Project Timeline
Initiation/Planning (spring 2024) to Project Closeout (Fall 2025)
May 2024 - All new devices being receiving Windows 11
Summer 2024 - OIT Managed classroom computers updated to Windows 11
Available Now - Meeting with department admins to understand needs and being OIT assisted migration
Early 2025 - Self Service upgrade option available
October 2025 - Rice Primary Networks are Windows 11 only. All research computers needing mitigation have solutions in place.
Project Governance
Key stakeholders
- Faculty and staff
Executive Sponsor
- Paul Padley, CIO
OIT Management
- Allie Sarahan, Assistant Director - Campus Services
- Carrie Toffoletto, Manager - Organizational Change Management
- Jennifer Blum, Digital Operations Specialist
- Juan Rodriguez, Support Specialist II
- Kathy Meyer, Project Manager
- Keith Poli, Support Specialist - Technical Lead
- Wes Murrile, Manager - Systems Administration & Endpoint Engineering
- Zack Phillips, Support Specialist II
Advisory Committee
- Elaine Brewer, Deputy CIO
- Kyle Cooper, Director Enterprise Infrastructure
- Marc Scarborough, Chief Information Security Officer
- Melissa Cragin, Associate VP, Information Technology
- Paul Padley, CIO