Project Overview 

Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ of Missouri System is currently in the process of evaluating finalists to offer the University’s Faculty Information System (FIS). The University currently utilizes myVITA/RPT as its FIS. An exploratory Request for Information (RFI) was conducted during the Fall 2025 semester, followed by a Request for Proposals (RFP) released in Fall 2026. Following an evaluation period, finalists were selected to come to the University of Missouri campus in Columbia, MO, for a series of presentations with subject matter experts, faculty representatives, academic leaders, and the Selection Committee. Please see below for opportunities to review and provide input to inform the Selection Committee’s recommendation. 

Finalist Campus Visits

Below are links to recordings of campus visits conducted on Oct. 20 (Vendor 1) and Oct. 29 (Vendor 2). The public session recordings are available to anyone with a university single sign-on (SSO). The academic leader session recordings are available to academic leaders (chairs, deans, and provosts) identified by each institution. Anyone reviewing the recordings is encouraged to complete a feedback form. There is one feedback form for each vendor. All feedback must be submitted by Friday, November 13, to ensure consideration by the Selection Committee. 

Vendor 1

  • ​(available to anyone with university SSO)
  •  â€‹(available to academic leaders only) 
  • (Complete the feedback form by Friday, November 13)

Vendor 2

  • ​(available to anyone with university SSO)
  •  â€‹(available to academic leaders only) 
  • (Complete the feedback form by Friday, November 13)

Selection Committee

The Selection Committee will make recommendations to University leadership on the final selection of the University’s Faculty Information System. 

  • Chair: John Middleton, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief of Staff
  • Amy Carlson, Senior Associate Registrar, UMKC
  • Steven Chaffin, Academic Affairs Program Director, UM System 
  • Brenda Cook, Administrative Consultant & myVITA Coordinator, MU
  • Tim Dombrowski, Associate Professor of Finance, UMSL 
  • Kate Drowne, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, S&T 
  • Gerald Gao, Associate Dean-Research & Faculty Affairs, Professor of Marketing, UMSL
  • Alice Hall, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, UMSL
  • Susan Halsted, myVITA Coordinator, UM System 
  • Alex Holsinger, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, UMKC
  • Jessica Hosey, Assistant Teaching Professor of Health Studies, MU
  • Misty House, Sr. Project Coordinator & myVITA Coordinator, S&T
  • Brian Houston, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, MU
  • Wayne Jones, Associate Vice Chancellor Institutional Research, S&T
  • Michelle Merriman, Director of Enterprise Application Services, UM System 
  • Nora Peterman, Associate Professor of Language and Literacy, UMKC 
  • Chris Popoola, Administrative Consultant & myVITA Coordinator, UMKC
  • Paul Runnion, Teaching Professor of Mathematics and Statistics & IFC Representative, S&T
  • Elizabeth Sampson, Project Coordinator & myVITA Coordinator, UMSL
  • Melvin Tanner, Director of University Analytics, UMKC
  • Lisa Washburn, Associate Vice Chancellor of Extension, MU 
  • Kara Whatley, Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian, MU
  • Daniel White, Director of Institutional Research, UM System 
  • Jeremy Wiebold, Director of Student Information Systems, MU
  • Cathleen Wood, Business Services Consultant, Sr. & myVITA Coordinator, MU