Our Projects
The IT Division strives to bring the university the most advanced, relevant, and useful technologies to campus. To keep the university community abreast of projects within the IT Division, we publish milestones for our most visible projects and update them frequently, as circumstances can cause dates to change.
A list of completed projects can be found on our Completed Milestones page.
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- Advanced Topics added to TSP 101 Course in Canvas
Date: January 14, 2022
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: This milestone will release additional training for TSPs through Canvas. The goal is for new/additional content that continues to expand on the TSP 101 courses and is developed in partnership with other IT offices outside of ITAC.
- Classroom Remote Instruction Delivery Upgrades for Small Classrooms Complete
Date: March 28, 2022
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: This milestone will improve the video conferencing technology in all of our smaller classrooms. While many classrooms are standardized in their setup, there are quite a few that are unique and will require a special technology solution. These classrooms will see improved camera and microphone technology.
- Fedora-Based Repository Implemented
Date: Anticipated First Quarter 2022
Unit: University Libraries
Description: Implement a new repository for archival, non-scholarship items from the University Archives and Wittliff Collections
- The Teaching Space of Tomorrow Available for Tour
Date: Anticipated First Quarter 2022
Unit: TIO
Description: The Teaching Space of Tomorrow is an initiative that allows a full-time faculty member to work alongside the Technology Innovation Office and design an innovative teaching environment of the same name collaboratively designed with virtual teaching in mind. The purpose of the space is to provide a more meaningful remote teaching experience.
- Ellucian Experience Live
Date: Anticipated Second Quarter 2022
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: Deliver a single responsive Banner interface where a user can access dynamic data and personalized content aggregated from multiple disparate sources, based on their role and usage patterns.
- Agency Information Security Assessment Submitted TGC2054.515
Date: Anticipated Second Quarter, 2022
Unit: Information Security Office
Description:
- Risk Assessment Updates post TAC 202 update completed
Date: Anticipated Second Quarter 2022
Unit: Information Security Office
Description:
- Ellucian Analytics Live
Date: Anticipated Second Quarter 2022
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: Ellucian cloud service which allows the university to transform data into actionable insights and display the data via the analytics portal where and when you need it.
- Student Success Metrics Available
Date: Anticipated Second Quarter 2022
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: This project is essentially “Part I” of a data analytics and business process adjustment initiative, which is to create an infrastructure whereby selected data is stored in datasets that could be combined to provide insights to university administrators. This project is only about creating the “warehouse” of data, not about doing the actual analysis. For example, we might export to our warehouse Canvas usage and login data, wireless usage data, computer lab usage data, or other easily acquired datasets that could be combined or aggregated to create insights or patterns.
- Security Evaluation Transparency Website Launches
Date: Anticipated Second Quarter 2022
Unit: Information Security Office
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- Windows 11 operating systems made available to eligible Texas State computers
Date: Anticipated June 2022
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: Microsoft rolled out its latest operating system, Windows 11, on October 5, 2021. Texas State currently uses Windows 10 as the primary operating system for faculty, staff, and lab computers and we plan to make Windows 11 the primary operating system in the Summer of 2022. Prior to its release, Windows 11 will be vetted by the campus IT community to ensure it is secure, while also confirming it is compatible with software essential to TXST including, enterprise-level applications, commonly used browsers, and select cloud applications. Making Windows 11 the standard operating system ensures the university remains current with technology while also providing functionality needed in the new hybrid working and learning environment. Upon release faculty and staff can move to Windows 11 by working with ITAC or their department technical staff to confirm their computer meets Windows 11 hardware requirements.
- Centennial Hall Teaching Theatre Renovation
Date: Anticipated Third Quarter 2022
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: The technology in the Centennial Hall Teaching Theater is beginning to show it's age and needs to be replaced. We plan to work directly with faculty teaching in this space to tailor the improvements around their technology needs. This will involve surveys, focus groups, AV design, procurement and installation over two years.
- Classroom Remote Instruction Delivery Upgrades - Large Classrooms
Date: Anticipated Third Quarter 2022
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: This milestone will improve the video conferencing technology in all large classrooms. While many classrooms are standardized in their setup, there are quite a few that are unique and will require a special technology solution. These classrooms will see improved camera and microphone technology.
- Video Content Management System Migration Complete
Date: Anticipated Third Quarter 2022
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: Ensemble Video, the video content management system (VCMS) behind Texas State’s Mediaflo service was acquired by Panopto in early 2021, and they have set an end of life for the Ensemble Video product in September of 2022. We will develop a migration path from Ensemble to a new VCMS for Texas State. The new VCMS should improve the feature set available to faculty, staff, and students and work seamlessly with Canvas. The new VCMS should be selected in the fall of 2021 with a migration plan executed in Spring/Summer 2022.
- Alkek Teaching Theater Renovation Complete
Date: Anticipated Third Quarter 2023
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: The technology in the Alkek Teaching Theater is beginning to show it's age and needs to be replaced. We plan to work directly with faculty teaching in this space to tailor the improvements around their technology needs. This will involve surveys, focus groups, AV design, procurement and installation over two years.
- Audience Response System Installed in all Classrooms
Date: Anticipated 2023
Unit: IT Assistance Center
- LBJSC Teaching Theatre Renovation
Date: Anticipated Third Quarter 2024
Unit: IT Assistance Center
Description: The technology in the LBJSC Teaching Theater is beginning to show it's age and needs to be replaced. We plan to work directly with faculty teaching in this space to tailor the improvements around their technology needs. This will involve surveys, focus groups, AV design, procurement and installation over two years.
- Clear Alkek Library 4th floor compact shelving
Date: Anticipated Fourth Quarter 2024
Unit: University Libraries
- Alkek One micro credentialing program launched
Date: Under Review
Status: Under Review
Unit: University Libraries
Description: Alkek One's micro-credentialing program will be a hybrid learning opportunity for Texas State students, faculty, and staff focused on digital literacy and design thinking.
- Mediaflo automated captions launched
Date: Under Review
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: The automated captions launch will integrate Microsoft Azure with the university's enterprise media management system, Mediaflo. Media assets uploaded to a Mediaflo library or created within the system via Anthem will be transcribed by Azure closed caption transcript will be appended to the media for library owners to work with (edit/enhance) using the embedded Amara caption editor.
Comments: This item was originally scheduled for Q3 but had to be pushed because of competing demands.
- Peopleadmin onboarding complete
Date: Under Review
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: This project will facilitate the onboarding of our new employees. Today much of our onboarding occurs in person in the new employee orientation that takes place on the first day of employment. This solution will deliver online onboarding activities for the new employee, prior to their start date. For example collecting bank details for direct deposit, selecting an insurance plan, parking permits, election of electronic W-2, etc. The desire is to eliminate or reduce the amount of time the employee spends in new employee orientation so they can immediately begin performing their job functions rather than spending half a day in orientation.
Notes: This project was scheduled for completion in August 2020 but is being moved due to end-customer competing demands. With the current restructuring of leadership within Human Resources, the project has been put on hold until further notice.
- Social Work Field Placement
Date: Under Review
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: Students pursuing Social Work as their major must complete an internship in their last semester at TXST. This web application allows students to apply for an internship, to confirm their academic eligibility, and to select their preferred geographic location and social work areas of interest to be matched with agencies with the same attributes. Agencies will receive an email, including the student’s resume, notifying them of the match. Agency representatives can accept the student for the internship in the tool, following an interview/review process. Automation of the communication and override management, as well as MOU statuses offer additional value to the department.
View the Social Work Field Placement project charter (IT Staff only)
Note: This item was originally scheduled for Q3 2020 but had to be pushed because of resource constraints and underlying application updates.
- Educator field block available
Date: Under Review
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: Students pursuing teacher certification have a required field block element of their curriculum. These field blocks are a combination of a Texas State course taught by TXST instructor, as well as observation of a teacher working in the local school districts. This tool assists confirming the eligibility of the student to register for a field block, matching them with a school district that has availability for observation in the appropriate subject, and automates the communication and overrides necessary for the student to register for the relevant courses, once the match is confirmed.
Note: This item was originally scheduled for Q3 2020 but had to be pushed because of resource constraints and underlying application updates.
- Surveillance Camera Billing in Pinnacle Complete
Date: Under Reveiw
Unit: IT Business Operations
Description: This project will move from a manual process to use a Pinnacle workflow for IDT billing.
- TXST Mobile faculty and staff user profile launch
Date: Under Review
Unit: Technology Resources
Description: The faculty and staff user profile launch in TXST Mobile will provide personal user profile information for faculty and staff. Data points and sources will reflect the unique needs of the user base and allow individuals to easily update incorrect data from the app.
Note: This item was originally scheduled for completion in Q4 2020 but is being pushed due to resource constraints.
