Humanities & Sciences IT Overview

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H&S IT supports the School of Humanities and Sciences by developing and supporting IT systems, applications, processes, and equipment. Our team advocates for H&S needs and works to reduce friction in IT processes across the university.

Our Approach 


We strive to implement university-wide IT solutions whenever possible, while developing local solutions for unique H&S needs. Our team contributes innovative solutions to the broader Stanford IT community and focuses on creating time-saving and efficient systems for H&S stakeholders.

Values


H&S IT adheres to the H&S Guiding Principles and Core Values. These include building strong partnerships, providing timely and transparent responses, cultivating diverse ideas, achieving meaningful results, and practicing responsible resource management.

In addition to school-wide values, H&S IT emphasizes proactive, well-organized planning and standardization across teams. We prioritize excellence in customer service and maintain a human-centric work culture that supports well-being. Our team values inclusivity, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning, fostering an environment where we take ownership of our work and learn from our experiences.

Team Structure

The H&S IT team is comprised of three teams:

  • Application Services supports software/services that allow for the efficient use and management of H&S resources. These include systems such as HandSOn (faculty information system), the H&S Budget Planning System (BPS), and H&S CRM service, among others. The Apps team also supports data services/software that expand our stakeholders’ use of data from university sources and H&S systems; we create dashboards that provide operational information to support departments and strategic dashboards and reporting infrastructure to support H&S planning efforts.
  • Web Services supports the web needs of H&S units. These include platforms for the School's flagship site, and for 90% of the school's academic units. The team provides support for sites on H&S platforms as well as for H&S sites beyond those platforms. The team also leads digital efforts for the school when it comes to compliance, training, best practices, and innovation sharing.
  • Operations supports services and processes that keep our school’s everyday IT running smoothly. Examples include computer purchasing and asset management; high performance research computing; support for administrative processes related to data and security for research projects; general information security and data privacy processes and consultation; and project management/support for campus IT projects that require local H&S coordination.

    Meet the team!