Vice President for Information Technology Status and Activity Report for September 2024 Prepared by Timothy M. Chester, Vice President for Information Technology (VPIT) 1. Key Items for Faculty and Staff Meetings •
Prepare for fall network maintenance: EITS plans to conduct the next biannual network maintenance on Sunday, September 29, 2024. These biannual network maintenances are necessary to ensure continued stability and efficiency of the network, allowing EITS to provide ample bandwidth and Internet capacity to the University in the future. These large network maintenances are typically conducted twice a year, in the spring and fall, during which campus Internet and campus information systems are usually inaccessible. For more information regarding this maintenance visit, https://eits.uga.edu/stories/sept29_fallnetworkmaintenance/. For questions, contact Rayid Tartir at rayid@uga.edu.
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Request for proposal process under way for enterprise survey tool: A search is underway to potentially identify a new enterprise survey research tool for the University of Georgia, which could result in a decommission of Qualtrics by August 1, 2025. A Request for Proposal (RFP) has been posted and current plans are to share an update on the outcome of the RFP process and the name of the next enterprise survey research vendor by mid-fall 2024. As part of this evaluation, all campus units that rely on Qualtrics should review their current and future Qualtrics use. Regardless of the tool chosen through the RFP process, any forms built in Qualtrics that are currently being used for purposes outside of survey research projects will need to transition to other platforms before August 1, 2025. More information on the enterprise survey tool project, including alternative tools, is available on the EITS website: https://eits.uga.edu/about/initiatives/survey_tool/. For more information, contact Stacy Boyles at stacy.boyles@uga.edu.
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Submit requests for STF one-time funding: Requests for proposals for the FY25 STF onetime funding process were distributed to deans and unit heads August 30, 2024. Units who receive base STF allocations are eligible to submit requests for proposals. This onetime funding is in addition to any support that a college or unit may receive as a part of its base STF allocation and must be of an instructional nature. The proposals must be submitted through the office of the appropriate Vice President, Dean, or Associate Provost by October 11, 2024, to be considered during the current cycle. Please direct comments or questions to Dr. Toby Graham, chair of the Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee at tgraham@uga.edu or (706) 542-0621.
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New Faculty Staff Technology Guide available: The 2024-2025 Faculty Staff Guide for the academic year has been released. All faculty and staff received an email to their UGAMail in mid-August with the link to the new guide. The 2024-2025 guide can also be found here: 2024-2025 EITS Faculty Staff Technology Guide. If you would like a physical copy of the guide, they are available and can be mailed to you. To request a guide, reach out to Allyssa Robinson at allyssa.robinson@uga.edu.
VPIT Status and Activity Report for September 2024
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