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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear campus community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am excited to announce the appointment of Matthew Gunkel to the position of Associate Vice Chancellor/Chief Information Officer (AVC/CIO). His first day will be March 10, 2022.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Matt joins us from the University of Missouri, where he has served as Chief Online Learning and Technology Officer since 2019. There, he led the digital vision, educational technology,
learning analytics, and online roadmap for the four campuses that comprise the public university system for the state of Missouri. Under his leadership, the university combined over 300 academic programs into a cohesive online presence, complete with an enhanced
technology platform, for Missouri Online. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Among his many other accomplishments, Matt developed a system-wide plan for digital learning, improved classroom infrastructure, saved the university $1.2 million by negotiating
technology contracts and partnerships, and raised its U.S. News and World Report’s rankings by improving data alignment, reporting, and key areas of service, such as course quality metrics. Previously, he served for 13 years in a variety of capacities within
IT at Indiana University where in his position as Director of Teaching and Learning Technology, he oversaw critical IT operations related to cloud, accessibility, Canvas, and analytics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As our new CIO, Matt will oversee a period of significant change and growth. Chancellor Wilcox and I recently approved a permanent $8 million increase in the operating budget
for ITS. This recurring investment will enable his office to support strategic priorities and strengthen the ITS team with the addition of approximately 25 new positions and to implement and make a substantial upgrade to our network infrastructure.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I want to express my gratitude to Dr. Josh Bright for his strong leadership and gracious service in his role as the Interim AVC/CIO over the past year. Josh will continue in
the interim position until Matt begins at UCR.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I would also like to thank the members of the search committee for their active engagement in helping to select our new AVC/CIO:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Christopher Lynch, Dean, Bourns College of Engineering (Chair)<br>
Philip Brisk, Vice Provost for Administrative Resolution and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emily D Engelschall, Interim Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Services
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Jeremy Fisher, Associate Director, Systems Engineering and Operations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scott Heil, Associate Vice Chancellor, Institutional Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kim King, Associate Director, Service Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Steven Mandeville-Gamble, University Librarian<br>
Laura Manor, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, Research and Economic Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Kelly McGrail, Director of Digital Marketing and Analytics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bahram Mobasher, Professor of Physics and Astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sureyya Tuncel, Manager, Identity Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please join me in thanking Josh for his service and in extending a warm welcome to Matt.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:11.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Liz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elizabeth Watkins, PhD
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of California, Riverside<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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