OIT
Instructional Technology Center
Meet the staff
Alex Aivars
Alex is currently a senior majoring in English - Practical Writing and minoring in Music. He has been designing and programming Web sites for 8 years now, and after graduating this spring, hopes to find a job in Web design, either in a Web design firm or a firm he starts himself. Other hobbies include biking, skiing, drawing, and playing his saxophone.
Kevin Dyer
Kevin is currently a senior at Western studying Supply Chain Management. He currently spends a lot of time helping out with the organization InterVarsity Christian Fellowship on campus. He is looking forward to graduating soon and finding a job. His current hobbies and interests include hanging out with friends and family, video gaming, playing ping pong, and going to the rec center when he has time.
Nicholas Mangold
Nicholas is from Niles, Michigan and is currently majoring in Computer Science – Theory & Analysis. Some of his hobbies include snowboarding, web design, and teaching. When he graduates, Nic wants to work near the Rocky Mountains where he could snowboard often. He hopes that his hard-earned degree will reward him with a high paying job doing something he loves.
Frank Scafaria
Frank is a Senior with a major in political science. After achieving his undergraduate degree, he plans to attend law school out west, preferably in Colorado or Oregon, after which he wants to pursue a career in Technology Law with a specialty in Intellectual Property.
Frank has been active in computers and technology since age 6 and has worked in PC repair and support. Besides his interest in computers, Frank is an avid outdoors enthusiast. He enjoys backpacking, camping, and fishing. Frank's main aspiration in life is to be able to travel the world and to try to leave it a better place than he found it.
Pamela Rups, Coordinator
Pam has worked at WMU since July 1979! As an instructional graphic designer, she started using computers in the mid 1980s and taught many software and computer classes for faculty, staff, and students through the Computing Center. In 2000 she became Coordinator of the ITCenter. Pam started on a Mac and is still on a Mac, although she also has a Windows laptop.
Pam has a B.A. in German and Russian from Michigan State University and an M.A. in Medieval Studies from Western Michigan University, which just goes to prove you never can tell what life will bring your way. Her outside interests include bookbinding, creating artists's books, organic gardening, playing the fiddle and shakuhachi flute, calling dances, canoeing, hiking, and volunteering for hospice.
Julie Scott, E-learning Administrator
Although Julie is not officially part of the ITCenter, her office is in our area and she lends direct support to the Center.
Julie has been at WMU most of her life, or so it seems. She has a BS degree in Biology and a MS degree in Biostatistics, both obtained at WMU. She has been at her present position in IT since 1985. Currently her main job is supporting E-learning, which includes consulting with faculty about how to use E-learning in their courses, developing and delivering E-learning training, and doing a host of administrative tasks on the E-learning server.
During her time at WMU, Julie has seen many changes. Her first PC had two 5-inch floppy drives and no hard disk and ran MS-DOS. In 1991, she received a NeXT station upon which she became a mouse dependent person. Now, after using several Windows computers and laptops for the last 15 years, she has switched to a MacBook Pro. She grumbles about the lack of a right mouse button, but so far thinks the Mac is pretty cool.
Summer 2008 Hours
We are open as usual from April 28 through May 2.
M-Th 9-5
F 9-4
M-Th 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
by appointment
Call us:
269-387-6958
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