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Track 2Building a Knowledge Portal: A Case Study in Web-Enabled CollaborationThursday, January 16, 2003 Richard M. Kesner, Director of Data & Content Management Services, Northeastern University In late 2001 Northeastern's Information Services Division launched an effort to create a Web-enabled platform that fosters collaboration through the leverage and reuse of IS knowledge. This presentation outlines the steps in designing, building, and maintaining a portal. It includes a discussion of the team's approach to knowledge management and the underlying portal technology. Case Study: UMBC Directory DeploymentThursday, January 16, 2003 John J. Suess, Vice President of Information Technology/CIO, University of Maryland, Baltimore County This case study presents the directory development and deployment plans at UMBC. In January 2000, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County was selected by Internet2 as one of the 10 Early Adopter schools for middleware. This case study will describe developing the business case, creating the project team, initial development plans, rollout, and future plans. Distributed Management for a Large-Scale Campus Events CalendarFriday, January 17, 2003 Elizabeth A. Evans, Academic Outreach Specialist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ashlyn Goldberg, University Communications, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Kathryn M. Nasser, Application Specialist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The Carolina Calendar provides one source for finding timely, authoritative information on campus events for students, faculty, staff, and the public. This presentation will describe the process, successes, and challenges of enabling and encouraging disparate campus units to use the centrally managed Carolina Calendar. Exchanging Data with INS: Update on SEVIS and Its Impacts on CampusFriday, January 17, 2003 Richard Caserta, LAN/WAN Architect, The Johns Hopkins University Jennifer Kerilla, Asst Director, Office of International Student, Faculty, & Staff Svcs, The Johns Hopkins University Murray G. Welsh-Lofts, Director, Office of International Student, Faculty and Staff Services, The Johns Hopkins University The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) requires schools to exchange data on an on-going basis with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) by January 30, 2003 in order to continue bringing international students and scholars to campus. This session discusses the status of SEVIS and its implications for information technology and processing on campus. Streamlining Support and Management through the Implementation of Active DirectoryFriday, January 17, 2003 Anthony Casamassa, Senior Systems and Network Analyst, Lehigh University Linda Dickinson, Network Manager, Caldwell College Gale Fritsche, Team Leader, Desktop and Scientific Computing, Lehigh University Anthony K. Holden, Senior Technology Support Specialist, Caldwell College Lehigh University and Caldwell College are successfully implementing Active Directory so that campus computing resources may be managed more effectively. The design, setup, integration, and effective use of Active Directory will be discussed from the perspective of two different campus networking environments. Successfully Deploying an Off-the-Shelf Data WarehouseFriday, January 17, 2003 William Goedicke, Director, Web and Middleware Development, Brandeis University Successful ERP deployments create an opportunity to give executives unprecedented analytical capabilities. Systems like PeopleSoft now supply off-the-shelf data warehousing solutions. This session describes an incremental approach to implementing business intelligence infrastructures that sidesteps the technical, political, and financial hurdles that have plagued these projects in the past. The Promise and Performance of Enterprise Systems: Findings from ECARThursday, January 16, 2003 Robert B. Kvavik, Associate Vice President for Planning, University of Minnesota John Voloudakis, ECAR Fellow, EDUCAUSE In March 2001, the EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research and Cap Gemini Ernst & Young initiated the largest study of enterprise resource planning (ERP) in higher education yet undertaken. Nearly 500 colleges and universities completed quantitative surveys; more than 60 faculty, students, and administrators were interviewed; and 10 institutions were profiled extensively in case studies associated with this work. Unraveling Web DevelopmentThursday, January 16, 2003 Robert Nakles, Executive Director, ITU Security and Project Management Office, George Mason University Judith Paras Kaul, Director, Web Communications, Adj. Assist. Prof., Art & Visual Technology, George Mason University "I really need a Web page. I have some great ideas. Now what?" George Mason University's Web Team needed a consistent response to requests for Web pages. A new portal to Web Development was created, bringing together resources to enable self-service and an application for services from staff or vendors. Using Technology to Forge Pathways, Build Communities, and Enhance Service to New Students and their FamiliesThursday, January 16, 2003 John D. Hoh, Director, Information Technology Services, The Pennsylvania State University Helen E. Karn, Assistant Dean, Georgetown College, Georgetown University Two institutions compare how they use technology to prepare for new students. Franklin and Marshall uses technology to enhance advising sessions while Georgetown uses technology at a distance before orientation weekend. Despite the size differences of the institutions, they share similar successes and challenges in using technology to welcome new students. You've Built the Pieces, Now Integrate Your Enterprise!Friday, January 17, 2003 Patty Gertz, Director, Development Information Systems, Princeton University Many of us have spent the past several years implementing ERP solutions and developing in-house systems. Combine that with legacy systems and you have nice, shiny, new-world stovepipes. Enterprise application integration deals with various ways to merge this into one cohesive computing environment. |
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