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

Information Technology Organizations

Staff Directory

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	Mark Bookout Director, Research IT Telecom Building 920 S. College Columbia, MO 65211 Telephone: (573) 342-6890 Email: bookoutm@mst.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 Interim Director, Enterprise Applications Services (EAS) Telecom Building 920 S. College Columbia, MO 65211 Telephone: (573) 884-7869 Email: merrimanm@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