Summary of Results of 1998 IT Strategic Planning

A. Universal access to hardware and software needed to provide excellent teaching and learning.

• Faculty and Staff computers— faculty computer program began 8/98
• Student computer requirement— student computer recommendation and financial aid consideration, fall 1999. Spring 2001 > 93% of Housing residents own computers
• Facilities for People with Disabilities— program under development

B. Universal access to campus networks and computing resources

• Resident Hall Networking— completed by fall 1999, Family Housing networking under construction
• Off-campus access— added 900 modems funded by student technology fee
• Wireless— pilots underway, spectrum policy under development
• Network Task Force— identify network needs, design network, develop scalable funding model.

C. Improved facilities and programs to support learning, teaching and research through technology

• IT-enhanced academic programs— ATLAS: technology, arts, and media curriculum, technology in education projects and assessment research all underway
• Library Access— digital libraries initiative
• Technology-enhanced Student Labs— increased operating support from student fee AY 98-99
• Technology-enhanced Classrooms— Humanities building, additional funding requested for FY01-02

D. Improved Support at all points of IT access

• IT Support— IT Service Center opened 1/99, 100,000th case recorded in March 2001
• Technology in Education Support— distributed academic support program begun AY 98-99

E. Improved Administration and management through Technology

• ASP— installation of new financial and HR systems
• Y2K— comprehensive assessment and remediation program completed successfully
• Student Odyssey Initiative— student service focus, programs underway

F. Excellent Technology Management and Leadership

• Asset Management and Standards— Total Cost of Ownership principles used in decision making
• Governance and Organization— IT Council formed 2/98, CIO named 8/98, Telecom and ITS blended 1/99.
• Adequate IT Funding Integrated into Campus budget process— campus-wide IT cost study and new campus IT budget review process underway