LAKELAND, Fla. 鈥� IM体育官网 has officially welcomed Chief Information Officer Tom Hull to its executive leadership team. Hull has 28 years of IT experience and has served as CIO for several universities including Virginia Commonwealth and, most recently, Pace University in New York.
鈥淭om is a proven visionary in the field of information technology,鈥� said Ava Parker, IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 chief operating officer. 鈥淲e are delighted and fortunate to have him as a member of our leadership team, and already we are seeing the benefits of his expertise.鈥�
Hull, whose background includes strategic technology planning for IBM and the Pentagon, will be the driving force behind IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 technology systems and strategy. His efforts will play a major role in creating the university鈥檚 cutting-edge, 21st century academic environment.
鈥淚 want everyone to know that IM体育官网 Poly is going to be a modern, tech-savvy university from the start, and it鈥檚 going to build into a world-renowned STEM institution,鈥� said Hull, who envisions IM体育官网 Poly rapidly rising to the ranks of esteemed polytechnic institutions like MIT, Georgia Tech and Cal Poly.
Parker shares that vision and believes in its achievability.
鈥淲e鈥檙e building a 21st century university from the ground up, and we have a much better understanding of how fast technology changes,鈥� said Parker. 鈥淎s legacy universities grow, they must unravel and retrofit old systems to remain competitive. IM体育官网 Poly will launch with advanced tools and platforms that are built to evolve with our high-tech era.鈥�
The tools and platforms that Hull will directly shape include IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 student information system, campus communications system, classroom technologies and curriculum delivery methods.
His job is no small undertaking, but Hull is invigorated.
鈥淲e鈥檙e starting the 12th university in IM体育官网鈥檚 State System. There鈥檚 no other activity like that currently in the United States,鈥� said Hull. 鈥淭his is the most exciting thing happening in higher education in the country right now.鈥�