information services.

As information processing changed from a centralized, mainframe environment to a distributed computing (PC) environment, information technology resources have developed in close proximity to those who are served by these resources. The result is a highly distributed computing environment staffed with extraordinarily talented information technology professionals.

Services once confined to time, place and paper are now provided anywhere and at anytime. These electronic services are now as essential to the core mission of the University as buildings. Every college, department, and division relies on information technology to accomplish their missions.

UIT Organizational Chart

Governance

Governance for University Information Technology comes through several leadership groups.

The Information Technology Executive Council (ITEC) is a small group of ITC members that works to prioritize campus IT issues for the ITC.
The Information Technology Council (ITC) is made up of members from most colleges and administrative departments and sets the direction for campus IT and e-commerce.

UIT works with campus IT entities to implement the direction of the ITC. We coordinate with standing and ad hoc IT committees to disseminate information, deliver training, and seek the input of the overall campus community.

Campus Partners

Our campus partners include groups such as the Health Sciences Information Technology Services (supports the Hospital, Clinics and Health Sciences areas). The following departments and organizations work closely with UIT on technology projects:

Contact Us

University Information Technology is people and mission-centered. Our role is to bring the campus together through technology. We are here to serve you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us so that we can be of service.