UPS Chief Technology Officer Molly Tamarkin announced today the appointment of Cindy Riche as the new Director of Instructional Technology. In her email to the campus community, she writes:
Dear Campus Community,
At the conclusion of a national search, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Cynthia Riche has accepted the position of Director of Instructional Technology. Cindy will lead our instructional technology team and will develop academic technology services, an area of strategic importance as it addresses our core mission to support teaching and learning. We had a wonderful application pool and received over 50 applications from many strong candidates. Many thanks to Diane Kelley and Lori Ricigliano for their service on the interview committee, and to Theresa Duhart and Randy Thornton for their help providing interim leadership.
Cindy received her BA in psychology and communication from the University of Puget Sound, and for the past 20+ years she has led technology services for the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, one of the top five social work schools in the country. While at the UW, Riche has been steadily promoted, providing strategic leadership and operational management of instructional technology and media services, websites, IT infrastructure and desktop support. Cindy has led many faculty workshops, developed the infrastructure for online courses, and has participated in campus wide leadership teams.
Cindy received the national Jane N. Ryland Fellowship from Educause and, in addition to her BA above has a Masters degree in social work, a PhD in social welfare, and a Masters degree in Acupuncture and Chinese medicine.Please join me in welcoming Cindy to Puget Sound! She will start on November 3rd, initially part time as she transitions for UW.
The Director of Instructional Technology position has been vacant since July, 2006. The IT Staff welcome Cindy and look forward to working with her.