More than 300 people attended the annual President’s Club event at the new, state-of-the-art UH Information Technology Center. Interim UH System President David Lassner energized the group by sharing the exciting vision of the role UH can play in setting the standard for global computing and communications. Lassner spoke passionately about the need for 21st century facilities for 21st century education. Interim Vice President for Information Technology and CIO Steven Smith recognized the many players who helped bring this ambitious project to life that will benefit our university and our state. After the program, IT students & staff guided guests through an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour.
About the Center:
The UH Information Technology Center opened in Fall 2013. The six-story Information Technology Center houses enterprise information and communications technology systems and services that support modern teaching, administration and research for all ten UH campuses and students throughout the state of Hawai‘i.
Building features:
- Disaster-hardened, 8,000-square-foot data center for enterprise servers, storage and communications
- High-quality space for faculty to develop digital content
- Meeting and training rooms with teleconferencing capabilities
- Modern workspaces for ITS staff
- An emergency situation room to support UH disaster response
The University of Hawai‘i Foundation President’s Club honors donors who make annual leadership gifts of $1,500 or more to the Fund for Excellence, a fund that is applied to where the opportunity is greatest in the UH System. Donors may also choose to direct their gifts to any university program or campus.
