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Follow on Google News | VCCCD Associate Vice Chancellor Receives Statewide Information Technology AwardCalifornia Community Colleges Chancellor's Office honors Dan Watkins for work updating statewide technology process
The annual award recognizes outstanding work that meets specific criteria: technological innovation, scope and complexity of a project, benefit to the institution and key constituents, and demonstration of excellence and professionalism. In 2021, Watkins, Pham and Rocha formed a collaborative workgroup to develop a more approachable nomination process and judging rubric. Watkins created the updated forms and executed the technical backend work on the website to support the new process. The workgroup consistently sought feedback from CISOA membership to ensure it was equitable and workable for every college in the state. "It's important to me that we collaborate with other colleges. We can learn from each other and support the work we are all doing on behalf of our students and employees," said Watkins, who joined VCCCD in 2018. "The District's Information Technology department's collaborative approach benefits our state's community colleges," said VCCCD Board Chair Dianne B. McKay. "Dan is a strong leader who values partnerships and acknowledges that open communication helps our IT department and others' to be more efficient." In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Watkins led VCCCD's IT department in quickly implementing AWS (Amazon Web Services) software so employees could access their core applications and files while they worked remotely. In 2021, the IT department received the CISOA Technology Excellence Team Award for their seamless execution of the AWS new software and sharing best practices with other California community colleges. When the District required COVID-19 vaccinations for all students and employees to be on campus, Watkins oversaw the Healthy Return to Campus mobile app development. People coming to a Ventura County community college campus or the District Administrative Center use the app to complete a daily screening and to upload their vaccination card for verification or test results if they have a medical or religious exemption. Watkins, Pham and Rocha will be presented their awards on March 21 during the 2022 CISOA Technology Summit in Ontario, Calif. For more information about the Ventura County Community College District, visit vcccd.edu. End
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