Barbara Opyt Announced as New Director, Education and Development

July 21, 2008

Terry Tatum, Associate Vice-President, Customer Services for Information Technology Services (ITS), recently announced Barbara Opyt has accepted the position of Director, Education and Development. She begins her new responsibilities on Monday, August 4, 2008.

“I am pleased to welcome Barbara to ITS. I know her passion for lifelong learning and extensive experience in delivering technical education programs will benefit the entire campus community,” Tatum said in making the announcement.

A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin with a Masters of Education, Curriculum and Instruction: Adult and Organizational Learning, Barbara will be responsible for overseeing all IT training offered by ITS. This includes the Information Analyst training program, campus-wide security training, and new initiatives to expand IT-related training offered on campus.

Barbara returns to the university from Troux Technologies.  She worked there for five years managing the development of training and certification programs for a suite of enterprise architecture and strategic IT planning tools. Her experience also includes development of simulation-based interactive tutorials, teaching as a faculty member in higher education, and developing combined online/classroom training programs for Fortune 1000 and government customers.