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About the Office of Information Technology

The Office of Information Technology is responsible for providing leadership in the planning and implementation of information technologies across the University of Missouri System. The Division of IT also provides a set of information technology services to higher education, K–12 institutions, libraries and state government through MOREnet operations. The vice president of information technology also serves as the MU chief information officer.

  • Voice, video and data networks
  • Offices, laboratories, classrooms, residence halls, etc.
  • Desktop technology – hardware, software and training
  • Students, faculty and staff
  • Application, database, and network servers and storage
  • Production operations, and business continuity and disaster recovery processes
  • Large software applications
  • Email, library, electronic journals and databases, and enterprisewide administrative systems (student, finance and accounting, human resources, alumni development)
  • Technology-dependent research and instructional applications
  • Coordination of shared services initiatives

Information Technology Departments

The Office of Information Technology includes:

  • MOREnet
  • Enterprise Applications Services
  • Distributed IT
  • Information Security and Access Management
  • Research Computing Support Services
  • Systems and Operations / Telecommunications
  • Finance, Administration and Human Resources
 

Information Technology Organizations

Staff Directory

Ben Canlas

Ben Canlas

Vice President for Information Technology and MU Chief Information Officer

Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 884-8983
Email: canlasb@umsystem.edu

 


Lisa Boos

Senior Executive Assistant
(573) 884-8983
BoosL@umsystem.edu

Natasha Angell

Executive Director, MOREnet
221 N. Stadium Blvd., Suite 201
Columbia, MO 65203
Telephone: (573) 884-2666
Email: angelln@more.net

Matthew Keeler

Interim Director, Research IT
Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 884-6419
Email: keelerm@missouri.edu

Becky Fowler

Chief Information Security Officer
Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 882-5182
Email: thurmondR@missouri.edu

Brandon Hough

Executive Director, IT Support
& Connectivity
Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 884-8983
Email: HoughB@missouri.edu

Michelle Merriman

Director, Enterprise Applications Services (EAS)
Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 884-7869
Email: merrimanm@umsystem.edu

Abbie O'Sullivan

Director of Enterprise Architecture

Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: ((573) 882-6525
Email: osullivana@umsystem.edu

Nate Roettgen

Director of IT, Infrastructure
Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 882-6032
Email: roettgenn@umsystem.edu

Nikki Witting

Director, Finance, Administration, & Human Resources
Telecom Building
920 S. College
Columbia, MO 65211
Telephone: (573) 884-8983
Email: WittingN@missouri.edu


 

 

 

Chief Information Officers

Contact Business Unit Phone
Ben Canlas UM, MU 573-884-8983
Andy Goodenow UMKC 816-235-1107
David Gerstenecker UMSL 314-516-6987
Barry Robbins Missouri S&T 573-341-6276
Deb Dow MUHC 573-228-5229
 

Reviewed 2024-09-10