Confessions of a Fugitive Mind
November 28, 2005
E-mail to the Community
Re: Web Development Office
Tuesday, November 28, 2005 9:45 a.m.
We are pleased to announce that the staff of the Web Development Office will officially become part of the Division of Marketing and Communications, effective today. Amy Marr and Sarah Jay will be relocating their offices to Boynton Hall, third floor before the end of the year. They will continue to update and maintain the WPI website.
As we evolve WPI's web presence, Amy and Sarah will begin to build an intranet site for the university's internal community under the direction of Amy Dean. This will enable our external website can focus more directly on our important external audiences as it relates to enrollment, advancement and recruitment. Tara Myers will be leading this effort to enhance the external website.
Amy and Sarah, along with Troy Thompson and Alex Brelsfoard, have made significant contributions to WPI during their time in the Division of Information Technology. We recognize and applaud their technical and marketing expertise as well as their creative energy and look forward to Amy's and Sarah's assistance in helping us build on that foundation of success.
Tom Lynch
Chris Hardwick
It's official now. The Web Development Office is no longer. We've been absorbed by Marketing and Communications. Oddly, they used my maiden and married names in the more informal version of this that went to our divisions but only my married name in this version. Turns out more than a few people think I've left and a new Sarah is taking my place. And perhaps most interesting is the administration's choice to reveal their early plans for splitting the site into an Intranet and Extranet. I would've thought they'd keep that on the DL until we had a plan in place and could answer questions.
Posted by criminal at November 28, 2005 09:47 AM
Comments
That memo is really ambiguous. Are Troy and Alex downsized, as it were? Because if they are, that sucks and I'm really sorry. I've been through several shakeups, and although I've never been laid off myself, I've lost several good friends and coworkers in the process. Best of luck in your new position. Change is very difficult - how you handle it is key.
Posted by: Jen at November 28, 2005 01:10 PM
Actually, Troy and Alex both resigned because of how poorly this transition has been handled. Troy because they neglected to read his job description and tried to give him an entirely different and unappealing (to him) job and Alex because, well, managment around here is going downhill fast.
Posted by: sarah at November 28, 2005 02:46 PM
Well, good luck to them. I hope they land on their feet.
Posted by: Jen at November 28, 2005 05:04 PM