After graduating in 1972聽as a psychology major from EMU, Jack Rutt got his first job in the business world at Goodville Mutual Casualty Company in New Holland, Pennsylvania. Rutt initially ... read more about Jack Rutt’s journey to EMU
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The one and only John Fairfield
This is a man聽who spent much of 1970-71 in Belgium鈥檚 national library absorbing British computer research. He was learning French too in Brussels, so that he could use French to ... read more about The one and only John Fairfield
From local threesome to national Jenzabar聽
It all started聽in a corner of EMU’s old administration building in 1980. Two employees began tinkering 鈥� on their own time 鈭� with ways for colleges and universities to manage ... read more about From local threesome to national Jenzabar聽
From software to 3D carriage wheels
When asked what he does in his spare time,聽Lynn Roth 鈥�99聽mentions his 3D printer, home built with the help of open source plans. He鈥檚 printed 鈥渄oodads,鈥� his catch-all word for ... read more about From software to 3D carriage wheels
In defense of learning weird stuff in college
Running a power plant聽effectively requires keeping tabs on an awful lot of data relating to fuel consumption, power output, weather conditions, grid demand, etc. & etc. And in turn, keeping ... read more about In defense of learning weird stuff in college
Falling backwards into God鈥檚 calling
Dan Shenk-Evans 鈥�92聽characterizes his career in technology as 鈥渇alling backwards鈥� into God鈥檚 calling. For years, every position he sought in direct social ministry eventually led him reluctantly to a computer, ... read more about Falling backwards into God鈥檚 calling
One of 8 doing I.T. at Ten Thousand Villages
Each holiday, Rick Rutt 鈥�84聽and his family add an ornament from Ten Thousand Villages to their Christmas tree. This year, 14 ornaments from different countries hang from its branches, a ... read more about One of 8 doing I.T. at Ten Thousand Villages
I.T. in higher ED: In the end, it’s about people
As a UNIX systems engineer聽at Virginia Tech,聽Josh Akers 鈥�07聽is charged with 鈥減rovisioning鈥� a few dozen 鈥渆nterprise systems鈥� at university, while also 鈥渁dministrating VMware infrastructure鈥� and supporting operation of 鈥淎dvanced Research ... read more about I.T. in higher ED: In the end, it’s about people