Cindy Saylor

Biography

Cindy Saylor is Assistant Chief Information Officer for Educational Technologies at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke in Pembroke, NC. In this role Cindy is the primary campus contact for information technology with a focus on supporting faculty within the technology structure to achieve their academic mission. Additionally, she provides leadership for the Client Services areas including oversight for help desk services, electronic classrooms, student computer labs, college-based and administrative desktop support, student technology assistance, and residential networking. Moving to the Division of Information Technology in 2008 after 12 years in the Mary Livermore Library at UNC Pembroke, Cindy served as Assistant Dean for Research Services and Systems, and was responsible for management of all public services and coordination of all electronic technologies. Cindy earned a Masters in Library and Information Studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Bachelor of Arts at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. She is ITIL v.3 certified and holds certificates in academic leadership, library training and photography. Cindy has published in a number of journals and has presented at many conferences, including the Southeast Regional Conference. She has served on many campus committees and participated in a number of activities. Most recently she spearheaded a Technology Exposition at UNC Pembroke for the region, and chaired a campus committee to review and revise local performance appraisal processes. As a tenured faculty member, Cindy has served as Faculty Senator and a member of the Faculty Senate Executive and Faculty Governance committees, chair of the Student Affairs and Campus Life Committee, and technology chair of the Strategic Planning and Resources Council (SPARC). She has been a Teaching Fellows mentor and was an active member of the Technology Collaborative Program Committee of the UNC Teaching and Learning with Technology program.

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