The University of St. Thomas

Liz Houle

Houle, Elizabeth

Director, Web & Media Services

ejhoule@stthomas.edu
Phone: (651) 962-6844
Toll Free: (800) 328-6819, Ext. 2-6844

Mailing Address:
Mail 5048
2115 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105

Office Location: OEC LL14C

Liz Houle
Director of Web and Media Services

Elizabeth J. Houle "Liz" is director of web and media services, at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Liz is a St. Thomas alum, from the class of 1988, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Marketing Management and Art History. For twelve years, at Metropolitan State University, Liz had progressive levels of responsibility in academic and institutional technology.  There she designed and delivered many services to faculty, students and staff to support teaching and learning.  Liz also taught and designed many courses from Marketing to Multimedia both face-to-face and online.  Liz sought a Master of Science degree in Scientific and Technical Communication from the University of Minnesota that led her back to the University of Minnesota for a Ph. D. in Design Communication.  In 2000, she moved to a fast-paced environment to manage web production and development at Musicland Internet Group a Best Buy Company.  In 2003, Liz joined the IRT division to lead the Web and Media Services team.  The Web and Media Services team is constantly exploring methods to attract, engage and retain our constituents.

Liz's responsibilities include:

  • Provides leadership, strategy, planning and direction for Web and Media
    Services
    .
  • Management responsibilities for Media Services production and AV Engineering
    services (in the areas of video and audio production, sound systems, TV
    Studio, and audio and video duplication.
  • Management of UST Web: applications, tools and services (course, content and
    web conferencing management, analytics, design and application development
    tools and methodologies).
  • Management of projects, process, and resources for web and media systems and
    supporting services ensuring they meet the needs of university directions.
  • Responsibilities for research and planning for expanding web and e-learning
    and instructional initiatives.