Volume 2. No 1 Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis October 1993

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I.T. Presents Annual Report on October 29

On October 29, 1993, the campus will have the opportunity to hear and respond to the 1992-1993 annual report of the Information Technology organization. Dr. Carole Barone, Associate Vice Chancellor Information Technology, will present this report at 10:00 a.m. in room MU II of the Memorial Union complex.

Described in the annual report are such IT accomplishments as:

• development of the Information Technology Strategic Plan;

• initiation of Network 21 (the Campus Fiber Backbone Network Project);

• creation of the IT Campus Access Point;

• co-establishment, with the General Library, of the Center for Advanced Information Technology;

• development of the Campuswide Information System;

• development of campus administrative systems, including the BANNER Student Information System.

The annual report also addresses IT goals and outcomes in the areas of campus site licenses; modem performance; support for distributed computing; out-sourcing; vendor relations; Instructional Use of Computing Funds; Davis Community Network: support for instruction and research; systems integration; Departmental Support Program; access to administrative data; the IT Statement of Mission and Values; and the IT organization's responses to the Phase III recommendations.