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June, 2012                                      Syracuse University
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A new Human Capital Management/Payroll system is coming to campus. SU signed a Master Subscription Agreement (MSA) with Workday on April 30, 2012, with implementation of the new system targeted for January 1, 2014.  Read More.
Fiber Optic Cables - NMP Update Progress is steady with an aggressive summer schedule ahead. Winter and Spring saw the completion of Network Master Plan (NMP) upgrades of Steele Hall in February, and Crouse College in April. The underground conduit system build-out will be the largest ITS has funded in over 20 years. Read more. 
TenK Talk logo This past semester saw the launch of the iSchool's "TenK Talks." The series of hour-long informal presentations for general audiences focused on new technologies, and was a community-service initiative developed by the iSchool's Information Technology Services Department. Read more.
ITS's Video Production Unit (VPU) continued their award-winning tradition and won a 2012 Silver Telly Award for their video Otto the Orange. Read more.
Perspectives
IT as a Game Changer - EDUCAUSE Review

Diana G. Oblinger, President and CEO of EDUCAUSE asserts that no matter how much higher education has already achieved, we have greater expectations-for our students, our institutions, and our society. Information technology can be a game changer that helps us achieve even more. Read more in EDUCAUSE Review.

Mobile learning education revolutionFrog's Fabio Sergio on how mobile devices will provide learning opportunities for people across age and income spectrums. Read more at Fast Company.
Tech Updates

Aaron Sorkin
Successful Orange Alert test generates flurry of messages, and Aaron Sorkin is the favorite in Ensemble. Read more.
  • New private IP space available for devices that don't need direct access to Internet. 
  • 2012 Summer Institute for Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning (SITETL) kicks off.
  • ITS has embarked on a major upgrade of SU's core network backbone.
  • New version of Ensemble brings new features.
  • ITS has Manley North covered!

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Welcome, Workday!
NMP Update
TenK Talks Take Off
VPU wins another Telly
IT as a Game Changer
10 Ways Mobile Learning will Revolutionize Education
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Kate Brodock, SU's Executive Director of Digital & Social Media points us at the 2012 eduWeb Conference in Boston, July 30 - August 1. "There are some good sessions at this conference dealing with marketing, web, mobile and social media," she said (and as a session presenter she would know!).

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