The University of St. Thomas

About Information TechnologY 

Vision

Recognized regional (and emerging national) leader in delivery of innovative and cost-effective information solutions to higher education.

Mission

To exceed the expectations of departmental customers, Client Services, Web & Media Services, Network & Telecom Services, and Information Technology co-workers, in a collaborative effort to deliver reliable, adaptable, and cost-effective information services to the University of St. Thomas.

Values

  • Communication
  • Accountability
  • Respect for life outside of work
  • Excellence
  • Learning
  • Risk taking

FY '09 Information Technology Goals

 

  1. By August 31st complete 2008 summer server replacement effort (COMPLETE) and by May 31st plan for 2009 summer server replacement effort (IN PROGRESS).
  2. By Sept 1st complete phase II (de-provisioning) of the Identity Management implementation - (COMPLETE), and determine phase III scope and go forward by Nov 1.
  3. By Sept 30th implement phase I of the Campus EAI portal in production. (IN PROGRESS)
  4. By Dec 31st create the high level design plans for a new data center.
  5. By Jan 31st implement student module of Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW). (COMPLETE
  6. By Jan 31st, in conjunction with Institutional Research, Human Resources, and the Business Intelligence team, implement dashboards for Human Resources. 
  7. By June 30th implement Banner 8 (+ ODS 8, EDW 8).  (IN PROGRESS)
  8. By June 30th implement Cognos 8.3 MR1
  9. By June 30th implement the first phase of electronic forms.
  10. By June 30th implement new security options available within Banner.
  11. By June 30th implement TouchNet’s outsourced solutions for e-billing, parental access, and all credit card processing for the UST enterprise if requested by Business Affairs.  (IN PROGRESS)
  12. By June 30th plan for the initial implementation of a large Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system. (CANCELED)
  13. By June 30th make planned progress on IRT Security plan objectives (IN PROGRESS)