Information Technology Overview

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Information Technology Overview

• Marshall University
• IT Executive Team

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Agenda
1. History IT Organization
2. Infrastructure
3. Integrated Systems
4. Student Services
4. Outreach
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Sr. VP/Provost Academic Affairs
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Mission

• The Information Technology Organization at
  Marshall University provides and creates an
  evolving, innovative and integrated information
  technology environment that empowers, enhances
  and engages the academic, support and research
  activities of the University by delivering
  effective IT products and services that help
  students, faculty, and staff to achieve Marshall
  University goals.

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ProfessionalDevelopmentTraining
Seamless Secure Access
Resources Content, Expertise, Partnerships
Infrastructure People, Processes, Policies
Technologies
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Total IT Budget 11,673,504
54 6,383,107
44 5,123,994
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IT Employees 114 Full-Time
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Student Centric Services
Online Registration
Online Journals
Student
Online Grades, etc
Online Courses
Connectivity
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What Can You Access

• Standard Computing Applications
• Microsoft Office
• Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Project,
  FrontPage, Publisher, Outlook
• Academic Courseware
• E-mail (Microsoft Outlook)
• MILO (Finance, HR, Student)
• V-Drive
• MyMU Portal
• Personal Web Pages
• Computer Based Training
• Internet / Intranet
• MUOnline
• Much More

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Infrastructure

• Rewiring all of campus with new fiber and Cat 6e
• Consolidated Voice Data -Video
• Moving away from ATM to Metropolitan Ethernet
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Wireless All Regional Centers, Selected MU
  locations
• 50 megs of Dedicated/Managed Internet
• Voice Over IP H.323 Video for more than 6 Years

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Data/Voice/Video
Intranet
Regional Campus
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CONVERGING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
The concept of technological Convergence comes
from the rapid evolution of wireless pocket PCs,
notebooks, tablets that now contain Mobile
phone, Email, Web browser, Ebooks, Games, Music,
Movies, Photography, Spreadsheets, etc., etc.,
etc.
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MyMU Portal - Luminus

• Customer Self-Service
• Channelized Information
• Targeted E-mail
• Unified and IndividualCalendars
• Users AuthenticateUnique ID 2 years ago
• eSurveys Voting

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Web Content Management
Seamless Integration of People, Content and
Processes at Internet Speed
People
Documents (content)
BusinessProcesses
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Administrative ERP

• First Academic Institution to Use Banner Student
  in 1988
• Full ERP in 1999
• One of First Institutions to Integrate WebCT
  Campus Edition Vista with Banner
• Integrated with MyMU
• One of First Institutions to Use Banner/Linux

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MyMU and MILO Growth

• During the month of September 2005, myMU garnered
  78 of the visits to the MU website.
• We have increased our myMU customer base by
  22,000 since January 2005. (111,732)
• The number of unique visitors per month has
  increased by 4,000 since January 2005. (41,023)
• The use of MILO for customer self service has
  almost doubled in the past year. (23,911 to
  40,069)

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MyMUPortal
WebCT Vista III Library
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Library Resources

• Digital Library - Moving to III from VTLS Virtua
  Spring semester
• Online Journals CSA, Lexis/Nexis. EBSCO, Wiley,
  ABC Clio, ProQuest, Solinet, Net Books, etc
• Virtual Museum Buffalo Creek
• ILL and Document Delivery
• Virtual Reference
• Special Collections Chuck Yeager, Confederate,
  etc
• Assessment - LibQual
• Information Literacy

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Computing Services - CS

• Help desk Drinko Library 4th Floor
• UCF (University Computing Facilities)
• Drinko Library Gullickson Hall
• Corbly Hall MOVC
• Harris Hall Harless Center
• Smith Hall
• MSC E Post Office
• MUGC
• Study Center (24 hours Sunday-Friday until 6)

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Getting Connected

• Resident Halls
• One Port per Pillow
• Each Student has a Cell Phone
• Campus
• Public Labs ePost Office
• Wired and Wireless Classrooms
• Wireless Locations

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Regional Centers
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Distributed Education Services

• Distributed Education Technology
• Location CB 219 696-6474
• Center for Instructional Technology
• Location - Drinko MUGC
• MU Web Design
• Online Education - MUOnline
• Training
• Instructional Television Services CB 219
• Video Network Streaming
• Channel25
• Video Production
• Satellite

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Environment
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Cisco IPTV RealVideo MS Media
Streaming and Cached Video
Real Video
Virage Breeze Wimba
WindowsMedia
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• H.323 Video

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IT Outreach

• Outreach Database      
• Outreach Outlook         
• K-12 Outreach            
• electronic mailing listserv for K12 counselors
• facilitation of  virtual learning fieldtrips with
  local schools in the community. 
• Community Learning     

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IT Planning Research

• System Specifications
• Computer Software Purchasing
• Emerging Technologies
• Research Integration
• Institutional IT Planning