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We provide technology services that bring together students and their university,
support faculty scholarship, and facilitate administrative services.
Goal #5 – Embrace Emerging Technologies to Build Community and Strengthen Collaboration
5.1 ´ó·¢ transcends organizational boundaries, using common platforms and systems that promote campus-wide collaboration.
5.2 ´ó·¢ expands access to instruction, expanding the use of affordable instructional materials that align with the needs
of students who are always connected and always online.
5.3 ´ó·¢ connects people, enhancing community by facilitating meaningful communication.
Goal #6 – Facilitate Connections That Promote Discovery and Knowledge
6.1 ´ó·¢ strengthens research and scholarship, supporting evolving fields of interest, changing methodologies, and collaboration.
6.2 ´ó·¢ cultivates the exchange of ideas, facilitating dialogue and collaboration through diverse channels of communication.
6.3 ´ó·¢ unites a digital campus, delivering timely, convenient, and personalized communications that connect the
community to relevant information and resources.
Strategic Projects
The following list shows the current projects for goals 5 and 6. See all projects
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- – System to track all points of engagement within the university from K-12/Alliance
and prospective students, through campus connections, and alumni engagement.
- – ´ó·¢ will use electronic signature tools and strategies to rethink administrative
procedures that are native to a digital workforce.
- – Continued development of a full featured App that would allow students to perform
most common university tasks from their smart phone.
- - Campus ID and retail system with integration to campus food services.
- – Deploy targeted and personalized communications systems including personalized web
experiences.
- - Ally guides instructors on how to edit files into more accessible formats.
- - series of workshops called Tech Bites and learning Cougar Courses.
- - Increase IITS communications using the IITS website, the Portfolio Manager application,
technology spotlights and IT Service Catalog.
- - The McMahon House alterations include adding smart technology throughout the facility.
- Completed Projects
- - complete the ATI Annual Report and associated analysis.
- - Adobe Creative Cloud is available for Staff & Faculty, and will now be available
for students.
- - Create the IITS Communications Strategy.
- - Create and start to implement the ´ó·¢ IT Strategic Plan.
- - The Library Video Wall will provide information, influence participation and inspire
students as they enter the Technology Learning Center.
- IITS and Office of Communications are working together to redesign the campus mobile
app to better meet the needs of current students for the Fall 2018 term.
- - GreyHeller PeopleMobile implementation for student self-service.