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jokes Carver . At the end of each term , staff are tasked with the movement of student records from the learning management system to the student information system . “ So if you ’ re teaching 300 students , that ’ s about 900 clicks to complete this task , taking hours . And if you make an error , the staff member then has three different permissions and five forms to complete to rectify the mistake ,” explains Carver . “ So we built a button , and all of the information is transported across
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Curtis A . Carver Jr
Curtis A . Carver Jr ., Ph . D ., was named Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer in June 2015 , following a national search . A senior leader in higher education information technology , Carver came to UAB from his position as Vice Chancellor and CIO for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia , having previously held key leadership positions at the US Military Academy at West Point . Carver earned a bachelor ’ s degree in computer science from the US Military Academy at West Point and his Master ’ s Degree and Doctorate in computer science from Texas A & M University . Throughout his career , he has received numerous national and international honors and awards for military , teaching , and research excellence . Carver is a frequent keynote speaker and has published extensively .
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