{"id":614,"date":"2025-03-25T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/information-technology\/?p=614"},"modified":"2025-03-24T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T14:01:22","slug":"brandon-smith-takes-on-new-creative-innovation-role-within-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/information-technology\/2025\/03\/25\/brandon-smith-takes-on-new-creative-innovation-role-within-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Smith Takes on New Creative Innovation Role within IT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Congratulations are in order for Brandon Smith, who recently received a promotion to Associate Vice President of Information Technology Strategy and Creative Innovation.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">He will now oversee both The Digital Corps and University Media Services. He will engage in creative innovation with IT and university leadership to better media services across campus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new position may be intimidating, but Brandon is well equipped to build off his accomplishments with The Digital Corps. The environment that The Digital Corps fosters, creativity and collaboration, will stick with Brandon as he creates opportunities across campus for faculty, staff, and administrators.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a distinguished leader and mentor, Brandon explains that \u201cCreativity and technology can be empowering and transformative for everyone on Ball State\u2019s campus<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. I\u2019m excited to take on a role to make this true across the University.\u201d <\/span> <span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-615 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/03\/24095609\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-9.55.38-AM-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/03\/24095609\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-9.55.38-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/03\/24095609\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-9.55.38-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/03\/24095609\/Screenshot-2025-03-24-at-9.55.38-AM.png 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Honorable and eager, Brandon expresses his gratitude to all the great minds he has collaborated with and wishes to expand on that work as he steps into this next chapter of his career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations are in order for Brandon Smith, who recently received a promotion to Associate Vice President of Information Technology Strategy and Creative Innovation.\u00a0\u00a0 He will now oversee both The Digital Corps and University Media Services. 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