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Quad Cities, Planning and Technology

Annual Report of Accomplishments and Plans

May 1, 2009

The Division of Quad Cities, Planning and Technology is comprised of approximately 200 hundred employees. The strength of our unit and base of our accomplishments is our people and our teamwork. Together, we are successfully supporting the mission, goals, and priorities of Western Illinois University.

BACKGROUNDWESTERN ILLNOIS UNIVERSITY-QUAD CITIES

BACKGROUND

• Western Illinois University-Quad Cities serves 1,360 students– 11 baccalaureate degree

programs– Four post-baccalaureate

certificates– 13 master's degrees– one specialist and one

doctoral degree-both in Educational Leadership.

• 66 Faculty and 34 Staff

ORGANIZATION

VICE PRESIDENT

INSTRUCTIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, &

TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

KRISTI MINDRUP

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AND STUDENT SERVICES

ANDY BORST

DEVELOPMENT

GARY ROWE

MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS

TAMI SEITZ

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2005 41 32 0 73

2006 44 37 10 91

2007 59 34 8 101

2008 66 34 17 117

ACCOMPLISHMENTSWESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-QUAD CITIES

GOAL 1: SUPPORT EXPANSION OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

• ENGINEERING– PARTNERED IN PROGRAM

REQUEST

– 29 PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM

– HELPED CULTIVATE THE $1.0 MILLION GIFT

– NEGOITATED LEASE SPACE

– PARTNERSHIPS WITH MACOMB, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA


• NURSING– CREATED A “ROOM FOR

ROOM AGREEMENT” WITH BLACK HAWK COLLEGE

– FORMING CONTACT WITH ILLINI WEST

• MUSEUM STUDIES– REALLOCATED LAPTOPS TO

CREATE A MOBILE COMPUTING LABORATORY

– FILED WITH THE IOWA POSTSECONDARY STUDENT AID COMMISION TO HOUSE THE PROGRAM AT THE FIGGE


• PROGRAM COMPLETABILITY– 75% OF ALL DEGREES ON

THE QC CAMPUS CAN BE COMPLETED ON-SITE.

– THIS IS UP FROM 40% FOR STUDENTS STARTING IN FALL 2005


• ROCK ISLAND ARESENAL– CREATED AN ON-SITE

TESTING CENTER

– JACQUELYN HOLAN HAS TESTING CENTER, STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION RESPONSIBILITIES


• COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS– BOT/BA SIGNING WITH

EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM

– LINKAGES PROGRAM WITH BLACK HAWK COLLEGE

– WESTERN ILLINOIS ADVANTAGE WITH CARL SANDBURG COLLEGE



• STAFFING IN AREAS OF EXPERTISE:– New Challenges and New Responsibilities


Christopher David, Technology Jean Kenney, Chief Clerk


Alison Shook, Office Support Specialist Carmen Sandoval, Office Manager


Leslie Mose, Office Support Specialist Curtis Williams, Admissions


Lois Retherford, Admissions and Records Representative

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GOAL 2: INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT

Planned, coordinated and completed 20 office moves, renovations, equipment and technology to cluster current employees and to make room for new faculty and staff within existing QC space

• B-10– TESTING CENTER

– COMPUTER LAB

– UTECH STORE

– WIU APPAREL



• COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION– MARCHED IN THE AMVETS

PARADE– VOLUNTEERED FOR HABITAT

FOR HUMANITY AND THE FESTIVAL OF TREES

– ANSWERED THE PHONES AT THE WQPT FUNDRAISING DRIVE

– WIU SERVED AS VICTIMS AT A SIMULATED QUAD CITIES AIPORT DISASTER

– INTRODUCED GAME NIGHTS– ADDED THREE NEW 52” TVS

GOAL 2: INCREASE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & CAMPUS VISIBILITY

• COMMUNITY MEMBERS INVITED TO:– State of The University Address by Dr. Goldfarb,– Presentations of Distinguished Faculty Lecture,

University Theme and Environmental Summit speakers

– Campus announcements regarding Illinois Board of Higher Education approval of engineering and nursing, and the John Deere and Moline Foundation gifts

– The University’s dual enrollment signing ceremony with Black Hawk College.

• BOARD MEMBERSHIPS BY THE QUAD CITIES ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM– Quad Cities Presidents and Chancellors– Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center– WQPT Public Television Boards– Illinois Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce– Association of Fund Raising Professionals– Quad Cities Sports Authority– Big Brothers/Big Sisters– Womens’ Connection– Quad Cities Professional Development Network– Rock Island Rotary


• Alumni Events: – Summer golf outing

– Summer Quad Cities River Bandits baseball game

– WIU vs. Iowa @ Modern Woodman park.

– Marching Leathernecks performed in Rock Island’s Fourth of July parade.



• Service to the Public:

– Dr. Marcia Carter hosted the fifth annual Quad Cities Volunteer Exposition

– Dr. Sonia Sharma coordinated Western Illinois University’s participation in the a Career Fair with Black Hawk College that had over 1,500 individuals in attendance

– Chris Brown is facilitating our engagement with Roosevelt University in a summer workshop held on the Quad Cities Campus that helps children cope with the loss of a primary caregiver

GOAL 3: Support Academic Excellence

• Dr. Emeric Solymossy – Western Illinois University’s first Distinguished Fulbright Chair

• Dr. Dean Halverson – received tenure;

• Drs. Andrea Hyde, Don Healy, Lloyd Kilmer, Dan Malachuk, Bill McFarland, Linda Meloy, Nancy Schaefer, and Jeanette Thomas – new publications.

• The Counselor Education Program, chaired by Dr. Frank Main, received eight-year accreditation for its school and community programs by the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and other Related Educational Programs.


• The Quad Cities Campus will be honoring our first doctoral degree recipients

• The Quad Cities Campus will be hosting our first honors convocation.


• Portfolios from a variety of mentored honors experiences displayed as part of the Spring 2009 Quad Cities Leadership Awards program and Student Government Association (SGA) Inauguration


July 22, 2009:

MOLINE, IL – “Neither rain nor sleet nor downed power lines can keep final exams from taking place. Final exams for the Summer 2008 session at Western Illinois University's Quad Cities campus continue at the Quad Cities Graduate Study Center, 639 38th St., Rock Island, IL. Final classes and exams will be held at the center through Sunday, July 27.”


• If a picture is worth a thousand words…


Steve Whan, April Civil Service Employee of the Month

Jean Kenney, May Civil Service Employee of the Month


Goal 4:Support University Planning

• Higher Values in Higher Education 2008-2018– 30 action items related to the Quad Cities Campus– 90% of these actions are completed or maintained

• Accreditation– We are represented on all of the accreditation teams– Dr. Marcia Carter is a Co-Chair for the Self Study

• Campus Master Planning– A&E planning for Building One is complete

• Institutional Strategic Plan for Technology– Updated electronic classrooms

– Faculty and Staff Computer Rotation Programs

– Printer Rotation Program

– Cleaned wiring closet

– Mobile computing laboratory at Figge


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Faculty and Staff Appeal Comprehensive Campaign


Did you know… for fun…and your scare us Gary

• Growth in the Faculty and Staff appeal is 987%

–$433,794 by FY 12• Growth in the Comprehensive Campaign is 673%

–$356,884,874 by FY12


Goal 5:Diversity and Internationalization

• Minority student enrollment is up from 9.2 percent of total student enrollment in fall 2005 to 11.0 percent of total student enrollment in fall 2008.

• Dr. Holly Nikels receipt of a $300,000 grant to support the educational achievements of at risk youth

• Betty Taylor’s implementation of a minority student recruitment grant with Black Hawk College,

• The Association of Latin American Students sponsoring monthly “dinner and movie nights,”

• Campus participation in a diversity audit conducted by doctoral students from the University of Iowa.

• Dr. Emeric Solymossy serves as the Fulbright-Hall Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship for Central Europe

• Dr. Nancy Schaefer presented at the British Sociological Association Sociology of Religion Study annual conference

• Dr. Jeanette Thomas published Acoustic Behavior of Antarctic Killer Whales, recorded near the ice edge of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica.

Goal 5:Diversity and Internationalization

Goal 6: Streamline and Simplify Structures

• QC-based vehicle requisition

• Simplified CODEC Room Reservations

• Lois Retherford provides on-site transcript, registration, and course withdrawal service

• “Room for Room” agreement with Black Hawk

• New Information Services Unit on the second floor

FISCAL YEAR 2010 REALLOCATIONSWESTERN ILLNOIS UNIVERSITY-QUAD CITIES

FY 2009 Reallocations

• OPERATIONS• ($25,000) FURNITURE AND CUBICLES

• ($30,000) STAIRWAY REBUILD

• ($14,000) PAINTING OF STAIRWELLS

• (TBD) CAXTON RELOCATION

• STAFFING – REPLACEMENT OR GRANT FUNDED RATHER THAN

NEW POSITIONS


Christiana Conner, Admissions

Seth Knappen, OASS


Angie Posshel, Financial Aid Kenny Wheeler , Advisement

FISCAL YEAR 2010 PRIORITIESWESTERN ILLNOIS UNIVERSITY-QUAD CITIES

Support expansion of academic programs and service by:

• Completing the Caxton move, with classes beginning in fall 2009. • Assisting with articulation engineering agreements with the

University of Iowa.• Seeking NCA authorization for housing the Museum Studies at Figge• Working with Academic Affairs to increase the percent of fully

completeable degrees on the Quad Cities Campus. • Documenting Arsenal outcomes and plan for an evaluation of

services provided. • Hosting at least two Collaboration Council meetings with

community colleges• Providing assistance to feasibility and needs studies for new and

expanded academic programs on the Quad Cities Campus.

Increase opportunities for student, faculty, and staff engagement by:

• Supporting office assignments consistent with clustering to the disciplines.

• Opening a re-purposed B-10. • Continuing with administrative collaboration in shared

governance meetings. • Engaging in service activities reinforcing social

responsibility and personal growth.• Implementing Western’s Pay for Exceptional

Performance program.

Increase community engagement, visibility, and awareness by:

• Hosting high profile university events/announcements.• Exploring increased opportunities for community/university

interactions, including the hosting of university athletic and club sport events, and the feasibility of a community garden project.

• Continuing to evaluate and enhance university marketing efforts.• Augmenting the functionality and number of users on the campus’

Web and social networking sites.• Participating in Quad Cities alumni events and continuing our

annual alumni appeal. • Engaging in community boards and service activities.

Support University Planning

• Continuing successful implementation of the priorities and goals of Higher Values in Higher Education 2008-2018.

• Supporting and actively engaging in the university’s re-accreditation self-study.

• Continuing advocacy for funding of the Quad Cities Riverfront Campus and engaging in appropriate planning should funding be received.

• Maintaining currency of campus technology in offices, classrooms, and laboratories.

• Continuing comprehensive fundraising through fund- and friend-raising activities.

Support Diversity and Internationalization

• Supporting recruitment and retention of diverse and accomplished students, faculty, and staff.

• Engaging in campus conversations and implementing strategies from the diversity audit conducted by doctoral students from the University of Iowa.

• Identifying permanent funding for our diversity programming and recruitment with Black Hawk College.

Streamline and Simplify

Enrollment Faculty Staff

Western Illinois-Quad Cities 1,300 54 32Texas A&M – Texarkana 1,500 102 65Florida State-Panama City 1,600 65 75Ohio University-Zanesville 1,500 82 121Texas A&M – International 5,000 393 176Pennsylvania State -Harrisburg 3,900 257 307University of Houston-Clear Lake 7,500 452 577Governors State 6,000 576 901

BUDGET REQUESTSWESTERN ILLNOIS UNIVERSITY-QUAD CITIES

FY10 BUDGET REQUESTS

PRIORITY/PROJECT AMOUNT

1) ASSITANT VICE PRESIDENT, WIU-QC $20,000

2) ACADEMIC ADVISOR $30,000

3) O&M/SECURITY $30,000

4) CLASSES $100,000

ACCOMPLISHMENTSUNIVERSITY PLANNING

HIGHER VALUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• Supporting electronic classroom upgrade and faculty computer rotation programs on both campuses;

• Creating a new Voluntary System of Accountability website to enhance institutional transparency;

• Engaging in accreditation self-study;

• Increasing enrollments of minority students, faculty, and staff;

HIGHER VALUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

• Being recognized as a national best practice for scholarship programs by the Center for College Student Opportunity and service learning by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation;

• Signing new dual enrollment agreements with Black Hawk College and Carl Sandburg College

• Publishing monthly updates

ACCREDITATION

• 10 COMMITTEES ON BOTH CAMPUSES– Drs. Marcia Carter, Judith Dallinger, Chris Sutton,

and Joe Rives co-chair the Self Study

– Chris Brown provides administrative support for these efforts

– Paul Sweet designed the University’s new accreditation website that Jeremy Merritt and Heather McMeekan maintain.

ACCREDITATION

• Team Co-Chairs

– Institutional Mission: Steve Nelson and Dr. Joe Rives– Institutional Planning: Bill Brewer and Kristi Mindrup– Instruction/Assessment of Student Learning: Jessica Butcher and Dr.

Lori Baker-Sperry– Research/Creative Activities: Beth Seaton and Amy Shouse– Public Service: Drs. Chris Sutton and Marcia Carter– Federal Compliance Reporting: Dr. Judith Dallinger and Rhonda Kline– Strengthening Distance Learning: Roger Runquist and Dr. Phyllis Self– Growing Our Two Campuses: Drs. Joe Rives and Ron Williams– Measuring and Demonstrating Our Values: Dr. Katrina Daytner and

Rhonda Kline

ACCREDITATION

• Fiscal Year 2010

–A year of drafting with the campus community

• Fiscal Year 2011–Site visit (February)

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATES:FACILITIES, GROUNDS, TECHNOLOGY


APRIL 2009 UPDATE: MULTICULTURAL CENTER

Multicultural Center

Multicultural Center

• A groundbreaking ceremony was held September 28, 2007. Construction began October 22nd

• The new Multicultural Center will house the Casa Latina Cultural Center, the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center, the Women's Center, and the International Friendship Club

• Grand opening fall 2009• A LEED certified facility


APRIL 2009 UPDATE: DONALD S. SPENCER RECREATION CENTER

Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center Expansion

Donald S. Spencer Student Recreation Center Expansion

• The Spencer Student Recreation Center was opened in 1997.

• Usage by students, faculty and staff has continued to grow with a peak usage of 2,500 per day and an average of 1,500 per day.

• Renovations include:– Increasing the size of the weight

room – Renovating Court #1 and adding

additional space in a "quarter circle" area south of the existing wall on Court #1.

– Adding two arena courts for basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer

– Doubling the track – Expanding cardio space


APRIL 2009 UPDATE: MEMORIAL HALL

Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall Occupants

• Communication• Communication Science

and Disorders• Disability Support

Services• University Counseling

Center• Career Services• Center for International

Studies• University Technology

Laboratory


APRIL 2009 UPDATE: WIU – QUAD CITIES, RIVERFRONT

WIU – Quad Cities Riverfront


APRIL 2009 UPDATE: WIU – QUAD CITIES, CAXTON BLOCK

WIU – Quad Cities Caxton Block

The Caxton Block Building

• New Engineering Program– 30 new students

annually for the next five years

– Mechanical and Electrical Concentrations

• Manufacturing Engineering Technology

• Other COBT courses• Administrative Office

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The Caxton Block Building:Entrance & Hallway

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The Caxton Block Building:Room 106 Classrooms

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The Caxton Block Building:Room 104 Laboratories

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The Caxton Block Building:Room 102 Laboratories

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The Caxton Block Building:Offices & Conference Rooms


APRIL 2009 UPDATE: WIU GROUNDS

Grounds

Grounds

2,500 cubic yards of sediment removal

Grounds: Facts & Figures

Planting:

• 46 trees planted, 26 trees removed

• We Care bulbs & mums– Macomb Campus

– Quad Cities Campus

– Riverfront Campus

• Lake Ruth Bank

Grounds: Campus Recyling

ACCOMPLISHMENTSUNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

University Technology: Organization

VICE PRESIDENT

Infrastructure

DAN ROMANO

USER SERVICES/CAIT

RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN

TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

MIKE RODRIGUEZ

SPECIAL PROJECTS

MIKE DICKSON

Technology Infrastructure

• Under the leadership of Fred Seaton, Tim Rericha, Shannon Cramer, and George Dranes supports the email, servers, mainframe, phones, labs, and computing networks of Western Illinois University.

• Daily TI Support:– 3 million daily e-mails; – 7,000 hits on the University Website– 10,000 network users– 6,500 phone numbers– A distance learning system that is used by 47 percent of

classes at Western Illinois University.– The University’s Mainframe


• A key feature of the technology infrastructure has been the stabilization of the network. The next figure illustrates the stabilization of WIU networks with the student “ResNet” network.

A Stable Network Permits:• Fiscal Planning for Dark

Fiber• Connectivity with WIU,

Niabi, Shedd Aquarium, and Field Museum

• Mobility Initiative• Macomb Website

Enhancements• University Relations work

in Web 2.0• Podcasting and Streaming


• The WIU networks also support campus security, service, and benefit to our local community. Tim Rericha and Todd Parkins plan and maintain the University’s fiber network that support:– The University’s phone and annunciation systems– Fire alarms– Security cameras– Cable TV– The Office of Public Safety, Illinois Century Network,

McDonough Telephone Cooperative, and Macomb Schools.


• Under the leadership of Tim Rericha, Hank Knowles, and Jack Brown, staff completed documentation of all university network wiring and the Geographic Information Systems has automated this information that is critical to the University’s operability, security, disaster recovery, and future technology planning.



Modern Cable and Redundancy

TECHNOLOGY SECURITYUNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

• A year of reacting to new and emergent situations– Malware Attack

– Sensitive data exposure

– Initiate a process to identify and scan all 7,700 WIU computers

– Payment Card Industry Compliance

– State Audit Findings

TECHNOLOGY SECURITY

• A year for moving towards a preventive infrastructure, proactive end-users, and social responsible computing– Engaged in technology security awareness– New policies and procedures

• Technology Security Committee• Governance Groups• President and President’s Cabinet

– Upgrades to technology security infrastructure

USER SERVICESUNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

USER SERVICES

• Richard Chamberlain implemented college support agreements with the deans to clearly define “who does what,” and his unit continued review and implementation of Support Center (former Help Desk) Task Force recommendations.

• Dr. Tere North completed a campus survey of all end-users, investigated knowledge-based applications, and engaged in individual conversations and focus group interviews with Support Center staff.

• Bev Baker meets with staff daily to discuss issues and priority implementation.

USER SERVICES

• Matthew Clark enhanced computing security by implementing a computer disposal program to safely rotate and decommission WIU equipment.

• Dean Roberts, Susan Grey, Matthew Clark, Matt Mencel, and David Chinander deployed Dual Boot Macs to promote flexibility in computing laboratories and classrooms.

USER SERVICES

• Jeremy Howeterrepresents University Technology in the new Utech Computer Store that sells computers with educational discounts to members of the campus community.

USER SERVICES

• Dean Roberts supported the Mobile Computing Task Force by implementing a podcasting server to support academic and administrative use.

• Andy Woerly enhanced classroom support by developing a student-technician workforce and is developing electronic classroom training materials.

USER SERVICES

• Jeremy Merritt, Heather McMeekan, Dr. Tere North, Brice Shake, and Joe Ryner are supporting the re-design and enhanced navigation of the Macomb Campus homepage. Their efforts will be supported by purchase a content management system to promote consistency and ease of use in web re-design.

• Dr. Bradley Dilger supported work of the Web Accessibility Committee, presented workshops for the campus community, and was part of a team that presented Western’s work at the Midwestern Educause Conference in Chicago.

CENTER FOR THE APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CAIT)

UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

Center for the Application of Information Technologies

• Developed high-profile, multimedia presentations for the Admissions Office and Alumni Programs; assisted in the development of new distance learning processes and courses; and engaged in university web, committee, and service work.

• At the same time, CAIT remained a large producer of extramural funding.

Department

% of Total Grants/Contract

s Total AmountIIRA 17.39% $1,999,970

CAIT 15.77% $1,813,763

Illinois Law Enforcement Executive Institute 12.33%

$1,417,824

Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood 11.65%

$1,340,000

Cumulative of 41 WIU departments 42.86%

$4,926,859

$11,498,416


• Clients Served– Illinois State Board of Education – Illinois Community College

Board– Illinois Century Network– Illinois Attorney General's

Office– Illinois Department of Children

and Family Services– Illinois Law Enforcement

Training and Standards Board– Washington State Board for

Community and Technical Colleges


• Clients Served– North Carolina Community College

System– Washington DC Department of

Children Services– School District of Philadelphia– Minnesota Department of

Education– Maryland Department of Education– University of Illinois,

Urbana/Champaign– University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee


• As CAIT bids for contracted services, it is important that prices and services are competitive. For the former, Kim Wissleadrepresents CAIT as representatives from Academic Affairs; Administrative Services; and Quad Cities, Planning and Technology benchmark indirect cost recovery rates at Illinois public universities.


SPECIAL PROJECTSUNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Mike Dickson’s implementation of special projects has produced many accomplishments, including:– Establishing a second point egress that supports

increased bandwidth, business continuity, and disaster recovery

– Identifying a Macomb-Quad Cities dark fiber pathway that could be expanded to ArgoneLaboratories in Chicago

– Initiating preliminary VOIP planning

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Mike studies stimulus and grant funding opportunities, and is a co-principle investigator with Dr. Jeanette Thomas on a $450,000 grant designed to link biological sciences programming in Macomb, the Quad Cities, and Chicago through our two-way, audio-video CODEC system.

• Mike is also working with the cities of Macomb and Moline to identify other grant and stimulus funding opportunities.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Mathew Clark’s coordination of the faculty computer upgrade program is enabling Western Illinois University to build to a four-year computer rotation program.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS

SPECIAL PROJECTS

92 NEW COMPUTERS ORDERED/INSTALLED

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Andy Woerly, Darrell Dohrman, and Doug Menke have supported with Physical Plant 40 classrooms that are either updated, under construction, scheduled or planned to be renovated by the end of the summer.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Electronic Classroom Upgrade Program– The Institutional Strategic Plan for Technology

committed the University bringing all general instructional classrooms up to minimum technology standards, defined by the President’s Technology Advisory Users Group. Minimum technological standards for the general instructional classrooms include Ethernet connectivity, computer, mounted projector, document camera, VCR/DVD player, audio system with wall-mounted speakers, and telephone.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Thompson Hall Grote Hall

Other learning locations for electronic classrooms

• Complete classroom upgrades for QC Room 115, 106, 113, B16, and B17

• Explore and identify options for electronic classroom signage at the Quad Cities.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

SPECIAL PROJECTS

• Darrell Dohrman:– worked closely with representatives from Academic

Affairs and the Physical Plant to classify all electronic classrooms, the year/type of equipment in the classroom, year of new furniture, and year of last permanent improvement to promote coordinated planning both now and into the future.

– Is producing an “Owners Manual” for uTech– Prepares quarterly technology updates, available from

the uTech homepage.

FISCAL YEAR 2009 REALLOCATIONSUNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

FISCAL YEAR 2009 REALLOCATIONS

• Internal reallocations from University Technology supported many of the accomplishments noted in this report.

• The University’s technology and infrastructure has been built on base funding to sustain personal services costs and minimal operations.

• Limited operations funding has been prohibitive to long-term fiscal and technology planning.

• As a result, University Technology has begun to investigate new models of funding to provide sustainability and flexibility to the infrastructure and services that we provide.


• OPERATIONS– With these challenges, the unit did reallocate

division funds to support staff professional development

– Purchase of a new content management system and knowledge-based help system

– Establishment of a second point of internet egress


• PERSONNEL– James Weaver– Michael Carr– Dee McCrary– Jeremy Howerter– Jeremy Merritt– a new assistant director for technology user

support services (position is currently being advertised)

FISCAL YEAR 2010 PRIORITIESUNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY

FISCAL YEAR 2010 PRIORITIES

• Support daily operations and continued modernization of WIU networks.

• Maintain current and enhance documentation for University Technology and of WIU networks.

• Enhance technology security, working closely with the campus community to continue advancement of a preventative infrastructure and proactive end-users.

FISCAL YEAR 2010 PRIORITIES

• Engage in partnerships to advance the needs of end-users and technological goals of the University

• Advance special projects and the experience of end-users, which includes:

• Transform the goals for the directors into operating principles of the unit.

FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET REQUESTSUNIVERSITY PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY

FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET REQUESTS

PRIORITY/PROJECT BASEFUNDING

ONE-TIMEFUNDING

1. Assistant Vice President, Planning and Technology $5,000 $0

2. University Planning and Technology Implementation $850,000 $0

Higher Values in Higher Education $100,000 $0

Campus Master Plans $250,000 $0

Faculty Computer Upgrade Program $250,000 $0

Electronic Classroom Upgrade Program $250,000 $0

FISCAL YEAR 2010 BUDGET REQUESTS

PRIORITY/PROJECT BASEFUNDING

ONE-TIMEFUNDING

3. Technology Security $40,000 $61,000Application Firewall $40,000 $18,500Macomb Disaster Recovery $0 $22,500VMare Environment $0 $20,000

4. Continuation of University Technology Initiatives $420,000 $25,000Zimbra Site License $0 $25,000Operations and Maintenance of Electronic

Classrooms $70,000 $0

Server Centralization and Virtualization $350,000 $0

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