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Question 25. List Up To 3 Major IT Upgrades/enhancements To Support What You Plan To Do 05-07 (Categorizer)
Application/Services
1. Videoconferencing capabilities from classrooms so that classes can interact with scholars and faculty from other institutions.
2. Classroom Technology
Equipping all classrooms, practice rooms, rehearsal and concert facilities with cutting-edge technology. {#216}
Rooms that better support technologies in classroom teaching {#242}
And research, video conferencing, for example. More rooms like Morrill 111 which is ideal for a variety of classes due {#243} o its computers and layout which supports group collaboration. {#244}
3. Expand lab digital presentation within each level by adding digital whiteboards and overhead projection.
ERP
1. On-line orientation
2. Ability for students to schedule appointments on-line.
1. Additional funds for library-provided databases and journals
2. Industry predictions are that IT will consume considerably more resources than it does today.
Infrastructure
1. Completely wired classrooms in our building so that each student can access internet and services at his/her desk.
2. Wireless communication access among all computers
Full wireless technology--desktop, unit, campus. {#240}
3. Upgrade hubs in residence halls
4. Access for apartment residents
5. Revamp networking infrastructure
6. Building controls, utility management, building security
7. Major upgrade of network to new standards
8. Upgrade all campus building to accommodate applications requiring higher bandwidth
9. Deploy technology at the Research and Technology Park as a "hot site" for redundancy and reliability.
10. Hardware Purchases
upgrade desktop PC's {#220}
New hardware, new software. {#222}
Complete upgrade of ancillary hardware to the Fine Arts cluster facilities. {#215}
500 Gig hard drive for ME department. {#203}
Continue faculty (work station) replacement program - major IT expenses each year. {#207}
11. Internet 2
Internet 2 capability directly into the Fine Arts facilities. This would enable real-time interaction with remote collaborative sites. {#214}
12. Configure all classrooms within the building to support laptop connections, provide live interactive connections between the classroom and clinical instructors at patient care facilities across the State,
13. Maintain high performance computing center; upgrade all desktops.
Technical Support
1. A dedicated scientific computation and modeling center with dedicated support group
Web Enhancements
1. Develop a digital image library of existing slide collection allowing access to collection from off-campus locations
2. More web-based data-management
3. Hiring of someone to do web sites.
Training
1. IT training for staff
2. Make courses and seminars distance deliverable without needing a technician to assist in the delivery