Dr. Gerry McCartney
Vice President for Information Technology & CIO
and Oesterle Professor of Information Technology
The Office of the University Chief Information Officer strives to develop and deliver world-class computing and digital resources to Purdue faculty, staff, and students. The goals of the office are to enable research in science and engineering, provide classroom technologies to support and improve learning, and present innovative tools for engagement.
The University CIO is responsible for the management of all IT resources at the West Lafayette campus including administrative systems, enterprise applications, cyberinfrastructure for research, IT infrastructure, IT networks and security, academic and classroom technologies, IT support and customer relations, and IT communications.
Gerry McCartney holds the office of University CIO, as well as Vice President for Information Technology and the Olga Oesterle England Professor of Information Technology. He also is the inaugural director of Purdue's Innovation and Commercialization Center.
Common Goods Services Definition
April 2012
IT Operational Oversight Committee Status Report
December 2011
SMART Computing Funding Model (OOC Report)
October 2011
Campus Technology, September 1, 2011
Caution: Dangerous Curves Ahead
Campus Technology, September 1, 2011
Mobile Technology Choices and Considerations
August 2011
Datacenter Virtualization Project
June 2011
IT Position Review Summary Report
March 9, 2011
Leverage IT Resources (OOC Report)
March 2011
October 2010 (published March 2011)
University Senate IT Update 2011
January 2011
Campus Information Technology Plan
A campus-wide plan that outlines changes in Purdue's IT governance and strategies under a new organizational model.
April 2010
Data Centers Management Operations Review Team (MORT) report
Recommends consolidation of Purdue's datacenters.
December 2009
Desktop Computing Services Operations Review Team (MORT) report
Recommends consistency in service level agreements and fees across units that provide desktop support services.
December 2009
Institutional Communication Management Operations Review Team (MORT) report
Recommends consolidation of Purdue's email services, and recommends against outsourcing campus email.
December 2009
IT Organizational Structure Management Operations Review Team (MORT) report
Provides recommendations for improving coordination and communication among Purdue's information technology areas.
December 2009
One Student One Record Management Operations Review Team (MORT) report
Provides recommendations for managing student records following the introduction of Purdue's enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
December 2009
Student Computing Laboratories Management Operations Review Team (MORT) report
Recommends an overall plan for student computer labs that takes into account changing technologies, needs, and funding for the labs.
December 2009
Purdue is currently offering 25 jobs in Information Technology. View some of the most recent postings below, or browse more IT jobs.
Director, Fiscal Affairs
Associate Vice President, Academic Technologies
Director of IT, College of Engineering; Director, ECN; & Academic Computing Liaison
Executive Director, Enterprise Applications
Director of IT, College of Science; & Academic Computing Liaison
Interim Chief Information Security Officer
Executive Assistant, CIO
Associate Vice President, Customer Relations
Executive Director, Systems and Operations
Executive Director, Administrative Computing
Department Head and Director, Agriculture IT; & Academic Computing Liaison
Director, Human Resources