Office of the Vice President

The Indiana University Office of the Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer provides leadership for the continued development of a modern information technology environment throughout the university. The primary responsibility of this office is the development and use of information technology in support of the university's vision for excellence in research, teaching, outreach, and lifelong learning. University Information Technology Services reports to the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology.

Indiana University has saved nearly $20 million by joining with other universities to reduce administrative costs for essential financial software systems.

The Kuali Financial System is open source software that was created to fit the needs of colleges and universities. By definition, open source software is free to use, distribute and modify, meaning IU avoids the costs of licensing expensive commercial systems that often cost tens of millions of dollars to buy and install. IU fully implemented and transitioned to the Kuali System in February.

Brad Wheeler, IU vice president for information technology and chief information officer is a strong supporter of open source software and efficient university collaborations. He co-founded Kuali and serves as chair of the foundation board.

"As a Kelley School of Business professor, I saw the great economic opportunity to reduce some of the large costs of essential software systems," Wheeler said. "IU has been at the forefront of taking advantage of these systems that cost less to install because they are of, by and for the needs of higher education."

News

1. IU eTexts initiative receives Learning Impact Award
2. IU recognized as 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate
3. IU innovations continue to help NASA manage big data
4. IU raises bar in supercomputing power with dedication of Big Red II
5. VP Wheeler discusses Big Red II with Inside INdiana Business (video)
6. IU and Internet2 announce $2M initiative to address public sector cyber threats
7. IU receives TechPoint Mira Award for IUanyWare
8. IU saves nearly $20 million with open source financial system
9. IU cloud software service garners ACUTA Excellence award
10. IU expands learning technologies pilot with Blackboard and Desire2Learn
11. SAGE becomes 11th publisher to join IU eTexts initiative
12. Cengage Learning joins IU eTexts initiative
13. Savings drive increased use of eTexts
14. IU awarded $1.1 million to advance extreme scale computing
15. IUanyWare software service named TechPoint Mira Awards finalist
16. Thomas Sterling recognized as one of HPC community's "people to watch"
17. Kuali library project awarded $750,000 from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

Featured Publications

1. EDUCAUSE podcast: Leading Sustained, Desired Change
2. EDUCAUSE Review: The Marketecture of Community
3. EDUCAUSE Review: Partnersourcing Your IT Service Blueprint
4. Brad Wheeler talks with EDUCAUSE about "Addressing College Affordability"
5. Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies
6. EDUCAUSE Review: The Game Has Changed
7. Brad Wheeler chats with EDUCAUSE about "The Power of the Network"
8. eTexts: A Perishable Opportunity for Higher Education?
9. EDUCAUSE Review: Information Technology: A View from Both Sides of the President’s Desk
10. EDUCAUSE Quarterly: From Us vs. Them to We: Collaborating for Change
11. Thriving in the Era of Rabid Collaboration
12. Laurie Antolovic reconsiders the enterprise IT model
13. About that $1B Per Year  
14. IU and Adobe: A Tale of Abundance  
15. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks
16. Policy as an Enabler of Student Engagement
17. The User-Driven Purchase Giveaway Library
18. Looking at Clouds from All Sides Now

VP for IT & CIO

Bradley Wheeler, Ph.D.

VPIT Cabinet