Faculty Senate Meeting
Response to Questions
Dr. Robert E. Tyndall, Bobby Miller,
Steve Perry, Beverly Vagnerini
January 21, 2003

 

 
 

7 Strategic Principles & Examples

1.  Strategic value of the institutional intranet.
Exchange/Security/Network Standards/ Server Management/Network upgrades
2.  Change management tied to mission critical  technology resources 
New IT org structure/Revised Policies and Procedures/Knowledge Ecology Document/ Creation of ITSD/New IT Committee Structure
3.  Technology literacy as the new medium of globally networked information
Collaborative Computing/ Training/ Technology Assistance Center (TAC)/                 
PC Support/Web Course Development Team/Preferred vendor program/CBT/  IT Competencies
4.  Principle of universal access (personal computer, basic software, network connectivity)
Wireless network/fiber backbone/wiring standards/copper re-wire/Laptop Program/Leverage purchasing/Preferred vendor program/OWA
5.  Institution will contain cost and improve services by centrally supporting specific configurations.
Administrative Systems/Microsoft Agreement/Preferred vendor program/Baseline standards
6.  IT resources should be placed on a recurring life cycle basis.
PC Life Cycle Plan/Classroom technology Plan/ Centralized life cycle
7.  IT investment should serve UNCW’s strategic interest while being administered through participatory processes.
New University-wide committees and councils/Technology Innovation Awards

 

Chancellor appointed university-wide committees:
  • •Committee on Application Services
  • •Committee on Audiovisual/Media Services
  • •Committee on Baseline Computer Standards
  • •Committee on Distance and Distributive Education
  • •Committee on Information Technology Innovations
  • •Committee on Student Support and Technology
  • •Web Coordination Committee
  • •Information Technology Coordinating Council

 

EMAILS AND EXTENSIONS:
  • stanfieldj@uncw.edu x7282
  • vereenw@uncw.edu  x3555 
  • hosiere@uncw.edu x3557 
  • vagnerinib@uncw.edu x7422
  • miller@uncw.edu x3529   
  • perry@uncw.edu x3103

 

Outlook Migration
  • •Research and consultation with Dell - 2000
  • •Presented to Quality Council – March 2001
  • •Faculty Senate IT Committee review – Spring 2001
  • •Review with Provost/Deans – Spring 2001
  • •Migration funding approved by cabinet – Spring 2001
  • •Reviewed with SGA and 30 SGA delegates – Sep 2001
  • •Follow-up at regular academic department chair and deans meetings
  • •Established conversion schedule with departments – Sep 2001
  • •Office by office migrations began Oct 2001 (60% of all campus offices asked to migrate in the first round)

 

Web Presence
  • •Web Coordination Committee established 1998
  • •Chancellor appointed Web Coordination Committee – 1999
  • •Reviewed with University Quality Council
  • •Reviewed with Provost/Deans Council
  • •Six campus forums
  • •Four academic department chair reviews
  • •Campus-wide communications

 

Campus Web Committee Charge:
Specifically, the committee will advise the director of the Office of Web Management and the Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Systems as follows:
  • •Approve all new non-personal sites
  • •Establish design standards for upper level pages
  • •Ensure that appropriate indentia standards are maintained (University Relations)
  • •Define and maintain the Web Policies Procedures Guide
  • •Consider issues relevant to the governance of the UNCW web site
  • •Design and content for upper level pages
  • •Issues governing the UNCW web site
  • •Promote uniform and integrated efforts by campus site developers as appropriate
 

 

Minimal Standards for UNCW’s
Division, School, Department or Organization
Web Sites
 http://www.uncwil.edu/admin/style.html
  • •Look and Feel
  • •Photo Resources
  • •Logo Usage
  • •ADA Requirements
  • •Site Navigation
  • •Contracted Site Development
  • •Reproduction of Copyrighted Material and Use of Photographs
  • •Linking to sponsors