Information Technology Milestones Archives

December

General campus database (database.tcnj.edu) available

November

Wireless@TCNJ hotspots installed in Holman & Science Complex (Chemistry)

October

EMC SAN installed for future server storage consolidation projects

Departmental reorganiziation Media and Technology Support Services (MTSS)

September

Holman Hall MP Lab closed

100,000 Magic calls logged

McAfee Virus protection CD distributed to students

Internet2 and IT services demos - School of Nursing and School of Engineering

Launched new Admissions web site

Launched newVirtual tour

Launched  a new Integrated School and Academic Information architecture

Launched the Academic Advising Resource site

Launched the Form Genie that allows users to easily create secure, accessible, standards compliant forms

August

Student Center Lab renovated

New Faculty Tours

School of Business media rooms upgraded

Launched the I-lion on line literacy tutorial

July

Scholar Laptop Program

June

Wireless@TCNJ project started

Novell 6.5 with LDAPv3 support installed

New Department and Faculty/Staff directory on the web replacing printable directory

Setup Positive Pay Process in Financials for Budget and Finance use - for check amount verification

Complete new computer upgrades

Begin rollout of new email package - Thunderbird

New SOCS features including course calendars, collaborative document management (C-DOCS) and real-time chat

May

April

Information Security Awareness Program launched

TCNJ Planning portal launched

Housing Application on the web - students can now enter housing info including   floor preference, special diet needs, medical needs or physical needs and roommate questions

March

FY04 computer upgrades begin

Average number of daily logins to SOCS reaches its highest point on record (2,865 average logins per day)

February

January

December

Science Complex Media rooms completed

November

Help Desk Call Tree implemented

October

Multimedia classroom installed in Loser 9 and 19; Armstrong 136

New Employee Information System (EIS) implemented for Human Resources and Payroll

September

Telecommunications implements block minutes calling plan structure for Students

Eickhoff Hall Sound System installed

Wireless networking implemented in transfer housing

August

Multimedia classroom installed in Forcina 101

Successfully pushed Microsoft Blaster and Nachi patches and virus cleaners to faculty/staff desktop computers via Novell login

Process implemented for new Employee account creation through collaborative efforts of multiple departments

SOCS V3 released with new features including an assessment module, expanded gradebook and co-instructor abilities

July

First production Linux server installed at TCNJ for Math Dept.

June

Complete Phase 1 of Summer upgrade by installing 350 new computers

First SAN array installed and configured

May

New Account Management System (AMS) implemented

Sun LDAP server goes into production

Fourth Annual Instructional Technology Workshop held

March

FY-AY03 Budgets developed, received, submitted

Windows 2000/Office XP upgrades complete

January

Email (RAV) antivirus software upgrade with new anti-SPAM support

Chemistry move to Science Complex complete

December

New College Home Page, Admissions, Development and Alumni web sites

Campus network re-subnet process completed

Selection of Storage Area Network (SAN) Array for Peoplesoft and others systems

November

NJEdge T1 extranet connection installed

SOCS reports 100,000 logins since the beginning of the Fall 2002 semester

Selection of a new student information system

Selection of Campus Portal

Instructional Technology presentation of SOCS at Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services (SIGUCCS)

October

Initiated the Information Technology Resource Committee to improve communication related to administrative computing

September

Six media equipped rooms added to Science Complex

Telecommunications bills sent via email

New webmail system installed

August

Science Complex network brought on-line

Telecommunications authorization code lookup available via the web

July

New Equipment Distribution Center online request system

Development and Alumni "Campus Call" system implemented

Automated imaging for lab computers available

15 Mbps fractional - T3 Internet connection installed

June

Summer Upgrade - Windows 2000 and Office XP

May

All classes go "live" inside SOCS

April

Email (RAV) antivirus scanning software installed 

Campus wide e-mail policy created

March

Meeting maker upgraded to Version 7.02

FAM Implementation

Student images imported from Card Access system to SOCS giving faculty ability to view student rosters with pictures of each student

January

New version of Novell client (3.31) pushed to faculty and staff desktops automatically

SOCS (Simple On-Line Courseware System) adopted as TCNJ's solution to course management package

Misc

Finance:

Reports

TCNJ GASB reports

Rollup reports

PO Detail web report

GL summary report

SIS:

Web interface for housing applications

Post language and math test scores

Provide access to class lists,grade reports, registration data for Deans, Associate Deans and Chairpersons

Allow withdrawal & placement hold to be posted on hold screens as comment

Created online screens to permit view capability for non-R&R personnel

Modify unofficial transcript program to allow students with holds to view grades

Modify course selection on web to check for seat-availability in classes posted as "closed"

HRS:

Modify vacation & sick leave benefits to change benefits to a calendar year basis for all personnel

Modify all ABP extracts to create files for web transmission, eliminating tape files

December

New switch installed

November

Course Summary Reports

October

Upgrade Touchnet Voice IVR

User Support Services assumes responsibility for TLTR (Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtable) and takes the lead in planning yearly Instructional Technology Workshop held in May

Integrate Telecommunications Department with Information Technology

September

Process changed for returning RES.net students. Returning RES.net students have immediate RES.net connections

SOCS (Simple on-line courseware system) in beta testing

Courseware evaluation committee formed

August

Required Novell login project completed and implemented in computer labs. Students must now log in with their Novell id prior to using lab machines

Implement Novell Imaging processes for lab machines. Eliminates need for student workers to perform extensive troubleshooting for software problems

Email Server Upgrade

July

RES.net network upgrades completed

May

Twenty six multimedia classrooms added to new Social Sciences Building bringing the total to 86

Installed new Touchnet Payment Gateway

RES.net Network Upgrades begin

March

Begin required Novell login project

February

First retreat for newly formed IT department management

January

Enterprise Applications, Networking and Technology and User Support Services merge to form Information Technology. All divisions report to newly named Associate Vice President of Information Technology

Multimedia Classsrooms added to Music (1) and Armstrong (2) bringing total to 60

Mainframe Disaster Recovery Testing and Documentation

December

One multimedia classroom added to Holman Hall bringing total to 57

QWS3270 servers (400 LU's) created and moved into production

November

User Support Services reorganizes to streamline support process

Creation of Departmental Applications Development Team

SAP Installation

October

Peoplesoft Financials Server Install

September

Implement Magic on the web for RES.net students to allow RES.net students to directly log trouble tickets into Magic without IT staff intervention

Seven multimedia classrooms added to Bliss Hall bringing total to 56

Core Network Switch Upgrade

Internet Bandwidth Upgrade (replaced 2 T1 from Verio with 3 from MCI/Worldcom)

August

Media Specialist for User Support Services hired to assume primary responsibility for design, implementation and support of forty-nine Multimedia Classrooms

July

Upgraded Sourcebank/VM (Applications source library)

May

Fifteen Multimedia Classrooms added to new Biology building bringing total multimedia classrooms to 49

April

New Library system

Internet Bandwidth Upgrade (added 2 T1 from Sprint)

March

Multimedia Classrooms added to Music (1) and Armstrong (2) bringing total multimedia classrooms to 34

February

Assume responsibility for satellite recording and events, campus cable (20 & 23), teleconferencing, video tape duplication, video recording, and video training workshops

January

Complete Year 2000 initiative

Month N/A

Implement PeopleSoft Financials

Financial Reports on the Web

Implement Payment Gateway

Enhancements to Web for Faculty (ARTIE) - send email to class lists, force pin number change, course descriptions, grading by proxy, apply and remove holds, non faculty members view student data

Foreign language placement testing on the web

SIS data extracts for A.T. & T

Student & Adjunct automated update to payroll

TCNJ Magazine label creation

Web for Student (TESS) enhancements - force pin number change

Upgrade pages to be Tserve 3.0 compliant

Embark (Regulus) data load to Admissions

Data loaded from tapes received

Hope Scholarship programs

Created 3 programs to extract data from SIS - forwarded to TCRS.

Grad/Advantage programs.
Loading of graduate application data

Regional Training Center course data load to Grad Studies

Post courses taken at the RTC and payments to SIS

T2 Parking data extract - Used for conversion to new vehicle system

On-line check history process on HRS.

October

Installed and tested all new Y2K compliant software. Perform major Y2K test for all campus software to ensure continuing processing in the new millennium

September

Installed new Touchnet TSERVE box along with TCP/IP under VSE/ESA, upgraded
3172 controller. TSERVE connection to the MF via 3172 using TCP/IP

August

Multimedia Classrooms added to Holman (3), Green 14 (1), Bliss (1) bringing total to 31

June

Fourteen Multimedia Classrooms added in new Business Building. Total Multimedia Classrooms now 26

May

Technical Manager for User Support Services assumes primary responsibility for design, implementation and support of twelve Multimedia Classrooms

Network Server Backup System

Name change from Multimedia Center to Instructional Technology Services

February

Import inventory database from Access into Support Magic to eliminate duplicate data entry effort

Month n/a

Conversion of all administrative systems to be Y2K compliant.

Upgrade to SCT's HRS 4.1 - implement HRS Benefit Enhancement.

Implement Web for Faculty (ARTIE) to give faculty access to teaching assignment schedules class lists registration, curriculum and academic information about their own students. Adjuncts can view class lists and teaching assignment schedules - not student information. Can enter grades

Provide automated system to purge student schedules

Implement Touch-Net's Voice System.

Upgrade TSERVE to 3.0 & 3.1.

SGA web page - students can vote online to select SGA officers.

Schedule 25 - extracting and loading SIS course information.

September

SAL Implemented

Computer Accounts Auto-created for All Students

August

Complete installation of network equipment (cable and switches) to support one port-per-pillow in residence halls (including dualing out of all jacks in Residential Halls)

July

Upgrade VM/ESA to 2.2.0 and VSE/ESA to 2.3.0

June

Installed new automated electronic on-line catalog library system

Begin Year 2000 initiative

May

Specify, order, configure and begin install network equipment (cable and switches) to support one port-per-pillow in residence halls (including dualing out of all jacks in Residential Halls)

User Support Services assumes responsibility for media center

January

Implement Support Magic problem management system for tracking IT service calls