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Division of Information and Technology

Welcome to the Office of USM's Chief Information Officer and the Division of Information and Technology. The Office and Division was established out of the work surrounding Transforming USM: 2004–09. The Division consolidates all Information and Technology positions and services under a single management structure to work as a business partner with the other USM Divisions and Departments to accomplish their missions. The collaboration is enhanced by focusing on the following goals:

  1. the establishment of formal IT processes and standards throughout USM;
  2. establish formal backup and cross-training assignments;
  3. balance human and technology resources to accomplish essential tasks;
  4. provide IT governance and priorities that would weigh organizational and departmental needs;
  5. and establish a standard service model for USM Information and Technology.

These goals and the USM Plan (2001) guide our efforts in shaping USM's Information and Technology services to meet the maturation and growth of the University's reliance upon technology and information.

On this site, you will also find links to the five departments of the division, information about important IT related policies, the division's organizational structure and Mission Statement.

William Wells
Wm. W. Wells, Jr. <wells@usm.maine.edu >
Chief Information Officer

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Office of Chief Information Officer
Law Building
96 Falmouth Street
Portland, ME 04103
voice (207) 780-4995
fax (207) 780-4795
TTY (207) 780-5646

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