Panelist Information:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dr. Melvin Greer | <\/a>LinkedIn<\/a> – Chief Data Scientist and first African American Fellow, Intel Corporation; Executive Director, Greer Institute for Leadership; 2018 LinkedIn Top 10 Voices in data science and analytics; 2018 Pinnacle Award as the Artificial Intelligence Executive of the Year. FBI IT and Data Division, Senior Advisor and Fellow <\/p>\n\n\n\n Robert Powell, Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity | NASA<\/a> – NASA\u2019s Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity; Established the Department of Defense (DOD) Cyber Information Assurance Range Led joint cyber initiatives between NASA and DHS Multiple boards to include the VCU Cybersecurity Center Board; Runner-up recipient of NSA\u2019s Frank B. Rowlett Award<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sterling Beane Jr. | LinkedIn<\/a> – Sr. Account Executive, Microsoft; AWS Certified Speaker Nationally recognized educational cloud and data initiatives; (fmr) Cloud Executive Advisor, Amazon Web Services; (fmr) CIO, West Virginia Department of Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bobby Keener | LinkedIn<\/a> – CEO, CivilianCyber; 2018 Top 25 Technology Innovator EdSCoop\/GovScoop magazine; White House and National Governors Association adoption\/recognition of initiatives; (fmr) Governor\u2019s appointee to the Virginia IT Advisory Council (ITAC); (fmr) Chief Technology Innovations Officer and Director of Information Management, Virginia Department of Education<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The IT Career Community is excited to welcome the technology leadership panel of Melvin Greer Chief Data Scientist for Intel Corporation, Rob Powell NASA’s Senior Security Cyber Security Advisor, Sterling Beane Microsoft Senior Account Executive, and Certified AWS Speaker, and Bobby Keener Jr. CEO Civilian Cyber. The panelists are national leaders in their fields and will share their insights on the future of the technology workforce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1338,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,15,7,1],"tags":[16,28],"class_list":["post-382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-itcc-themes","category-things-to-do","category-trends","category-uncategorized","tag-itcc","tag-upcoming-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1338"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":377,"date":"2022-03-07T14:46:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T19:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/?p=377"},"modified":"2022-03-07T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T20:30:13","slug":"itcc-newsletter-february-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/itcc\/2022\/03\/07\/itcc-newsletter-february-march-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ITCC Newsletter – February – March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n Information Technology Career Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The ITCC at Virginia Commonwealth University serves to enhance technical knowledge and promote career development by facilitating networking, mentoring, and learning activities within the University. The elected Leadership Team serves as the ITCC’s voice to university administration in matters related to the execution of all community activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This month we\u2019re announcing our \u201cBridging the Gap\u201d event, in which we will be joined by Bobby Keener of Civilian Cyber. We\u2019ve also shared some news from our friends in the Staff Senate, including Employee Appreciation Week and the T.E.A.M. conference which started today! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your IT Career Community Leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n March 23, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM<\/strong> ITCC will host Bobby Keener and a panel from Civilian Cyber. Further details coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Join via Zoom: https:\/\/go.vcu.edu\/itcc-events-remote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Staff Senate News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Below we\u2019ve included some highlights from our friends in the VCU Staff Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VCU Staff Senate Awards for Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Open until March 15, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Please take the time and nominate your colleagues in TS (and elsewhere) for the amazing work that they do! Nominations are open until March 15th, and each winner receives a $1,000 award. These awards are the premier university awards offered within VCU, for staff members, by staff members. Please make us proud and nominate as many of your colleagues as you can….we want to see more IT winners this year…it’s up to us to get our nominations\/names out there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n See more information: <\/strong>https:\/\/staffsenate.vcu.edu\/awards\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n “Together Everyone Achieves More (T.E.A.M)” Career Development Conference<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n March 7 – 11, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking place during Spring Break March 7-11; this is free for all VCU and VCU Health System staff members to register and attend. Check out the site to view the agenda\/speaker info and you can register individually for the sessions you want to attend. Everything is virtual via Zoom, and free to attend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n See more information: <\/strong>https:\/\/staffsenateconference.vcu.edu\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee Appreciation Week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n March 7 – 11, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Also taking place during Spring Break March 7-11; different in person and virtual events for staff appreciation (free donut days, virtual mindfulness classes, and a Friday food truck event at the Commons with free food for staff). <\/p>\n\n\n\n See more information: <\/strong>https:\/\/staffsenate.vcu.edu\/employee-appreciation\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are your Chairs for the 2021-2022 SIGs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Interested in becoming a chair for an unfilled SIG chair position? Please email us at <\/em>itcareer@vcu.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our wiki<\/a> has been updated to include helpful information about the ITCC. Please utilize this resource to learn about who we are and how we are working to provide new and creative career development opportunities for you. You\u2019ll also find links to our monthly newsletters, blog, listserv, mentorship, special interest groups, events and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subscribe to our blog<\/a> for the ITCC information, events and ITCC opportunities. To subscribe, go to the blog and scroll down. The subscribe option will be on the right-hand side of the page. We are working on updating and expanding our blog to make it an even better resource for current information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are located in our ITCC Kaltura Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You are automatically subscribed to the IT_CAREER_COMMUNITY listserv based on your HR job family.<\/strong> (If you unsubscribe, the automated process HR has provided will re-subscribe you.) The listserv is used to communicate events and important information related to the ITCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Email: itcareer@vcu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/wiki.vcu.edu\/display\/TUG\/Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Technician’s Users Group (TUG) at VCU serves as a resource and a gathering for technologists across the university to share their findings, collaborate with others, and provide feedback to service providers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Web Users Group provides updates about T4, VCU’s web community, and other web-related information. WUG meets twice per year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n February – March, 2022 Information Technology Career Community The ITCC at Virginia Commonwealth University serves to enhance technical knowledge and promote career development by facilitating networking, mentoring, and learning activities within the University. The elected Leadership Team serves as the ITCC’s voice to university administration in matters related to the execution of all community activities. 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The elected Leadership Team serves as the ITCC’s voice to university administration in matters related to the execution of all community activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Happy new year! We\u2019re excited to kick off this year and coordinate some exciting events. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Your IT Career Community Leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n January 26, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM<\/strong> Connor Riely will join us to discuss the various types of block chain technologies. The many advantages and disadvantages of each and their applicable use cases in a real world environment. He will also touch on NFT’s, Distributed Ledger Technology, and Crypto Currencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Join via Zoom: https:\/\/go.vcu.edu\/itcc-events-remote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are your Chairs for the 2021-2022 SIGs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Interested in becoming a chair for an unfilled SIG chair position? Please email us at <\/em>itcareer@vcu.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Our wiki<\/a> has been updated to include helpful information about the ITCC. Please utilize this resource to learn about who we are and how we are working to provide new and creative career development opportunities for you. You\u2019ll also find links to our monthly newsletters, blog, listserv, mentorship, special interest groups, events and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Subscribe to our blog<\/a> for the ITCC information, events and ITCC opportunities. To subscribe, go to the blog and scroll down. The subscribe option will be on the right-hand side of the page. We are working on updating and expanding our blog to make it an even better resource for current information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are located in our ITCC Kaltura Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You are automatically subscribed to the IT_CAREER_COMMUNITY listserv based on your HR job family.<\/strong> (If you unsubscribe, the automated process HR has provided will re-subscribe you.) The listserv is used to communicate events and important information related to the ITCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Email: itcareer@vcu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n https:\/\/wiki.vcu.edu\/display\/TUG\/Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Technician’s Users Group (TUG) at VCU serves as a resource and a gathering for technologists across the university to share their findings, collaborate with others, and provide feedback to service providers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Web Users Group provides updates about T4, VCU’s web community, and other web-related information. WUG meets twice per year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ACCS is a statewide organization made up of IT professionals from colleges and universities from across the state. They hold a yearly conference in the spring and people are invited to submit presentations on various topics. There are also numerous SIGs that you can sign up for that have active email listservs and some non-conference meetings. More information can be found at http:\/\/www.accsva.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hope Adams, adamsh@vcu.edu<\/a>, works for Technology Services and may also be contacted directly for more information, she is the ACCS Board Co-Chair and Conference Logistics Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n January, 2022 Information Technology Career Community The ITCC at Virginia Commonwealth University serves to enhance technical knowledge and promote career development by facilitating networking, mentoring, and learning activities within the University. The elected Leadership Team serves as the ITCC’s voice to university administration in matters related to the execution of all community activities. 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The elected Leadership Team serves as the ITCC’s voice to university administration in matters related to the execution of all community activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Our current Chair, Jason Jacobus, has accepted a new position and will be leaving the university. Scottie Wylie will be officially stepping into the role of Chair effective November 9, 2021. We are excited for Jason and thank him for all of the hard work he has done for the ITCC and the university and we wish him the best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your IT Career Community Leaders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n November 17, 2021, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM<\/strong> Tanya-Lee Giscombe from HR will be providing a presentation on Resume Building discussing how to get started with building a resume, some helpful resources that are available, then finally a Q\/A session. Join via Zoom: https:\/\/go.vcu.edu\/itcc-events-remote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First week of December, Date TBD<\/strong> Join us as Jason Jacobus gives us a video-recorded inside look at the University Computer Center. Join via Zoom: https:\/\/go.vcu.edu\/itcc-events-remote<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We\u2019re happy to announce that the Mentorship Program has returned for 2021-2022. Sign up as a mentor or mentee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Student-worker and hourly employees who work for departments under the IT Career Community job family can also now sign up as mentees as well. Since we don\u2019t have a full roster of which departments have student- and hourly workers, please forward this email to those who may be interested in participating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n More information about how to sign up can be found in our blog post here: ITCC Mentorship Program 2021-2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you or they have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Mentorship Coordinator directly by emailing Andrew Craig at craiga3@vcu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are your Chairs for the 2021-2022 SIGs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Interested in becoming a chair for an unfilled SIG chair position? Please email us at <\/em>itcareer@vcu.edu<\/em><\/a>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/VHzQLlQI-elT_4194zs7-3V64CMMAYi_6V0xWvm1JDO8bnXSq20qgqBNY6Lti_o2nyr9NEyA6MgPauHnprGTe-xCZqyDnRwIWlJq1vUJlC5obxILIZuNf9oCAu5PWgHgs8RHBz-u\")
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Panel discussion – The future of technology Workforce.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Register in Talent@VCU at: https:\/\/go.vcu.edu\/itcc-events<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ITCC Blog<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
ITCC Event Recordings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
ITCC Listserv<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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ITCC – Block Chain Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Register in Talent@VCU at: https:\/\/go.vcu.edu\/itcc-events<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ITCC Blog<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Resume Building<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Register in Talent@VCU at: https:\/\/go.vcu.edu\/itcc-events<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUniversity Computer Center (UCC) Tour<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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