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Syracuse University names Scozzafava as permanent chief information officer

By Rachel Sandler

Samuel Scozzafava has been named chief information officer and vice president for information technology of Syracuse University, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost Liz Liddy announced Friday.

As CIO, Scozzafava will oversee the department of Information Technology Services, according to an SU News release. Scozzafava has been serving in the position as interim CIO since June 2014.

Scozzafava was chosen for the position following a national search after Scozzafava’s predecessor, Christopher Sedore, was appointed senior vice president for enrollment management, according to an SU News release. Scozzafava was among 39 candidates during the search, according to the release.

“The University was extremely fortunate to have a candidate so strongly positioned and well equipped to take on this critically important role,” Liddy said in the release. “Sam has been exemplary in his performance as interim CIO and vice president for information technology and proven himself to be both a skilled manager and an innovative leader.”

Scozzafava, as CIO, will report to Liddy, according to the release.



ITS provides centralized technology and support services for the university. These services include maintaining the campus network and Internet connectivity, according to the release.

ITS also includes enterprise academic and administrative systems, information technology security, telecommunications and telephone and walk-in service centers, according to the release.

Scozzafava has been working at the university since 2007. In that time, he has held a number of positions within ITS, according to the release.

“I look forward … to (finding) innovative ways to apply technology to support the University’s mission,” Scozzafava said in the release. “I am excited by the opportunity to lead such an outstanding team and collaborate with our IT colleagues across the University.”

As CIO, Scozzafava will also be responsible for providing cost-saving applications of information technology, overseeing information technology disaster recovery, security and privacy and ensuring that the university appropriately invests in technologies, according to the release.





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