Office of the Vice President for Information Technology: Biography

Pat C. Ames, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor for Information Technologies Indiana University South Bend

Pat Ames provides operational, strategic, and fiscal management and planning for campus information technologies at IU South Bend. As Vice Chancellor, she has reorganized South Bend’s Information Technologies into functional units to provide a higher level of service in response to campus needs. She has also facilitated the development of an IT disaster recovery plan. Ames takes a hands-on approach to technical planning, working with facilities management and the IU Architect’s Office to integrate information technologies into classrooms, instructional centers, student housing and renovations of campus buildings.Thanksto her efforts, South Bend’s wireless network now provides nearly 100% coverage in areas where students congregate. Ames has an MBA in Technology Management from California State University, Fullerton, and an MS as well as a PhD in Management of Information Systems from Claremont Graduate University.

Committees and Other IT Roles

Indiana University Council of CIOs
Academic Senate Information Technology Committee
Distance Education Advisory Committee
Adjunct faculty member, School of Business and Economics
MS-MIT (Master of Science in the Management of Information Technology) Advisory Board

Selected Publications and Presentations

Ames, P.C. "Gender and Learning Style Interactions in Students’ Computer Attitudes," Journal of Educational Computing Research, July 2003, 28(3), 231-244
“Learning Styles, Computer Attitudes and Instructional Effectiveness” at the Technology in Education international conference in Ontario, CA, March 2003 (refereed conference)
Ames, P.C., "A Radical but Practical Approach to Classroom Scheduling," College Planning and Management, Nov 2001, 4(11), 14-17
“A Radical but Practical Approach to Classroom Scheduling” at the international conference for the Association for Institutional Research (AIR) in Long Beach, CA, June 2001 (refereed conference)