Feb 2, 2021 | EDSCOOP
Montana State University on Monday announced it’s selected Ryan Knutson, who currently serves as chief information officer for Sioux Falls Public Schools, as its new CIO and vice president for information technology.
Knutson, who’s set to join the university on July 1, manages technology supporting 25,000 students across 32 locations, according to the university’s announcement.
Ryan Knutson
As university CIO, Knutson will be responsible for developing an IT strategy and supporting classroom technology, administrative software, data networking and other technology infrastructure at the Bozeman-based campus, which has a student population of about 17,000.
In the announcement, MSU President Waded Cruzado said Knutson was selected in part because he “understands that now, more than ever, technology plays a critical role in our ability to educate our students as well as conduct research.”
Where is the flu this year? According to data from the Montana Health Department, the state has not recorded a single case of the flu for the 2020-21 flu season.
Some believe it s because most people are masked up and practicing social distancing because of COVID-19. But others are asking the question: If that s the case, why have we not seen more improvement in the battle against the coronavirus?
NBC Montana quotes Gallatin City-County Health Department human services director Tracy Knoedler as saying, Providers have been testing, and everything has been negative so far. Masks may be helping, among other things, such as increased hand and surface hygiene and better overall awareness of disease transmission and prevention strategies. We are not out of the woods yet.