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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.

Wheeler honored by Government Technology and The Chronicle of Higher Education

Brad Wheeler, IU vice president for information technology and chief information officer, recently received a pair of honors for his leadership in higher education from two notable publications: Government Technology, an award-winning national magazine covering information technology's role in state and local governments, and The Chronicle of Higher Education, a nationally known news service for the academic world.

Wheeler was named one of Government Technology's top 25 "Doers, Dreamers and Drivers in Public Sector Innovation." The annual honor, instituted in 2002, is given to individuals from government, academia and the private sector who share a willingness to challenge convention and find new answers to longstanding issues. Government Technology recognized Wheeler's efforts in leading open-source initiatives that cut through the public sector's "infamous barriers to innovation -- tight budgets, organizational inertia, politics as usual, etc. -- to shape government operations for the better."

The honor comes on the heels of Wheeler being profiled, on Feb. 26, among 12 technology innovators by The Chronicle of Higher Education, which called attention to his success in spearheading eText agreements with publishers that lower costs for students and open-source collaborations throughout higher education.