Message from the CTO
Greg Smith
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Fall 2009 |
The mission of Institutional Technology is to provide timely service, quality support, and servant leadership for meeting university technology needs through collaborative problem solving.
I came to George Fox University in the summer of 2004 after asking God to place me at a faith based institution in the West. Well Newberg, OR is about as far west as you can be and George Fox University is truly a Christ Centered institution. And I love it here. The last year has been challenging and rewarding for the Institutional Technology team as we have improved the network, acquired new software solutions and laid the groundwork for many new initiatives. You can check IT News for specific IT activity or checkout Greg's Webpage or Blog.
Major Initiatives:
The implementation of the new Oracle PeopleSoft ERP system has been the main focus for the last year and we are excited to be in post implementation phase. We had a very successful implementation and I refer you to the Surf's Up Project site for the latest details. The transition to an all Apple CAC Laptop program last year was very positive and this year the included an iPod Touch was greatly appreciated by the new students. Increased WiFi coverage that now provides access via the GFU account gives us much greater access control. Mobile Computing continues to pick up momentum with increased emphasis on mobile ready websites and the creation of the Center for Mobile Computing is an important new collaboration between IT and academics.