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Community Briefing Series. October 23, 2007. Agenda. Welcome & Opening Remarks What’s New at CPE Campus Updates Q & A. Took occupancy May 2007 ~125,000 sf research facility Open lab design Investigators grouped by research focus – interdisciplinary approach. WPI Occupants
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Community Briefing Series October 23, 2007
Agenda • Welcome & Opening Remarks • What’s New at CPE • Campus Updates • Q & A
Took occupancy May 2007 ~125,000 sf research facility Open lab design Investigators grouped by research focus – interdisciplinary approach WPI Occupants BEI (Bioengineering Institute) Biology/Biotechnology Biomedical Engineering Chemistry/Biochemistry Chemical Engineering Corporate & Professional Education Commercial Research Labs - MBI Biotech incubator 4 Startup companies - RXi Pharmaceuticals WPI’s Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center
The LSBC Team October 16, 2007
Market Demands Content-Specific Education Programs Workforce Development Access to Applied Research CPE Customer New Idea Stimulation Access to Experts Access to Peer Networks Consulting on Management/ Technical Processes Understandingof Best Practices
A Portfolio of Solutions Public Programs Executive Forums Custom Programs Corporate & Professional Education Undergraduate Certificate Programs Graduate Certificate/Degree Programs Industry-specific Workshops Academic/ Industry Partnerships
Sungard Initiative aka Banner Redeployment aka Unified Digital Campus (UDC)
Work in Progress • Baselining current environment • Reviewing completed assessments • Conducting strategic business process mapping • Implementing transition architecture • Advancement first, with others to follow
Supporting Roles • Information Analysts • Student Affairs, Development, Academic Affairs, HR/Finance • Director of Institutional Research • WPI Project Manager
Two-Phase Strategy for WPI Website Phase I: Implementation of Content Management System
Content Management System Purpose: • Provide departments and divisions with access and ability to update and edit content without Web Office bottleneck • Enable Web Communications team to transition from technical focus to marketing and communications focus
Content Management System Key Needs (as expressed by the community): • Increase training support • Add technical web resources • Establish “web squad” for on-site services • Create Help Desk approach
Phase II • Re-Development of Overall Web Architecture and Design
Big Bad
Web Re-Development Project Purpose: • To create a Website design that supports WPI’s strategic vision and serves as a communication tool for key outside audiences and the internal WPI Community
Web Re-Development Project Multi-Step Process: • Strategic Analysis - in progress • Design • Build • QA and Delivery • Implement WPI Content Migration Plan
Thank you! Questions?