December 3, 2001

NDSU President’s Cabinet

Information Technology (IT) Priorities

#1 Maintenance and Base –

NDSU Strategic plan assumes IT base level of funding.

Goal = maintain base funding at all levels.

This does not prevent reallocation within the base.

#2 Upgrade / Enhancements –

NDSU Strategic plan - Examine current programs for adequacy in (IT) resources and (IT) infrastructure. Priority Level: Highest (Sj).

Goal = Given base, and potential reallocations within the base, determine where NDSU’s current IT resources and infrastructure fall short of current expectations.

IT Initiatives:

#3 Work to increase federal and private research funding. Priority Level: Highest (Sg). Including:

Provide resources and improve research infrastructure to increase competitiveness for merit-based peer-reviewed research grants. Priority Level: Highest (Sa).

Advance the research mission of the university by identifying new opportunities through federal government initiatives. Priority Level: Very High (Sc).

#4 Expand doctoral programs in areas of strength. Priority Level: Highest (Si).

#5 Provide real world research and educational opportunities for NDSU faculty and students. Priority Level: Very High (Sf). Including:

Improve the student learning experience including enhancing undergraduate research opportunities, incorporating experiential learning into academic programs, exposing students to advances in technology. Priority Level: High (Sd).

#6 ERP – Enterprise Resource Planning - all North Dakota University System campuses (Cf). Include NDSU expenses related to the ERP: Salaries (to backfill project managers), Software, Training, and Equipment.

Department of Transportation site (Cd).

#7 Collaborate and Cooperate (HECN, IVN (Cg), ODIN will be addressed within the NDUS IT Plan)

Within NDSU:

Agriculture – Research Stations and Extension

Forest Service

Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

Within the NDUS:

Access the Future - online clearinghouse of distance education offerings from all NDUS campuses (Ca).

Agriculture courses – with Dickinson State University (Cb).

Continuing Education offers both graduate and undergraduate courses for credit, which benefit other NDUS campuses (Cc).

EPSCOR – a NDUS program (Ce).

Nursing courses – with North Dakota State College of Science (Ch).

ROTC program – with University of North Dakota (Ci).

Teacher training courses – with University of North Dakota and Valley City State University (Cj).

Telecommunications facilities – provide services to other NDUS institutions (Ck).

Agriculture articulation agreements – with all NDUS campuses (Cl).

Engineering – the Bismarck State College (Cm).

History courses– with University of North Dakota (Cn).

With the State of North Dakota:

Division of Independent Study

Northern Crops Institute

With Others:

Federal Agencies located on the NDSU campus.

City of Fargo.

Agriculture articulation agreements – with the Tribal Colleges (Cl).