We are happy to welcome our new Assistant Director for Instructional Services, Elaine Robbins, who started with Engineering IT Shared Services on February 1st, 2023.
Elaine joins us after 25+ years at the College of Education in various roles from Business Officer, IT Partners at Education Manager, and Convocation Coordinator. Most recently she served as the Assistant Director for Operations and Finance at the School of Music. Elaine has spent her first week with in the college meeting with her Instructional Services (IS) staff, taking in EngrIT orientation information, meeting with EngrIT leadership team and learning about the scope and breadth of IS services like EWS and eLearning initiatives.
She says she is most excited about developing relationships and collaborating on innovative, forward-thinking support that will continue to elevate the reputation of Grainger College of Engineering and supporting our team of experts by being an efficient administrator who clears their path of debris to allow for their exemplary work.
Initial interactions indicate that Elaine will fit in nicely with the current geekdom of EngrIT as she shares interests in Marvel and Star Wars universes. She is a Champaign County native that enjoys a "mild obsession" with a wide swath of music tastes including Dave Matthews Band, Dolly Parton, and Snoop Dogg.
Elaine will act as Assistant Director over the Engineering workstations (EWS) labs, which feature over 100 different specialized software, remote access to high-demand Engineering applications, elearning services, lecture/presentation capture services, and instructional technology facilitation available to all Grainger College instructors and faculty.
Please join us in welcoming Elaine!