FAMU’s Division of Enterprise Information Technology will receive a $1.2 million grant over a five-year period from CampusEAI.
The money will cover the costs of hardware, software, project management, installation, training, support and services associated with the implementation and ongoing maintenance of a campus portal.
CampusEAI is a non-profit information technology services and consulting provider.
“In recognition of FAMU’s needs and requirements, the Consortium has extended an unprecedented CampusEAI OnDemand Portal grant to provide the institution with access to the best technology available and ensure the successful deployment of an enterprise portal solution for the campus,” said Anjli Jain, executive director of CampusEAI Consortium.
As a recipient of the grant, FAMU will receive a five-year cumulative total of approximately $1.2 million in CampusEAI myCampus software and services.
The CampusEAI grant will assist FAMU with the establishment of an enterprise portal for the primary purpose of providing better service to all its students, faculty, staff, researchers and other stakeholders of the institution such as, alumni, vendors, prospective students and certain collaborating entities.
“The implementation of the myCampus enterprise portal fits perfectly into EIT’s vision to deliver innovative IT services and cutting edge technology to the FAMU community,” said Robert Seniors, CIO and VP for Information Technology at FAMU.
“The myCampus portal will allow us to provide a learning environment for the University’s students, faculty and researchers, that enables them to be competitive with other scholars in the historically favored and highly resourced higher education environments," he continued. "It is critical to build and maintain the highest quality information technology infrastructure to support the University's mission."
It would be nice if Mr. Seniors would deliver reliable email and internet service for a change.
ReplyDeleteSomething must be done about the poor computer services at FAMU.
ReplyDeleteThe computer services are not poor, some of you all need user training. Most of the staff and students don't even know how to really use a computer other than surfing the internet and writing papers.
ReplyDeleteNonsense 7:56 AM. You are obviously part of EIT. You people need to quit so FAMU can hire competent personnel. You are severely damaging FAMU. FAMU needs personnel in EIT with training beyond a few pathetic online courses.
ReplyDeleteI really think that what EIT may not understand is that some of the software is really not good for users. It seems to be primarily for administrators and for people who work with it on the daily. Perhaps the perspective of the faculty and student-user should be taken into account. The prospective student and parent, the vendor and the skeptic. All should be brought closer without having to FIGURE out anything. Maybe people soft is a part of the issue, but I need it integrated and resolved asap.
ReplyDelete7:56, If there is a disconnect with the system and the user, FIX IT. Stop the blame games. If you build something for them, they should be able to use it, or you didn't have them in mind in the first place. Just yourself. I'm not against training but you won't use this as an opportunity to bash FAMUans, when its really an opportunity to get things done. Learn the Alma Mater! EVERYBODY!
ReplyDeleteNone of you bashers know anything about technology. I have not seen anyone get the proper training to operate their computers. You're blaming EIT for software that Gainous signed off on even though EIT advised him not to. The staff that you question has more training than you critics so how would you possibly know. Im not balming FAMUANS but if the shoe fits......
ReplyDeleteP.S. The majority of your precious students can't even work the computers they have beyond surfing and typing papers. As a student, I see this everyday. Even the administration is incompetent when it comes to technology.
ReplyDeleteWe're better off now than we were just a year or so ago. Give people time. The EIT folks are working hard and around-the-clock to ensure that the university comes "into" the 21st century. nothing is done overnight. And, no, before anyone accuses me of being an EIT person, I'm not. I don't the EIT people from Jack's house cat. And I'm not a tech kind of person, either. But I do know that a handful of years ago the faculty was still "bubbling in" grades on darn grade sheets. I know, because I'm a faculty member, and I know it was just three or four years ago that we quit, grade-wise, doing the archaic stuff. It's easy to criticize things that we don't know a hot potato about, rather than trying to inform ourselves about what is important and is happening.
ReplyDelete^^ I know that I've got a multitude of typing errors in my above post -- I see them and I saw them after I typed them -- but, hey, it's late, and the digits aren't quite working the way they should.
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