The University of Connecticut (UConn) appointed Haleh Ghaemolsabahi as interim chief information officer (CIO) on July 6, putting a three-decade UConn technology veteran in charge of the university’s central IT organization.

The University of Rochester named Jim Forrester as interim chief information officer (CIO) and university vice president, effective Aug. 1.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named Christopher Given the director of the Department of Technology, subject to approval of the state Senate.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed Michael Watson chief information officer (CIO) of the commonwealth and head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).

Robert Osmond is in line to become Delaware’s next tech chief after Gov. Matt Meyer nominated him to the positions of state chief information officer (CIO) and head of the Department of Technology and Information (DTI).

The University of Pennsylvania has appointed Joshua Beeman as chief information officer (CIO) and vice president for information technology.

Morgan State University has hired Timothy Summers as chief information officer (CIO) and vice president of information technology at the Baltimore-based historically black research university.

The University of Iowa has appointed Brad Rohrer as chief information officer (CIO) and associate vice president. His first day was Feb. 23.

Butler University has named Carol Williams chief information officer (CIO) at the Indianapolis-based institution.

The University of Minnesota has named Tarek Tomes vice president for information technology and chief information officer (CIO), effective March 16.