Tag: IT Council
MSU IT Council hears from President Simon; discusses standards, data center, status updates
The MSU IT Council met on September 2. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
President Simon addresses the IT CouncilPresident Lou Anna K. Simon talked to the MSU IT Council on September 2. She said that campus IT has stagnated over the last several years creating a technology deficit at MSU. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses project management, campus licensing, IT assessment
The MSU IT Council met on July 1. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Project managementKevin Kuss, director of IT Services Project Management Office, gave an overview of the project status reporting system. Kuss will provide regular updates of high-level technology projects at future IT Council meetings. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses Office 365 email, active directory, licensing agreements
The MSU IT Council met on June 3. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses campus tools, network review, CAFE group coordination
The MSU IT Council met on May 6. At that meeting, outside speaker Ken Theis, CIO of Dental Dental and President of DewPoint, presented on IT project management to the council.
Below are the other high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Salesforce customer relationship managementFred Sudler and Barb Dawson from IT Services are working with Salesforce on adoption of this customer relationship (CRM) tool for campus. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses Microsoft campus licensing, active directory, council action items
The MSU IT Council met on April 1. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Microsoft campus licensingBarb Dawson and Rachel Zakhem from IT Services worked with Microsoft to secure a campus software agreement that will offer core services to departments and can be augmented with additional services. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council acknowledges its one-year anniversary with assessment, goal setting
The MSU IT Council met on March 4, and below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
Council assessmentSean McDonald, vice president of MOR Associates, facilitated a review of the recent IT Council survey. The survey assessed how far the IT Council has come in the year since it was formed and evaluated where it wants to be in the next 12-15 months. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council updates include two-factor authentication project, plans for email
The MSU IT Council met on February 3. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
College of Education updateDon Heller, Dean, College of Education, discussed some of the challenges that his college is facing as the nature of teacher education and professional development continue to evolve. Heller addressed the need to increase the faculty research portfolio and the funding challenges. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses cloud storage, central email, technology purchasing
The MSU IT Council met on January 7. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
MSU brandingHeather Swain, Vice President of Communications and Brand Strategy (CABS), explained the value of advancing the MSU brand as a Tier 1 research institution and what it means for attracting talent and funding. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses security, collaborative tools at last meeting
The MSU IT Council met on November 14. Below are the high-level topic summaries from the meeting.
November 14 meeting synopsisMark Notman, Associate Dean and CTO for the College of Osteopathic Medicine, led the meeting by providing an overview of his college’s IT challenges and the work his team is doing to align their Health Information Technology unit to the university’s culture of high performance. Read Full Article →
MSU IT Council discusses security, email, campus licenses
This is the first of what will be regular updates by the MSU IT Council. These updates are intended to keep the MSU community informed about the topics being tackled, progress made, and recommendations to MSU administration. News updates will contain high-level topic summaries.
The MSU community is encouraged to seek out their IT Council representative or visit the IT Council website for more information on topics of interest. Read Full Article →
