Welcome

On behalf of Information Systems and Computing (ISC), Penn's central computing organization, welcome to the University of Pennsylvania's information technology staff! There's little doubt you'll find your time here both interesting and rewarding. Of course, with all things rewarding, there's usually a challenge - and getting oriented in an environment as large as Penn can certainly be a challenge. That's where we come in...

General Orientation Sessions

In an effort to paint a clear picture of the overall IT landscape at Penn, ISC offers several general orientation sessions open to all IT Staff at the University. Sessions are held two to three times a year.

The next General Orientation Session is: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 .
To reserve your seat for any of the IT Orientation sessions, please use the Registration form located at: http://www.tts.isc.upenn.edu/oncampus.asp
Search for “orientation” in the upcoming classes.

The sessions cover some of the core IT services provided by ISC, like networking and support for IT professionals, as well as important policies and the way we make decisions at Penn. We'll also give you plenty of information on groups you can join to network with other IT professionals, share the knowledge you bring to Penn, and outline some of the opportunities to build your skill set through training and development. Although the agenda changes a bit each time, here's an example of some of the folks you may hear from at an upcoming general session:

• Robin Beck, Vice President Information Systems and Computing
• David Millar, Chief Information Security Officer
• Lauren Steinfeld, Chief Privacy Officer
• Deke Kassabian, Networking and Telecommunications
• Mike Lazenka, Client Services Group
• John Mulhern III, Technology Support Services

Follow-up Sessions

Follow-up sessions cover important, but less time sensitive, information about Penn's computing policies, projects and structures.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
ORIENTATION to... Making End of Year Technology Purchases for FY2008

To reserve your seat for any of the IT Orientation sessions, please use the Registration form located at: http://www.tts.isc.upenn.edu/oncampus.asp
Search for “orientation” in the upcoming classes.