Office of Information Technology

About

IT at Brown consists of a centralized IT department, The Office of Information Technology; several individual departments with their own IT groups; and distributed IT professionals in academic and administrative departments.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT)

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) delivers high-quality information technology solutions and services that further Brown University's ability to achieve its mission of excellence in education, research, and public leadership.

To this end we strive to:

  • Encourage, enable and drive collaboration both across and beyond Brown through services, training, and tools
  • Empower University decision-makers through transparent access to enterprise data
  • Deploy technology resources creatively in support of Building on Distinction
  • Keep abreast of emerging technologies and practices and drive innovation
  • Develop forward-thinking, innovative strategies to support teaching and learning and state of the art research
  • Provide a robust, reliable, and secure environment

OIT is the centralized computing department at Brown, with over 250 staff. OIT supports over 300 services.