View project details, status, anticipated end date and sponsors for major University initiatives.
Blackboard Ultra Navigation
End Date: December 2020
Current Status: In Progress
Campbell University will be transitioning to Blackboard Ultra to provide an upgraded navigation experience. This only impacts the dashboard and navigation within Blackboard. Courses will remain the same. Blackboard Ultra offers a more modern, intuitive navigation that provides quick access to the most critical information from all courses. It creates a more engaging and efficient experience for students and instructors. Benefits of using the Ultra navigation include:
- Modern, intuitive experience
- Consolidated cross-course information
- Quick access to the most critical information
- One click to take action
- Responsive on mobile devices
The new navigation experience will be available for Spring 2021 semester.
Impact: All campuses; Faculty, staff, and students
Sponsor: Sherri Yerk-Zwickl, Associate Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Trunking
End Date: December 2020
Current Status: In Progress
This is the third phase of the University’s conversion to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), following the installation of IP phones across main campus. This provides a consolidated communication system, an upgraded, reliable phone service, easy-to-manage communication system, and allows for use of VoIP softphone capability. SIP trunks deliver telephone services from campus to external entities over the data network.
Impact: Main campus and Health Sciences campus; Faculty and staff
Sponsor: Sherri Yerk-Zwickl, Associate Vice President, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Zoom Video Conferencing
End Date: January 2021
Current Status: In Progress
Zoom videoconferencing will be available for all faculty, staff, and students to support remote instructions, work and communications. The cloud-based service allows easy online meetings, audio calls, and group messaging.
Impact: All campuses; Faculty, staff, and students
Sponsor: Sherri Yerk-Zwickl, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Residential Management Systems (RMS) Integration Update
End Date: December 2020
Current Status: In Progress
RMS integrates student information, finance, residence life, and building access management systems. This will provide improved accuracy for billing to student accounts.
Impact: Main campus; Staff and students
Sponsor: Deborah Gibbs, University Bursar and Rebekah Gardner, Director of Residence Life and Housing
PaperCut Print Management Software
End Date: Spring 2021
Current Status: In Progress
PaperCut offers a number of printing solutions that will assist with easy printing, secure printing, waste control, and printer workflows. For faculty and staff, it will provide for ease in printer selection, cost tracking to better control print costs, and secure printing. For students, PaperCut Mobility Print allows remote pay-for-print system from Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, Macs, Windows, and Android devices.
Impact: Main campus and Health Sciences campus; Faculty, staff, and students
Sponsor: Sherri Yerk-Zwickl, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer