DePaul University
Bob McCormick was named vice president for Information Services in 2012. He is currently responsible for a staff of more than 100 employees, who provide technology architecture, information security, application development and support, network and telecommunications services, classroom and academic technology, student computer labs and the Technology Contact Center. He also provides leadership to the teams managing DePaul’s Enterprise Resource Planning systems.
Since he took over Information Services, McCormick has led several major projects at DePaul, including the replacement of the university’s core public website, the implementation of a collocated data center, implementation of a university-wide degree progress report and installation of several key student advising systems and a new electronic teaching evaluation system.
McCormick previously served as director of enterprise architecture in Information Services, helping to implement an advising system, providing a paperless, 360-degree view of students for advisors at DePaul. The project was key to DePaul winning a CIO magazine “Top 100” award for excellence in 2007. In this role, he also was responsible for directing all information technology expenditures at the university and was instrumental in an upgrade of the university’s portal.
McCormick’s information services career began in 2003 as a project manager for the PeopleSoft student administration system. He first began working at DePaul in 1999 on the PeopleSoft installation while a consultant with Academe Solutions, Inc. Prior to that, he was a software engineer at Northwestern University, where he helped to implement the PeopleSoft student administration system; it was one of the first universities in the country to do so.
McCormick graduated with honors with a bachelor’s degree in mathematical physics from the University of Nottingham. After working as a software engineer for two years for British Rail, he moved to the U.S. in 1995 and served as a technical consultant for Inland Steel in Hammond, Ind.
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DePaul University is the nation's largest Catholic university, with about 23,000 students and about 300 degree programs. Its partnerships throughout Chicago enable DePaul to provide an exceptional educational experience that is vibrant, pragmatic and socially engaged. Classes are small and taught by knowledgeable and experienced faculty members who take full advantage of Chicago’s corporate, cultural and community resources. DePaul is nationally recognized for incorporating service learning throughout its curriculum and for the academic rigor and prominence of its programs. Founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians), DePaul’s tradition of providing a quality education to students from a broad range of backgrounds, with particular attention to first-generation students, has resulted in one of the nation’s most diverse student bodies. With 10 colleges and schools, DePaul has campuses in Chicago’s Loop and Lincoln Park neighborhoods, three suburban locations, and degree programs in several nations. It is a member of the BIG EAST Conference in Division I sports.