Information
and Instructional Technology Services (IITS) are provided by several units on
this campus including Computing & Media Services, the
Often services cross unit boundaries and require the planning and coordination of people from multiple units. The IITS Cross Functional Teams have been created to address this situation. Their purpose is to:
- address tasks in their area of specialization
- to foster communication and collaboration across units
- to insure that services aren’t being duplicated
IITS Management Team – Team leader Mark Anderson, David Prior, Ryan Kreuser, Faith Hensrud, Felix Unaeze, Peter Nordgren, Lisa Larson, Jay Revering
People with management responsibilities for technology on this campus meet twice a month to plan and coordinate technology activities for the campus. The IITS Management Team plans cross functional team membership and assigns tasks to the teams. The current IITS Cross Functional Team membership and task assignments include:
User Services - Team leader Jim Rink, John Ludwig, Joe Kmiech, Sharon Lavine, Lisa Larson, Kristen Lindquist, Nancy Nash and Peter Nordgren
Tasks and Issues – 1) Develop a Matrix that defines the services and contacts associated with technology user services and implement a strategy to communicate that information to the campus community 2) Define the special user service needs of ad hoc and strategies to help meet those needs
Desktop support - Team leader Bob Iverson, Brian Hood, Jim Patnaude, Jay Revering, Steve Gustafson, Tom Janicki, Terry Cheever, Peter Nordgren
Tasks and Issues – Coordinate training for desktop students across units (C&MS, ResNet, Library, KUWS), Support SMS project, investigate Linux as a desktop OS.
Networking - Team leader Tom Janicki CORE MEMBERS: Terry Cheever, Tom Janicki, Kevin Rahn, Mark Anderson, Peter Nordgren, Bob Iverson, Brian Hood, Joe Kmiech OCCASIONAL MEMBERS: Jay Revering, Chuck Prigge
Tasks and Issues – SMS – server side, Off Campus Access (VPN), Fully Implement Ciscoworks (Helpdesk), Support Linux applications (blogs, wiki, surveys) – server side
Web Team - Team leader Steve Gustafson Al Miller, Jim Rink, Stacy Leno, Tim Nelson, Sharon Lavine, Laura Jacobs
Tasks and Issues - Portal involvement, redesign top tier campus pages (eliminate frames & use CSS), content management, accessibility assessment
Portal Team - Team leader Jim Rink, Lynne Deadrick, Tammy Fanning, Ruwan Hemachandra, Steve Kirk, Al Miller, Steve Gustafson, Stacy Leno, Lisa Larson, Tim Nelson, Sharon Lavine, Laura Jacobs, Jim Miller, Nancy Nash, Deb Nordgren, Carey O’Kelly, Stewart Platner, David Prior, Mary Lee Vance, Terry Wasti, Ilya Yakovlev
Tasks and Issues - Portal implementation, portal content, configuration, e-community
Advisory Committees:
University Technology Committee – Chair Shaun Lynch, Sergei Bezrukov, Tim Cleary, Ruwan Hemachandra, Laura Jacobs, Marshall Johnson, Wendy Kropid, Lisa Larson, Julianne Raymond, Al Miller, Cindy Pacheco, Mark Anderson Ex Officio
Charge – The University Technology Committee advises the IITS Management Team activities and strategies to be used in implementing the campus Information Technology plan. This advice includes recommendations on new software and technologies as well as recommendations on various technology usage policies and procedures.
Student Tech Fee –
Classroom Lab Modernization –