08/02/2005 1

Administrative Staff Planning Retreat

Barton CreekAugust 2, 2005

08/02/2005 2

Strategic Technology

• Build technology infrastructure

• Enhance business intelligence• Develop instructional

technology• Expand web presence &

services

08/02/2005 3

Build Technology Infrastructure• Remote stand-in for critical servers • Remote backup of changes to critical

data • Dual paths to the Internet• Encrypted access to all critical systems• Intrusion Detection System for network

08/02/2005 4

Enhance Business Intelligence

• Capture raw student data• Transform and combine with external

information:– Competitive market metrics and pressures– Higher Education conditions and trends – Economic, demographic, and cultural trends

• Share information proactively• Make fact-based student success decisions

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Enhance Business Intelligence

• Developing Benchmarks• Building Data Warehouse• Supporting information collaboration• Constructing SACS Compliance website• Maintaining Capacity Analysis• Developing Economic Model Visualizations

08/02/2005 6

Develop Instructional Technology

Evaluate Classroom Response Systems Adopt a University Copyright Policy• Set Student Lab Strategy Through 2010• Assess educational technology

effectiveness • Enhance north campus (PEC) student

services

08/02/2005 7

Expand Web Presence & Services• Content Management System• Critical Data Study • System Study Update• Web segments for Applicants, Students and

Alumni• Web based:

– Housing process enhancements– Parent access to student information– Student timesheets– Annual financial aid acceptance– Event Registration using Orientation model

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Discussion Questions

1. Build technology infrastructure – what technology infrastructure would, if implemented, significantly improve the student satisfaction in your area?

2. Enhance business intelligence – what information, or business intelligence, do you not have, which if you did, would allow more data driven decisions?

3. Expand web presence & services – If CSI: stood for “Campus Service Improvement” and the Technology Investigation Squad interviewed you:– Where would you suggest they look? – What clues would you provide?