{"id":461,"date":"2024-04-15T09:39:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/information-technology\/?p=461"},"modified":"2024-04-24T11:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:14:02","slug":"40-years-later-laura-petty-retires-from-ball-states-it-dept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/information-technology\/2024\/04\/15\/40-years-later-laura-petty-retires-from-ball-states-it-dept\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Years Later: Laura Petty Retires from Ball State\u2019s IT Dept.\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Laura Petty grew up in Muncie, specifically a mile away from Ball State\u2019s campus. So, it only made sense that she would work her way to Ball State for her higher education. While finishing her college career, Petty started an on-campus job at the main campus computer lab as a student lab assistant. Little did Petty know, this campus job would continue into a lifetime career at Ball State.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After Petty\u2019s job as a student lab assistant, she moved on to another part of the IT department, working as a student programmer on the software development team. With these experiences under her belt, she quickly realized the value of working at Ball State and the ever-changing nature of working with technology, so when she was offered a full-time position, Petty did not hesitate to take the offer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I enjoyed the work environment at the University and had a really good experience as a student employee working in IT,\u201d Petty said. \u201cWith technology, things are always changing and there are new things to learn, which I enjoy.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While serving on the application development team, Petty\u2019s title changed from programmer to programmer\/analyst and then, eventually, senior programmer\/analyst. Petty was responsible for <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">consulting with clients, designing, coding, testing and managing computer software systems.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Some of the key projects Petty worked on were managing the technology systems related to scheduling\/grade processing, leading efforts to convert the campus systems to accommodate plus\/minus grades and making the modifications necessary to program computers for the year 2000.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As she excelled in her role as a programmer, she found she had a deep love for helping others understand and then use technology, so she made another move in IT into client support with the role of Technology HelpDesk coordinator. In this role, she oversaw the operations of the Technology HelpDesk.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While in this position, Petty developed the concept for a support service that would help students specifically resolve their personal technology issues, deployed a \u201cticketing system\u201d to manage all technology help requests and represented Ball State IT at many events to share IT updates with others.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Moving her way through IT, Petty found herself at the beginning of Unified Technology Support (UTS). She started out as assistant director of UTS and is ending her career as the director of UTS. She has overseen, facilitated and managed UTS efforts of continuously creating better technology support for Ball State students and faculty, no matter the circumstances.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI was part of the team that was brought together when Unified Technology Support (UTS) was formed,\u201d Petty said. \u201cIt was very rewarding to see the new focus placed on client services, including the dedicated Tech Center space in Bracken Library, which made these services much more visible and available to clients.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond working in IT, Petty says she worked \u201cadjunct to the Department of Technology\u201d where she taught evening classes in addition to her day job. She also worked with many students in student employee and graduate assistant positions where she had the opportunity to help them learn and grow in the world of IT.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To say that Petty has done a significant amount of work with Ball State IT would be an understatement, but when asked what some of her favorite memories are, she spoke not of her direct work but instead she spoke of students.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI really enjoy working with students, particularly hiring and then coaching and mentoring student employees and graduate assistants,\u201d Petty said. \u201cSeeing them succeed when they go into full-time jobs is very rewarding&#8230; I have had several former students reach out or visit me and thank me for everything I did to assist them while they were students.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After a bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, 39 years of different employment at Ball State, Petty leaves with excitement about retirement and some parting words of advice:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFind a job that you enjoy doing.\u00a0 You will spend a lot of time working, so you should make sure you are doing something that you find rewarding and makes a positive difference to others.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-464\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093815\/Photo1-244x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"244\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093815\/Photo1-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093815\/Photo1.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093817\/Photo4-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093817\/Photo4-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093817\/Photo4.jpg 503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-463\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093812\/Photo5-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093812\/Photo5-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/24093812\/Photo5.jpg 303w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Petty grew up in Muncie, specifically a mile away from Ball State\u2019s campus. 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