CMCC recognized for IT department’s COVID-19 preparedness efforts

PHOTO: CMCC Dean of IT and Chief Information Security Officer Bob Boucher, at the entrance to the college’s esports arena in Kirk Hall. (Submitted photo)

AUBURN — The information technology staff at Central Maine Community College was featured in the September edition of Toggle, a national business-to-business trade journal highlighting the vital role that technology plays in a variety of companies and organizations and its COVID-19 preparedness.
Bob Boucher, dean of IT and chief information security officer at CMCC, leads a staff of four who have been indispensable in enabling the college to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. The full-time staff is assisted by several work-study students, all of whom are enrolled in the Computer Technology program at the college.
The Toggle article cites a combination of an experienced staff and enthusiastic leadership that “results in a college that’s been a forerunner in introducing and integrating tech–from providing free Microsoft Office products to giving students technology to both continue learning and make equipment to fight COVID-19.”
“The fact that all my employees were students here gives us some insight on where to focus some of our time and attention,” notes Boucher. “What helps me on the instructional side is that I was part of the faculty and IT manager for a good long while, too.”
Read more at togglemag.com.