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About CS
- Completion of the final phase of the four year implementation of ERP/Banner which included grading, transcript production, graduation processing, and disbursement of financial aid for the academic year 2011-2012
- Establishment of a Banner Student Competency Center to enable more efficient business practices and processing through the application of technology
- Implementation of TUsafesend, a secure transport mechanism for sending and receiving confidential information through e-mail
- Continued implementation and upgrade of the smart classroom plan
- Purchase of an enterprise license for Lynda.com, an online catalogue of technology training modules
- Acquisition of responsibility for the technical operations of the Temple University Library System
- Introduction of the self-service authentication station in the TECH Center for students who forget their Temple IDs
- Development of the Guest Access policy and implementation of the Guest Access Request system for registering and granting access to Temple systems
- Implementation of the Four Winds centralized digital signage system
- Establishment of a project management office within Computer Services
- Establishment of CS Projects, a project management system that keeps track of Computer Services' projects
- Migration of over 14,500 Active Directory accounts to the TU Domain
- Launch of Banner Recruitment and Enrollment Management, Banner Financial Aid, Banner Registration, Banner Catalogue and Scheduling Cashiering, Billing and Accounts Receivable, and Banner Advancement
- Introduction of TUcloud, the University's version of cloud computing
- Introduction of TUmobile
- Upgrade of Blackboard from version 8 to version 9.1
- Development and introduction of the Service Catalog
- Implementation of security incident and event monitoring
- Launch of WordPress server
- Installation of Windows 7 upgrade for all computer labs and smart classrooms
- Implementation of self-paced online training modules
- Continued implementation of the network upgrade project, smart classroom plan, and the lab plan
- Launch of Banner Human Resources, Cognos Reporting and the Operational Data Store (ODS) for Human Resources, Kronos Timekeeping system, and iGreentree Version 6.0
- Creation of Access Profile to help support the administration of an extremely complex security access and approval environment
- Development of resources for the Federal requirement to implement Direct Lending
- Upgrade of Blackboard from version 8 to version 9
- Implementation of a new version of Campus Pack offering blog, wiki, and podcasting within Blackboard courses
- Installation of technology for the New Medical School Building
- Start of operations for the new Joint Data Center
- Migration of all users from the Mirapoint server to Gmail and Exchange systems; retired the Mirapoint system
- Implementation of the Windows Server 2008 Active Directory
- Expansion and upgrade of VMware infrastructure to VMware 4.0
- Introduction of a new "cloud computing" option (TUcloud) to enable University departments to purchase computing and storage space on Temple's centrally managed servers
- Acquisition of a new disk-based backup infrastructure (Avamar) to strengthen backups
- Continued implementation of the network upgrade project, smart classroom plan, and the lab plan
- Launch of a newly redesigned TUportal, TUmarketplace, Banner Finance, Cognos Reporting and the Operational Data Store (ODS), and a new Workflow and Imaging process
- Upgrade of Banner system from version 7 to version 8
- Presentation of six Town Hall Meetings to inform the University Community about the new ERP system
- Development of a disaster recovery plan for the University's mission critical systems
- Continued implementation of five-year smart classroom plan
- Upgrade of Blackboard from version 7 to version 8
- Implementation of Blackboard Content system for online storage and e-portfolios
- Implementation of Blackboard Outcomes for assessment of student learning and institutional effectiveness
- Migration of over 37,000 student e-mail accounts and 8,000 alumni accounts from an in-house Mirapoint system to a system hosted by Google, TU Gmail
- Choice of TU Gmail or Exchange for employee e-mail systems; about 95% of employees moved to TU Gmail
- Implementation of wifi4owls for general Internet wireless access and TUsecure wireless for secure wireless connections
- Implementation of Citrix, VPN software allowing for secure offsite access to resources
- Implementation of Effort Reporting System (ERS)
- Implementation of fsaAtlas, the first major Project Enterprise milestone
- Development of the Electronic Grading (E-Grading) System which included the following modules: Electronic Grading Administration, Instructor, Deans, and Electronic Grading Liaison
- Implementation of Darwin, an ERP Transition Plan project
- Continued implementation of five-year smart classroom plan
- Continued implementation of phase 5 of the five year lab plan
- Completed the development of data input screens for MIR3 Emergency Notification application
- Implementation of TUsecure
- Ambler Learning Center Grand Opening
- Start of a 36-month project to upgrade all networking hardware throughout the Temple's campuses
- Implementation of the Paperless Admission project to replace the paper-based admissions process with a state-of-the-art electronic document imaging/workflow system
- Completion of the course renumbering project
- Implementation of a new class lists portlet which displays student enrollments along with students' photographs
- Continued implementation of the Five Year Smart Classroom Plan
- Continued implementation of the Five Year Lab Plan
- Installation of Microsoft Exchange for senior administration
- Introduction of the telephone rate restructure plan
- TECH Center Grand Opening
- First year implementation of a five year Electronic Research Administration Project to to plan, track, and administer the research process
- Installation of E-portfolio system
- Introduction of a high quality printing program
- Continued implementation of the Five Year Smart Classroom Plan
- Newly engineered TUportal2
- Deployment of Microsoft's Systems Management Server (SMS) to senior administrative offices and several departments throughout the University
- Implementation of Intelliresponse
- Continued development of the Web-based course scheduler application called SIMS (Section Information Management System)
- Procedures established to create e-mail accounts for
prospective students
- Pilot program implemented to create alumni e-mail
accounts
- Changes to over 50 applications allowed the use of
AccessNet username and password as the single means of authentication
- Five-year upgrade plan developed for Smart Classrooms
- Tuttleman Scholars Information Center upgraded
- TUmail and TU Calendar enhanced; TUmail issue of Bits&PCs produced; TUmail tip of the week created
- UVote Web site design enhanced and incorporated into
TUportal; first online election took place
- Student information systems (ISIS, OWLnet, and OWLink)
updated to accommodate new presidential academic policies
- Student Finance and Human Resources Systems upgraded
- Employee pay stubs enhanced to include sick, vacation,
and personal leave balances
- First phase of Kronus Time Tracking for Temple
University Hospital completed and implemented; Kronus Time Tracking
completed and implemented for student workers in Academic Computer
Services
- OWLnet enhanced to include Web-based student
orientation scheduling and placement testing and requests for
enrollment verification letters and financial award letters
- Report2Web system implemented to make Cost Center
Reports available online
- Consolidated tape backup system installed for
departmental servers
- Technical Liaison Group established for Schools and
Colleges
- Computer Services Web site unified and expanded
- New Web site designs implemented for the Boyer College
of Music, Tyler School of Art, School of Dentistry, and Internal
Audits
- Pilot program in Web content
management software initiated
- Gladfelter Hall training room
upgraded
- Computer Services created and
offered 17 new seminars
- Wireless network and support
services expanded
- State-of-the-art Internet firewall
installed
- Cable television drop upgraded in
the residence halls
- Telephone, Internet, and cable
television service installed in the College of Podiatric Medicine
Residence Hall; telephone and Internet service installed in Elmira
Jeffries Residence Hall
- Distance education classrooms
relocated at Fort Washington
- Frank Azuola appointed Assistant
Vice President of Data Operations
- New TUmail system from Mirapoint installed and
implemented
- TUportal implemented and introduced
- Blackboard System upgraded to version 6
- Chief Information Security Officer hired; Security Roundtable established;
Network Security Policy developed and implemented; Comprehensive Information Security
Program (CISP) developed and implemented; Security controls in Wachman Hall
Data Center enhanced and
renovated
- Telephone system upgraded
- Network backbone upgraded to Gigabit capacity
- Temple connected to the Internet2 network
- Computer Recycling Center established
- Telephone bills made available on the web
- New outdoor emergency phones installed
- "Surf Station," a free laptop loaner program, opened in the Student Center;
wireless zones on campus expanded
- OWLnet features enhanced
- New allocation methodology for the Computer & Technology Fee
developed and instituted
- Online purchase requisitioning system developed
- 24-hour computer lab access made available in Tuttleman Learning Center
- Programming changes made to implement Presidential Academic Policies
- Departmental use of Feith document imaging system
expanded
- Application developed to generate adjunct faculty hiring letters
- Online applications developed and implemented to streamline Human Resources systems
- Smart classroom created in the Engineering
building with a grant from Verizon
- Wachman Hall computer training room renovated
and equipment updated; seminar offerings expanded
- Upgraded equipment installed in the Dental School, Pharmacy lab, Ambler, Fort Washington,
and the main computer lab in the Tuttleman Learning Center
- Computer Services Advisory Committee established
- Enhanced IMAP-based Cherry & White Pages unveiled
offering user information and e-mail management
- FrontPage interface and publish features available
for departmental webmasters
- Standardized @temple.edu e-mail addresses made
available
- AccessNet accounts introduced
- Computer kiosks listing campus events become
available
- OWLnet features enhanced to include admission
application status checking
- Online computer seminar registration debuts
- Calendar program added to the Mailbox website
- SSH Secure Shell made available as an alternative
to Telnet
- New ISCs open at HSC and Ambler
- Login authentication implemented to monitor activity
on public computers
- Astro/Blackboard account creation automated through
website
- Blackboard CourseInfo upgraded to Blackboard
5
- Residence Hall phone/Internet service application
available through website
- Blackboard CourseInfo program, installed on a
Dell PowerEdge running Windows NT, introduced
- Dedicated SMTP server implemented
- DCANet program for dial-in access negotiated
- Proxy server implemented for restricted access
to Temple resources, such as the library databases
- Web interface for Listserv implemented; lists
moved from IBM VM to Unix system
- IMAP services implemented for accessing e-mail
on Unix systems
- Mailbox website introduced for accessing Temple
e-mail
- Tuttleman Learning Center opens · Diamond Online
Catalog becomes available
- Thunder Unix accounts folded into Astro system
- Computer Services website is launched
- Astro Unix system upgraded to two DEC Alpha 4100s
- Compute, an Alpha 8200 running Unix, introduced
as a high-end research system
- Student information website initiated
- What's New Listserv created
- Interactive Voice Response system expanded and
renamed the Diamond Line
- Computer Usage and Software Policy created
- New Smart Classrooms added in Vivacqua Hall,
School of Pharmacy Building, Kresge Hall, and Jones Hall
- New ISC opens in Speakman
- Astro Unix system upgraded to a DEC Alpha 4100
- Temple University website launched · PPP dial-in
service activated
- BITnet (Because It's Time network) phased out
- Temple's online directory, the Cherry & White
Pages, debuts
- Temple's WWW central web server introduced
- Smart classrooms open in Anderson and smart carts
debut
- Course schedules available through Gopher program
- IBM VM mainframe upgraded from 3084Q to a 3090
400J
- Two additional Unix systems added to accommodate
growing number of e-mail accounts; Thunder, a DEC Alpha 2100 and Nimbus,
a DEC Alpha 2100A
- Telephone Registration debuts
- IBM VM mainframe upgraded from 3084Q to a 3090
200E
- Temple's modem pool upgraded to 14,400 bps
- Text web browsers become available through Lynx
(Unix) and Charlotte's web (IBM VM) programs · Anonymous FTP site
(contrib) implemented · Temple site-license software program introduced
- Instructional Technologies User Group (ITUG)
formed for faculty to share ideas
- Tape cartridges introduced on IBM VM system
- Usenet newsgroups become available through TIN
(UNIX) and NNR (VM) newsreader programs
- Instructional Support Center (ISC) opens in Wachman
Hall
- Campus information posted online via Gopher program
- Cyber, a CDC (Control Data Corporation) 180-860
system running NOS retired from service
- IBM VM mainframe running CMS
upgraded from a 3081K to a 3084Q
- Astro, a CDC (Control Data
Corporation) 4680 system running Unix launched
- Evening seminars are offered
- VM system is upgraded from a 4381 to a 3081K
running the VM/XA operating system
- Paley Scholars Information Center opens
- New Wiseowl modems are installed
- Microcomputer Purchases Program is initiated
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