- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- Lifetimes dedicated to environmental science inspired Fu-Lin Chu Ph.D. '82, P '97, P '12 and William Chu P '97, P '12 to create a fellowship for graduate students.
  
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Information Technology and Network Services

Davis Hall, 1st Floor

CIO & Director: Gary Anderson, x7080

Grab the Life Ring to the right to submit a service request.

Below is a contact listing for the ITNS Staff:

VIMS User & Email Accounts

Passwords, network storage (homespace and shared space), email groups, check-in, check-out:

table with Enterprise Operations Specialist contact information
Chris Palmer	Enterprise Operations Specialist - Room 113	x7072	palmercd@vims.edu

Desktop and laptop systems & software

Setup, repairs, software installs, virus checks, general network connection or IP phone problems, new system specification:

table with list of client support analyst contact information
Blain Hoye	Client Support Analyst - Room 111	x7074	blain@vims.edu
Katie Whitfield	Client Support Analyst - Room 111	x7017	katie@vims.edu

Instructional Technology & Video

Classroom technology, video conferencing, student lab, equipment loan, Blackboard support.

Table with Instructional Technology Specialist contact information
Bob Polley	Instructional Technology Specialist - Room 106	x7078	bob@vims.edu

Office Phones and Cell Phones, Copiers

All telephone problems, moves, adds, changes, voicemail, teleconferencing, cell contracts, copiers, purchasing:

table with Telecom. Services Specialist contact information
Will Benton	Telecom. Services Specialist - Room 104	x7085	will@vims.edu
Carol Birch	Procurement Coordinator - Watermen's Hall 238	x7850	cjbirch@vims.edu

New system and software purchases

Dell system quotes, software licensing, general support questions:

table with Assistant Director, IT Client Services & Support contact information
Kathi Goodwin	Assistant Director, IT Client Services & Support - Room 105	x7016	kathi@vims.edu

Database administration and management

Databases, Surveys:

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John Thomas	Database Administrator/Analyst - Room 107	x7183	jkthomas@vims.edu

Unix and Windows server support

Non-standard server and storage needs, web server support, HPC computing:

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Emrys Koenigsmann	Infrastructure Svcs Architect (Network) - Room 112	x7171	emrys@vims.edu
Chris Carpenter	Infrastructure Svcs Architect (linux) - Room 112	x7071	ccarp@vims.edu
Tanya Ward	Infrastructure Svcs Architect (Windows) - Room 115	x7083	tanya@vims.edu

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