CFAES
November
2019
Project Update
The project continued to move forward in October. Nine more county extension offices moved to OCIO services in October. Visit the CFAES IT Transformation webpage for additional data and project updates.
Columbus Campus
- OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 25 buildings (89% of in scope buildings complete)
- Moving to OCIO services next: FABE, SENR, FST
- 16 of 25 units move to OCIO services
Wooster Campus
- OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 53 buildings (79% of in scope buildings complete)
- Moving to OCIO services next: FABE, SENR, Entomology
- 23 of 35 units move to OCIO services
State-wide Campus
- OSUnet and Wi-Fi implementation complete in 62 buildings (54% of in scope buildings complete)
- Moved to OCIO services in October: Athens, Van Wert, Ross, Tuscarawas, Clark, Gallia, Vinton, Seneca, Holmes
- Moving to OCIO services next: Belmont, Preble, Darke, Richland, Eastern Ag Research, Henry
- Planning kicked off with the following counties: Stark, Miami, Montgomery, Harrison, Jefferson, Eastern Ag Research, Western Ag Research, Belmont, Monroe
- Next counties to kick off: Crawford, Morrow
- 49 of 104 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 - October 2019; n = 122
What did you think about the communications you received throughout the onboarding process?
August 2018 - October 2019; n = 120
Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied were you with your onboarding experience?
August 2018 - October 2019; n = 117
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 October.
CFAES IT Team Progress
- ANS – Developed a solution at Krauss Dairy to allow dairy and herd management systems to share information and developing automated script to eliminate manual processing of many spreadsheets of feeding and milking records.
- ATI – System for health appointment scheduling and notes: risk assessment, accessibility review and exception processes completed. Implementing.
- Academic Programs - Revisions to the Scholarship Application Form, New Registration form for Academic Recruitment site. Began working on a room calendar integration module.
- Chadwick Arboretum - Consulted with and reworked the websites
- Dean’s Office- Worked on online listings for Leadership searches.
- Extension - First proof of concept prototype demonstrated for Personnel Directory. Consulted on Rockets Away to improve the application. Consulted on SalesForce, worked with University Accessibility office to retrieve prior review. Completed risk assessment for PEARS to be used with SNAP-Ed program for reporting. Migrated Buckeye Yard and Garden site to OSU Web Hosting.
- Extension Publications - Consulted with Big Commerce on Integrations for the Extension Publications e-Store.
- FABE – Repair to Particle Size Analyzer. Collaborative efforts migrating Ohio Supercomputer Center data stores to OCIO Isilon services using Globus. Integration of Career feeds from College of Engineering into FABE web site. Completed risk assessment for online system to connect sensors in the field.
- FST – Procured wireless networking hardware to incorporate with existing VR headset technology being used in Sensory Lab to mirror what is presented on screen to another display. Assisted graduate student to configure Unity software and code.osu.edu.
- HCS - Helped support microscope computer in Kottman Hall.
- IPA - The Ohio Program: Helped get in touch with GDPR subject experts and reviewing security of customized application developed by third party developer.
- MCIC - Collaborated on a solution for the Formulatrix Mantis Liquid Handler’s software crashing on startup.
- PAAR - Designed a high containment video monitoring and recording system with a focus on recording clinical signs of animal disease.
- RAGE - Graduate Education website launched. Rework plan for OARDC web site.
- Secrest Arboretum - Working with OCIO to deploy a method for the garden management system to be used in the field via iPad.
- South Centers - Aquaponics project – Helped to develop a base plan for backup power for longer outages on aquaponics research project, in the early stages of developing a monitoring system. Rebuilding an e-pure water system for lab experiments.
- Wooster Venues - New modules and format for existing Shisler Center Website
- Web Sites: Newsletter/News Release email module updated to use the university email templates.
- 6 Training Sessions trained 26 new or existing users to edit content on our websites.
- Digital Signage – New kiosk in ANS, various support and repairs.
- Weather System – Retired old server migrated to new in OCIO environment. Partnering with Kentucky to use their weather data to increase the accuracy of our growing degree day calculations for southern Ohio.
- Continuing inventory of specialized hardware and migration of web 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 | Waiting for Skype |
| Athens | Waiting for Skype |
| Auglaize | County Owned: In Talks |
| Belmont | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Brown | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Butler | County Owned: In Talks |
| Carroll | County Owned |
| Champaign | County Owned |
| Clark | Waiting for Skype |
| Clermont | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Clinton | County Owned |
| Columbiana | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Coshocton | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Crawford | County Owned: In Talks |
| Cuyahoga | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Darke | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Defiance | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Delaware | County Owned |
| Erie | County Owned: In Talks |
| Fairfield | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Fayette | Waiting for Skype |
| Franklin | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Fulton | County Owned: In Talks |
| Gallia | Waiting for Skype |
| Geauga | Waiting for Skype |
| Greene | Waiting for Skype |
| Guernsey | University Owned |
| Hamilton | Waiting for Skype |
| Hancock | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Hardin | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Harrison | County Owned: In Talks |
| Henry | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Highland | County Owned: In Talks |
| Hocking | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Holmes | Waiting for Skype |
| Huron | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Jackson | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Jefferson | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Knox | County Owned |
| Lake | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Lawrence | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Licking | County Owned |
| Logan | County Owned: In Talks |
| Lorain | Waiting for Skype |
| Lucas | fully moved to OCIO services |
| Madison | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Mahoning | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Marion | County Owned: In Talks |
| Medina | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Meigs | Waiting for Skype |
| Mercer | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Miami | County Owned |
| Monroe | County Owned |
| Montgomery | County Owned |
| Morgan | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Morrow | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Muskingum | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Noble | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Ottawa | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Paulding | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Perry | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Pickaway | Waiting for Skype |
| Pike | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Portage | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Preble | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Putnam | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Richland | network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Ross | Waiting for Skype |
| Sandusky | Waiting Skype |
| Scioto | County Owned: In Talks |
| Seneca | Waiting for Skype |
| Shelby | Waiting for Skype |
| Stark | County Owned: In Talks |
| Summit | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Trumbull | Fully moved to OCIO Services |
| Tuscarawas | Waiting for Skype |
| Union | County Owned |
| Van Wert | Network/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO Services |
| Vinton | Waiting for Skype |
| Warren | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Washington | Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Wayne | Waiting for Skype |
| Williams | County Owned |
| Wood | Fully moved to OCIO services |
| Wyandot | County Owned: In Talks |
Unit Progress
Agricultural Research Stations
| Unit Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Ashtabula ARS | Scheduling meetings |
| Eastern ARS |  Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| Jackson ARS |  Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| Muck Crops ARS | Scheduling meetings |
| North Central ARS |  Scheduled for networking/Wi-Fi |
| Northwest ARS | Scheduling meetings |
| 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 | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| FAHRP | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| 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 | Computers moved to OCIO services; Waiting for Skype |
| 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 | Networking/Wi-Fi completed; Ready for OCIO services |
| 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 |