Chris and Katy O’Connor are the proud new parents of two healthy baby boys! David William and Austin James were born on Wednesday, July 19th. David entered the world at 2:15am, and was 6lbs 3oz, 18 inches long. Austin arrived 10 minutes later at 2:25am, weighing 4lbs 15oz, 17.5 inches long. Pictures are availble on Chris’ family website. Congratulations, Chris and Katy!
Identity Management
Project Summary
The number of software applications and IT services provided on campus is continually growing. In order to create an infrastructure that enables campus members to access these applications and services in a consistent manner, iCIT is beginning an “Identity Management” initiative.
The primary goals of this initiative are:
- Identify individuals and groups of people who interact with campus in various roles (students, applicants, faculty/staff, alumni, etc.) and therefore require campus identities;
- Determine the lifecycle for these identities (when do relationships for these groups of people begin, change, and end?); and
- Form a strategy for managing campus identities and roles that will meet current and future needs.
Status
The first step of the project is near completion. Jeff Rollette, Tom Jordan and Elena Pokot have met with campus offices to discuss the roles of the various individuals (students, applicants, faculty/staff, alumni, etc.) with whom they interact. They have been discussing the identities these roles require, while also establishing a lifecycle for the identities.
Soon, meetings will be scheduled with vendors that have identity management product offerings to better understand the market and identify solutions that might be a good fit in our environment. Progress on Identity Management is expected to accelerate when Jeff Rollette’s involvement in the calendar migration project decreases following its scheduled implementation on July 28, 2006.
PeopleSoft 8.9 Upgrade
The AIS & NOC units of iCIT are working with offices across campus on the upgrade to PS 8.9 and related systems, which is scheduled for the end of this month. A development environment has been in place since April, allowing the developers to reapply existing modifications and correct issues encountered by the customer offices doing the testing. Beginning in July, migrations of these changes to a pre-production, quality assurance environment began. Customer offices are in the process of verifying system function in QUA now. Plans are underway for the production upgrade. The final practice run to determine time estimates is being conducted by the NOC staff.
Several important issues are still being worked on, the most critical one being Student Financial refunding. iCIT and Student Financials are jointly working with PeopleSoft to resolve this issue. Because this functionality is key to the operation of the university, a resolution is needed or the upgrade may be postponed.
The Registrar’s Office is working on web-based tutorials for both faculty and students. They will also be conducting a training session with Helpdesk and General Access Lab staff and student assistants on August 1st.
A New View of iCIT
The Uptimes is a new tool to help all iCIT team members keep up with the latest info around the department. It is the place to find out about new staff members, project updates, new policies, and other iCIT related communication. As iCIT continues to expand, both in team members and initiatives, we want to provide a way to help you keep up with all that is happening. (Don’t miss the Project Updates in the right column, and click on the "more" button to read the rest of this story!)
Technology Open House: Aug 31
iCIT will host a Technology Open House (TOH) on Thursday, August 31 from 1-4pm in the Andersen Lab/LTC area. The focus of the Open House is “See What’s New”, and will showcase the latest campus technology tools, systems, and practices. All faculty and staff are invited to meet with our expert staff, check out new and changing technology, and receive personalized help. Refreshments will be served and door prizes will be given away to guests.