Morning Keynote Address: IT as a Service and the Future of IT on Campus (MP4)

Lev Gonick, Co-founder and CEO of OneCommunity

This presentation  will address the major themes and overarching context in which academic IT organizations now find themselves. In particular Lev Gonick will explain why he believes the structure and culture of legacy environments are no longer adequate to meet the needs of declining public support, increased competitiveness, and growth of demand due to new services, and the consumerization of IT.

First Breakout Sessions

ETD Repository, Drupal, Solr Islandora, and Fedora Commons (PDF)

Aaron Collie, Libraries
Shawn Nicholson, Libraries
Devin Higgins, Libraries
Lucas Mac, Libraries

This talk will debrief on nearly two years of work that went into building a digital repository for the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs) using a FOSS architecture of Drupal, Apache, Solr, Islandora, and Fedora Commons.

Security….MSU’s Path Forward

Rob McCurdy, Chief Information Security Officer

Learn what security strategies MSU’s Chief Information Security Officer plans to recommend for our university. Major risks needing addressing, services offered, and tools to be deployed will be covered.

Content Strategy for the Web and Improving the User Experience (PDF)

Janice Gervais, MSU Web Team
Trevor Barnes, MSU Web Team

Join us as we take a look at how the front-end workflow has changed in order to incorporate more responsive web design practices. We will focus on a content first approach, atomic design, modular CSS, and also demonstrate how these practices will improve UX and more effectively deliver your message to your target audience.

Lunch Address: Information Technology in Higher Education (MP4)

Dr. Stephen Hsu, Michigan State University, Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies

Dr. Stephen Hsu will dive into how technology should be evaluated before being implemented in higher education institutions. Stephen Hsu serves Michigan State University as the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. Before joining MSU in 2012, Stephen Hsu was director of the Institute for Theoretical Science and professor of physics at the University of Oregon. He also serves as scientific adviser to BGI (formerly Beijing Genomics Institute) and as a member of its Cognitive Genomics Lab.

Second Breakout Sessions

Mobile Device Management with MobileIron (PDF)

Ken Dirkin, College of Education

Hear how the College of Education Office of K-12 Outreach program is centrally-managing 200 LTE iPads to the field all connected to the MobileIron platform. Dirkin will also touch on how they are using Salesforce, a cloud based software as a service to capture data, automate approval processes with workflow, and pull reports from the field.

The Network, A Plumber’s Perspective (PDF)

Michael Lang, IT Services
Tim Childs, IT Services

Learn how to minimize failures and reduce the time it takes to diagnose and repair network issues by addressing the physical structure of your network. Lessons learned, standards and best practices for designing and building a flexible and scalable network will be shared during this presentation.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity on a Connected Campus (MP4)

Nick Kwiatkowski, Infrastructure, Planning and Facilities

This presentation will introduce ways that business units can introduce business continuity concepts into their daily operation to prepare for events that force employees out of the office.

Third Breakout Sessions

Using Qualtrics for Administration and Research

Jeff Cole, College of Education
Dave Dai, College of Education
Tabitha Pinckney, Teacher Education

In this panel discussion, we will talk about how Qualtrics is used in the Department of Teacher Education to evaluate student learning and streamline the teacher preparation program’s administrative tasks.

GIS Resources at MSU (PDF)

Cynthia Ghering, IT Services Content & Collaboration
Chris Perry, Infrastructure Planning and Facilities
Jade Freeman, Infrastructure Planning and Facilities
Justin Booth, Department of Geography

Hear how Michigan State University’s campus geographic information system (GIS) is being used for everything from infrastructure layers to locating nursing mother rooms. This session include a demonstration, review of best practices, and an expert panel discussion.

New Branding and Universal Search Requirements (PDF)

Michael VanPutten, Communications and Brand Strategy

Communications and Brand Strategy will share with campus the new requirements for branding and universal search for MSU websites. Documentation, graphics assets, and sample code will be shared during this presentation.