January 10, 2008
Campbell named to top post for Rosen Center
Information Technology at Purdue (ITaP) has announced that John Campbell is the new leader of the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (RCAC).
"I look forward to exploring new ways to partner with faculty in their research," Campbell said. "Our president has a vision for doubling the research here at Purdue, and I look forward to supporting that effort."
Campbell has 16 years of experience in information technology, 12 in senior management, and has worked for the University for the past 10 years. Most recently he was the associate vice president for Teaching and Learning Technologies, providing strategic leadership for the use of instructional technology for nearly 40,000 students and managerial oversight for nearly 100 staff members. He also recently served as a scholar in residence for the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative.
In his new role, Campbell is responsible for the management and direction of the research component of ITaP and reports to Gerry McCartney, chief information officer and vice president for information technology.
"John brings great experience in working with faculty and has a track record of innovative and highly valued faculty-focused projects. As we grow our strategic support of computationally based research on campus, I put very high value on ITaP leadership exhibiting a success-oriented, faculty-driven focus," McCartney said.
RCAC is a research computing center named in memory of Saul Rosen, director of Purdue's Computing Center from 1968 to 1987. The area serves as the research arm of ITaP and provides advanced computing resources and services to support the computationally intensive research of Purdue faculty and staff.