August 3, 2016
- Date/Time
- Wednesday, 08/03/2016
- Location
- Plummer Conference Room
- Submitted By:
- Rachel Juneau
IT STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting called to order by James Marquart at 10:00 a.m. and adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
Attendees: James Marquart, Priscilla Parsons, Kevin Smith, Vicki McNeil, Larry Osborne, and Tim Gonzales
Approval of Minutes:Wed., May 4th, 2016
(James Marquart)
Minutes were distributed and approved as written.
Monthly Status Report
Discussion
(Priscilla Parsons)
Active Projects
- Ellucian Banner 9 / Multi-Factor Authentication
- HR training pending;
- Finance and Student to follow over the coming year.
- Voice System Upgrade
- Upgrade complete;
- Go-Live completed July 30;
- Some phones cannot access phone queues – resolution in progress (28 outstanding)
- Ad Astra Scheduling Software
- Project kick-off meeting with vendor complete;
- Technology activities completed (Connection and Banner integration).
- Dr. Marquart will get an update from David Short.
- Research and Sponsored Programs Administration Evisions Cayuse
- Possible use of Banner Finance Connect module to be reviewed by SPA/Finance team;
- Possible use of Banner Finance Connect module to be reviewed by SPA/Finance team;
- NSF Cyberinfrastructure Grant
- Equipment configuration & installation continues;
- Upcoming activities include development of access request procedures.
- Digital Signage
- RFP draft currently in purchasing;
- RFP draft currently in purchasing;
- Blackboard to Banner Grade Integration
- Proposed pilot with small number of courses planned for Fall (2nd 5 week session)
- Proposed pilot with small number of courses planned for Fall (2nd 5 week session)
- CRM (Recruiter) upgrade
- Upgrade complete in development;
- Changes/process impact under review with Recruiting Director;
- Anticipated go-live by August 31, 2016.
- Miscellaneous
- Environmental (HVAC) system upgrade
- New buildings to be on new system (Structureware);
- 5 year plan under development for full campus transition
- Student BYOD printing - active
- ODS upgrade from 8.4.1 to 8.5 – complete
- College of Education
- Admissions process automation COSP (go live 8/8/16)
- Blackboard learning outcomes based reporting (reports delivered 7/15/16)
Completed Projects
- ODS upgrade from 8.4.1 to 8.5
Upcoming Projects
- DLP – Data Loss Prevention – Identity Finder pilot
- eSignature (TSUS initiative)
- Student Retention Technologies –
- Approached by Ellucian to be development partner for Ellucian Analytics product
General
Outages: Phone connections to call queues (July 30 – August 5)
Academic Computing Committee (Larry Osborne)
Priscilla stated that the encryption/security project for remote teaching is active but there is no update.
There have been a number of inquiries relating to the interest of Lamar University officering a cyber security degree. Dr. Smith stated that there is an exceptional item moving forward to the next legislative session requesting funds for a Center for Cyber Security.
Next Meeting Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 10:00 a.m. Plummer Conference Room #102
