Previously Associate CIO for Administrative Systems, Sam now oversees Information Technology and Services (ITS) and reports to Vice Chancellor and Provost Eric Spina. "ITS will continue to be a positive force on campus under Sam's leadership," says Spina. Read more.  

Syracuse University has seen IT security threats increase, and their nature is increasingly malicious. ITS is taking steps to increase protection of SU's information, including two-factor authentication, and an annual SU NetID password change requirement. Read more.  

 

The future of lecture capture has arrived at SU. ITS's Learning Environments (LE) group has been working for almost a year to install, test, and deploy Mediasite, a comprehensive lecture capture, enterprise webcasting, and video content management system. Read more. 

Information technology administrators from schools, colleges and departments that use SU's Digital Signage Network met to discuss an upgrade to the production environment and the possible integration of Internet Protocol television. Read more.  

Syracuse University's Network Master Plan continues to make good progress while creating efficiencies in the design, management, and/or documentation of much of Network Wiring Service's new construction and major renovations. Read more.

How IT Can Support Student Recruitment (and Why It Should)
Student recruitment is key to the sustainability and success of a higher education institution, and IT plays a vital role. Student recruitment is essential to boosting excellence and diversity, while enhancing the funding base. Initiatives must leverage technology to join the virtual community that engages prospective students. See the story at EDUCAUSE Review. 

 

 

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Right Act, FERPA, requires parental consent concerning student information, except when schools outsource functions like data processing and analytics. Senators Markey and Hatch are pushing the amendment of FERPA to keep pace with the proliferation of student data that has resulted from increased technology use in schools. Read all about it at The New York Times.

The future of higher education is becoming fluid as new learning styles and mounting pressures influence the education landscape. New strategies are critical. For the first time in three decades, the National Center for Education Statistics report in 2012 predicted a decline in population for college age students in the US. Read more at Fast Company.