CFAES
March
2020
Project Update
The project continued to move forward in March. Visit the CFAES IT Transformation webpage for additional data and project updates.
Columbus Campus
- OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 26 buildings (93% of in scope buildings complete)
- Moved to OCIO services in February: FABE
- Moving to OCIO services next: SENR, FST, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Animal Science
- 17 of 25 departments move to OCIO services
- Virtual Servers
- Retired: 65 of 89
- Migrated: 1 of 6
- Replaced: 1 of 11
- Firewalls
- Retired: 6 of 18
Wooster Campus
- OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 64 buildings (96% of in scope buildings complete)
- Moved to OCIO services in February: SENR, STAR Labs
- Moving to OCIO services next: Animal Sciences, ATI Hawk’s Nest, Entomology, Arden Shisler Conference Center
- 27 of 35 departments move to OCIO services
- Virtual Servers
- Retired: 33 of 47
- Migrated: 5 of 6
- Replaced: 2 of 3
- Firewalls
- Retired: 12 of 26
State-wide Campus
- OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 78 buildings (68% of in scope buildings complete)
- Moved to OCIO services in February: 4H Camp Palmer, Auglaize, Williams, Carroll, Highland, Marion, North Central Ag Research, Ashland, Scioto, Warren
- Moving to OCIO services next: Stark, Crawford, Columbus Turf Grass, Huron, Butler, Logan, Licking, Southeast Region
- Next counties to kick off: Northwest Ag Research Station
- 79 of 103 statewide units move to OCIO services
Onboarding Survey Results
Members of units that moved to OCIO services were given the opportunity to provide feedback about their experience.
Thinking about the overall process of receiving new IT services, how would you rate your experience?
August 2018- February 2020. N=162
August 2018- February 2020. N=162
What did you think about the communications you received throughout the onboarding process?
August 2018- February 2020. N=161
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied were you with your onboarding experience?
August 2018- February 2020. N= 158
CFAES IT Team Progress
The CFAES IT team is working on a variety of projects including research, web and application support. Below are some highlights from February.
CFAES IT Team Progress
- Academic Programs – Worked with Academics on a Room Management System prototype for managing room calendars and requests.
- ACEL – Met with and reorganized elements on the Leadership Center site for consistency.
- Advancement/Communications – Put in place a topic-based tracking system for news and stories. Time and Change Campaign page within stories. Students Week Email.
- ATI – Accessibility Evaluation for CRIO equine management software. In partnership with ODEE, assisting instructional designers to use Mediasite more effectively for lecture video capture.
- Dean’s Office - Launched Dean’s Charity Steer Show Website
- ENT - Finished inventory of research computers in Columbus.
- Extension – Publishes February 2020 Journal of Extension, along with updates to the website around eliminating PDF offerings. Internal planning on CMS-based site for Journal of Extension. Shelby County Site Repair. Assisted 4-H with a site restore after a mass content deletion. Migration of legacy Ohioline Website to OSU Hosting. Testing QuickBooks server to help county staff manage accounting issues not handled by university systems. Evaluating Signup Genius for use in 4-H.
- FABE – Set up BioMerg development website
- FAHRP – Investigated if two research instrumentation computers could be upgraded to Windows 10.
- FST – Migrated a computer supporting a gas chromatograph to the new system.
- In partnership with OCIO, the Research Support team has established a system to categorize the management and configuration of research computers.
- HCS – Assisting with the acquisition & configuration of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gravograph LS100 systems. Addressed PGM Person Module issue on web site. Configured FileMaker database server to use OSU single-sign-on. Evaluating RedBud greenhouse management software for digital accessibility and information risk.
- SENR – Fixed an issue where a Windows 10 computer couldn’t see a connected PDA.
- South Centers – Researching a replacement power supply and power conditioner for Mass Spectrometer.
- PAAR – Performed security scans and adjusting the environment to increase security. Designing a new network and server setup and pulling new wiring for some facility-specific devices.
- Waterman – Set up a development site
- Weather Systems – Acquiring updated communication equipment to maintain connectivity to remote stations in advance of cellular rollout.
- Wooster Campus Facilities Services – Migrated to online vehicle reservation system.
- Completed and submitted CFAES Digital Accessibility Scorecard. Conducted Audit of Dormant websites Archiving 8 websites. Finalized Migration process to OSU Hosting and Migrated 93 Drupal Websites. 24 People Trained as content editors on websites. Created module to manage dormant editor accounts. Quotes and Testimonials Module Update. Added Permissions protections to system-wide pages on county sites.
State-wide Progress
County Status Table
| County Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Adams | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Allen | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Ashland | County Owned: In Talks |
| Ashtabula | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Athens | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Auglaize | networking wifi complete read for OCIO services |
| Belmont | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Brown | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Butler | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Carroll | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Champaign | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Clark | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Clermont | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Clinton | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Columbiana | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Coshocton | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Crawford | County Owned: In Talks |
| Cuyahoga | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Darke | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Defiance | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Delaware | County Owned |
| Erie | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Fairfield | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Fayette | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Franklin | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Fulton | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Gallia | Waiting for Skype |
| Geauga | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Greene | Waiting for Skype |
| Guernsey | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Hamilton | Waiting for Skype |
| Hancock | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Hardin | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Harrison | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Henry | Waiting for Skype |
| Highland | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Hocking | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Holmes | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Huron | networking wifi complete read for OCIO services |
| Jackson | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Jefferson | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Knox | County Owned |
| Lake | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Lawrence | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Licking | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Logan | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Lorain | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Lucas | fully moved to OCIO services |
| Madison | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Mahoning | Waiting for Skype |
| Marion | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Medina | Waiting for Skype |
| Meigs | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Mercer | Waiting for Skype |
| Miami | County Owned: In Talks |
| Monroe | networking wifi complete read for OCIO services |
| Montgomery | County Owned |
| Morgan | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Morrow | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Muskingum | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Noble | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Ottawa | Waiting for Skype |
| Paulding | Waiting for Skype |
| Perry | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Pickaway | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Pike | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Portage | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Preble | Waiting for Skype |
| Putnam | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Richland | Waiting for Skype |
| Ross | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Sandusky | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Scioto | County Owned: In Talks |
| Seneca | Waiting for Skype |
| Shelby | Waiting for Skype |
| Stark | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Summit | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Trumbull | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Tuscarawas | Waiting for Skype |
| Union | County Owned: In Talks |
| Van Wert | Waiting for Skype |
| Vinton | Waiting for Skype |
| Warren | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Washington | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Wayne | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Williams | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Wood | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Wyandot | Waiting for Skype |
Unit Progress
Agricultural Research Stations
| UNIT NAME | STATUS |
|---|---|
| Ashtabula ARS |  Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Eastern ARS | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Jackson ARS | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Muck Crops ARS | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| North Central ARS | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Northwest ARS | Scheduled meeting in March |
| Western ARS |
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Academic Units
| UNIT NAME | STATUS |
|---|---|
| AEDE |  Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| ACEL |  Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Animal Sciences | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| ATI | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Entomology | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| Extension Leadership | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| FABE | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| FAHRP | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| FST | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| HCS | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| Plant Pathology | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| SENR | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
Business Units
| UNIT NAME | STATUS |
|---|---|
| 4-H | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Academic Affairs | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Advancement | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Agricultural Operations | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| Capital Planning | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Dean's Suite | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Director of Wooster | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Finance | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| FSR | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Government Affairs | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| HR | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| International Programs | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| IT | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| MarComm | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Research & Graduates | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Safety | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Secrest | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Wooster Conference Center | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| Wooster Operations | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |