Daniel Burns Appointed To New Position at PNC

Daniel Burns Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Download photo here.

WESTVILLE – Daniel Burns of Valparaiso has been named to the newly created position of assistant vice chancellor for Information Technology at Purdue University North Central.

“This promotion recognizes Dan’s new assignment to provide campus-wide leadership for a new university-wide information system designed to transform the University’s way of doing business,” explained PNC Vice Chancellor William Back.

The project, named OnePurdue, involves all Purdue system campuses in an effort to improve administrative efficiency, reduce administrative cost and provide real-time management information needs at all levels of campus administration.

“Dan will be called upon to plan, budget and supervise the PNC staff effort as we coordinate our local business processes with the entire University system. His long record of accomplishments makes him the ideal choice for this assignment,” said Back.

Burns, a graduate of Westville High School, is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master’s degree from Webster University. He was a commander with the U.S. Navy for 21 years

A member of the Purdue North Central staff since 1996, Burns started his Purdue career as Information Systems Maintenance manager, and most recently was director of Information Services.

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