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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 13:51:46 EDT
From: Peter M. Weiss <PMW1@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.cumrec-l
Subject: Re: Foundation/Alumni listserv

In article <9210031126.A03125@CCMAIL.WIU.BGU.EDU>, demossc@CCMAIL.WIU.BGU.EDU
says:


>          A listserv for university fund raising is FUNDLIST@JHUVM

>          At the moment it is not a particularly active listserv, but
>          I would like to see more discussion and shared ideas on that
>          listserv.  With tight budgets, fund raising is an important
>          avenue for resources.

What of NSFnet Guidelines (2/92) specifically excluding fund raising
over the Internet (and I would assume that includes Bitnet tunnelled
(BITNET II) over the Internet)?


/Pete
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From: ##06@UTMARTN.BITNET (Shannon Burgin)
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Subject: Physical plant software
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:18:30 GMT
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The University of Tennessee Martin Physical Plant has just completed the
purchase and installation of the Collegiate Products, TMA software. It
handles work orders, inventories, asset management, floor plans, etc.It
is very user friendly, run on the OMNIS 7 database, and we are using it
on a mixed MAC and IBM workstation environment using Novell. Appletalk
will work but not as efficiently.


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* Shannon Burgin                 *    University of Tennessee/Martin   *
* Bitnet: ##06@UTMARTN.BITNET    *    Computer Center                  *
* Phone: 901-587-7890            *    102 Cooper Hall                  *
* Senior Systems Analyst         *    Martin, TN 38238                 *
* VM/VSE/CICS/VSAM/DLI/SQLDS     *                                     *
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 13:39:42 CST
From:         Richard Yantis <MIS0005C@TCUAVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Physical plant software

We are implementing a Physical Plant system written by Crowder & Associates.
Ours is their first installation, but we are very excited about what we
are seeing. They are delivering it module-by-module as they complete
them. We (the MIS dept) were very skeptical going in, but they seem to
be delivering a good system.

Our Assistant Director of the Physical Plant, Bob Fitzpatrick, used to
work for the company that produces the Chief system, and he is VERY pleased
with what he is seeing. It is based, somewhat, on the WIMS (sp?) system
used by the Air Force to manage their bases.

We are installing it on a UNIX system (our first). I don't know if it will
run on other platforms.

Contact me if you would like more info or contact Crowder as listed below.

      Crowder & Associates
      5602 Randolph Blvd, Suite 1
      San Antonio, Tx 78233
      512-655-4979

Richard Yantis
Information Services Dept        Voice: (817) 921-7682
Texas Christian University       Fax:   (817) 921-7110
PO Box 32885                     Internet: yantis@gamma.is.tcu.edu
Fort Worth, Texas 76129          BITNET:   MIS0005C@TCUavm

>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Our physical plant is interested in software for inventory control (stores
>and warehouse)/work order management/preventive maintenance management.
>
>A good integrated package would be our first preference, but we would also
>be interested in hearing about good stand-alone solutions in each of those
>areas.
>
>In the same light, software that runs on a Mac/Appletalk network would be
>our first preference, but we would also be interested in hearing about VMS
>VAX or DOS/Windows solutions.
>
>Please send me e-mail if you can give us any guidance.
>
>Kern Parker
>Director of University Computing
>University of North Carolina at Asheville
>Asheville, NC  28804
>
>parker@unca.edu  parker@unca.bitnet
>704-251-6445
>704-251-6041 (fax)
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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 17:11:00 CST
From:         GARY RODMAN <RODMAN@PUCK.RIPON.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Alumni subscriber list

>Help, are there any subscriber list(s) for Foundations, Alumni /
>Development Information Services or Advancement Services?  If
>anyone has a LISTSERV address, please forward it to me.
>
>Thanks,

 I'd sure like any information about these subjects also!

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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:10:00 EDT
From:         JONESEL@APPSTATE.BITNET
Subject:      Re: Ticketing System

                  I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

                                        Date:     28-Sep-1992 08:06am EST
                                        From:     Ernest Jones
                                                  JONESEL
                                        Dept:     CAMS
                                        Tel No:   704 262 6276

TO:  VMSMail User _IN%"CUMREC-L           ( _IN%"CUMREC-L@NDSUVM1.BITNET" )


Subject: RE: Ticketing System

We have just installed the BOCS ticketing system which operates on
Digital equipment.  It appears to be running well.  It is not designed
to run in the Digital Cluster mode.  We are operating on a VAXStation
3100.  It runs under the VMS operating system.

It is good to see that you are back at work and hope everything is
going well, Hank.

Ernie

Ernest L. Jones, Director                 JONESEL@APPSTATE.BITNET
Computer and Management Services          JONESEL@CONRAD.APPSTATE.EDU
Appalachian State University              Phone: 704 262-6276
Boone, NC  28608
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 11:26:00 EST
From:         LEDUCA@FIRNVX.BITNET
Subject:      Equipment Availability

                  I N T E R O F F I C E   M E M O R A N D U M

                                        Date:     05-Oct-1992 11:14am EDT
                                        From:     Albert L. LeDuc
                                                  LEDUCA
                                        Dept:
                                        Tel No:   305/237-2208

TO:  Remote Addressee                     ( _jnet%cumrec-l@ndsuvm1 )


Subject: Equipment Availability

Miami-Dade Community College is upgrading its voice response registration
hardware.  Consequently, the old equipment will be available for sale
approximately Jan. 15, 1993.  This consists of 7 VCT 2016 voice boxes, each
with 1 floppy disk drive, 1 tape drive, 1 1200 baud asynch modem, and 1
power supply.  Five are configured for 12-line usage, one is a 4-line box,
and one is a null box.  The fisrst six of these boxes will have been
maintained by the parent company Davox up until cutover.  Specific specs
are available: by fax: 305/237-2895 or 305/237-0911.  Any reasonable offer
accepted, as they say in the car biz.  ALLeDuc, 305/237-2208 or
LEDUCA@FIRNVX.
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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 17:51:34 -0600
From:         "(Jerl Pringle)" <jpringle@SILVER.SDSMT.EDU>
Subject:      Downs Syndrome Info

I realize that this is out of the realm of this server, but I am looking for
a server that would put me in contact with persons using computers to assist
teaching students with Downs Syndrome learning disabilities.  Maybe some of
you could pass this on to persons you know are working in this area.
Thanks

Jerl E. Pringle   jpringle@silver.sdsmt.edu
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Date:         Wed, 30 Sep 1992 11:29:00 EDT
From:         HOPPERSD@APPSTATE.BITNET
Subject:      Re: access

Good Job Janet!
I agree with your position.  My programming staff has selective access to
all production systems.  Our experiences indicate we cannot have truly
representative test files without having exact duplicates of the production
data.  We cannot afford the disk space!  As Janet indicated, we have never
had any incident in which a programmer abused any access privilege.  We use
packaged software for many of our applications and quite often we (the
programming staff) are required to go into the production files to correct
data that has been corrupted by production programs.   Quite often the
programmer-on-call has to come to the rescue at odd times of the day or night.
If a problem occurs at 2am with a production system, the programmer-on-call
should be able to access whatever programs and files necessary to get the
application back in order.  He/she should not have to involve his supervisor,
a systems programmer, or anyone else to get this done.  We do require a
written Problem Tracking form be completed describing the event and all
actions taken.  We have found this to be adequate protection.

Our state auditors have recommended for years that we not have access to
production files.  I have resisted this because doing so would put many
obstacles in the way of us doing our job and our job is to serve our users,
quite often by doing things they cannot do for themselves!
Controls are good and necessary and we have them.  When they are proven
inadequate we will have to change.  SOMEONE has to have access to production
files and production programs.  We will continue trusting all our employees
on the systems they have access to.

Steve Hopper
Appalachian State University
Boone,  NC
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 16:00:45 GMT
From:         Roy Martin <CCSYS005@CCSUVM1.BITNET>
Subject:      PC-based Recruiting Packages

Does anyone know of any PC-based, (IBM compatible), packages to help
in the area of student recruiting.  We are looking into writing a
package, but have so many irons in the fire that this is wwwaaaaayyyyy
down on the bottom of the priority list.  I did promise the administrator
that I would at least see if there was a PC-based recruiting package
available they could buy.

Can you help?  I need vendor and/or package names.  Again, it should be
IBM compatible, be we'll even look at APPLE packages.

Mucho Thanks,

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Date:         Fri, 2 Oct 1992 16:07:56 -0700
From:         Les Pennington {IS} <les@CAC.WASHINGTON.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Alumni subscriber list

FUNDLIST and BSRUSERS come to mind.  I don't know their exact addresses.

On Fri, 2 Oct 1992, GARY RODMAN wrote:

> >Help, are there any subscriber list(s) for Foundations, Alumni /
> >Development Information Services or Advancement Services?  If
> >anyone has a LISTSERV address, please forward it to me.
> >
> >Thanks,
>
>  I'd sure like any information about these subjects also!
>
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> ==> rodman@admin.ripon.edu      : 	Ripon College			  <==
> ==> Database Administrator      :  	P.O. Box 248			  <==
> ==> (414) 748-8343            	:  	Ripon, Wisconsin 54971-0248  USA  <==
> ==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==
From: ccarmel@ADS1.UMD.EDU ((Chenia Carmel))
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.cumrec-l
Subject: Re: undergraduate plan of study
Date: 6 Oct 92 12:37:57 GMT
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At Technion - Israel Institute of Technology a comprehensive
course planning system was implemented in 1987-1988, and has been a
success since than. I was the disigner of that system while working
for Technion (I presented it at the 88 CUMREC conference in Los Angeles,
page 417 in the procedings book).
The system is based on the program of study for each major rather than
on an individual student plan.
The recommended curriculum for each major is stored in the database
by matriculation term. Compulsory and elective courses are grouped by
recommended terms (first, second, etc.)
Statistical studies had shown that the majority of students in the
institute, being a technological institute with a structured program
of study, followed more or less the recommended program.
Based on these results we developed a model for forcasting the required
number of seats for courses in future terms.
The availability of curriculum data in the database enabled us to do
much more in terms of course planning and scheduling.

Chenia Carmel
Systems Analyst
Academic Data Systems
University of Maryland at College Park
E-Mail: ccarmel@ads1.umd.edu
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Date:         Mon, 28 Sep 1992 08:40:39 EDT
From:         Gail Stephens <D020005@UNIVSCVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Format of Electronic Transcripts

Roy, contact Dave Stones at UT - Austin about the ANSI standard format
for transcript data.  It is called SPEEDE/ExPRESS.

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Gail Stephens, Associate Registrar              VOICE:   (803) 777-3534
University of South Carolina                    FAX:     (803) 777-6349
Columbia SC 29208                               BITNET:  d020005@univscvm
                            INTERNET:  d020005@univscvm.csd.scarolina.edu
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Date:         Wed, 30 Sep 1992 09:05:27 EDT
From:         "(Don Watson)" <dwatson@FLASH.LAKEHEADU.CA>

Response to Marla Thomas

     I have been surprised reading the replies to your request to
see how many universities give programming staff access to
confidential production files. There seems to be some concern about
protecting the university against the programmer, who signs a form,
but none about protecting the programmer, who would be subject to
suspicion if data were altered. I cannot see how an administrative
department can be responsible for data if another department can
alter it.

     The reasons that were given for doing it seem largely
nonsense. Development and testing can be done against test data
bases. During parallel running of a new system, the greater access
that is needed will be supervised carefully by the user department.
However, once the system is in production, on the rare occasion
that access to live data is needed, the user department can run the
reports, run the screens or give a temporary authorization for
access, and check out afterwards. Unlimited access seems
irresponsible and unnecessary and certainly doesn't save any money;
it encourages sloppiness by the programmer and sliding
specifications by the user (programmers can fix it on the fly). We
haven't done it for 20 years.

                              Don Watson, Lakehead University

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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 12:15:52 EDT
From:         Jeffrey R Kell <JEFF@UTCVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Loading SAT/ACT Test Scores to Admissions

If the SSN does not match, it goes in under the ID on the tape, or else we
generate a sequential "generic" ID.  The scores go in with the test date
on the tape (we allow for multiple occurrances).  Demographics are updated
from data on the tape if present or left alone otherwise.

This all goes into our "prospect" database; actual student application data
is created from this when we receive the application.  To update scores for
an actual application, the IDs must match exactly (ie, we try to keep any
and all incoming information up to the point of application, then we insist
on "valid and verified" data).

<Jeff>
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From: 9075TAM@VMS.CSD.MU.EDU
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Subject: Re: Interactive Catalog
Date: 29 Sep 92 15:36:22 GMT
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>I am forwarding this request to the list.  If any can help, we all might
>interested in the response - Jack Southard (SOUTHARD@MIAMIU)
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Dear Jack,
>
>Here's the pertinent info. on the catalog:
>
>     California State University, Northridge is interested in creating
>     an interactive catalog, one that could be modified and/or viewed
>     from various computer work stations located throughout the campus.
>     Anyone with information concerning interactive catalog design and
>     production is asked to contact Edward O'Brien at:
>


At Marquette University we developed an Interactive Catalog as part of
developing a Telephone Registration System.  Using Online programs Departments
enter/maintain the Course offering from their offices directly into a Database
on the VAX Cluster. The full course offering is stored in the Database
including instructor, time, location, authorized capacity, prerequisites, room
size, and course description.  Using online Display programs the information is
available to the entire campus, students have access to the information through
the same program which is made available from a captive account. Since it is
completely interactive it shows newly open sections and the number of students
currently registered for each section. This makes the program very popular with
the students, especially toward the end of registration when many sections are
full.

We currently have this fall and coming spring terms available for viewing.
If you wish, most of you could look at the students view using TELNET or modem.
Just send me e-mail and I'll respond with what you will need to get in.



______________________________________________________________________________
Thomas A. Michalski
Project Leader

Marquette University                      Telephone: (414) 288-3766
517 N. 14th Street                        FAX:       (414) 288-3300
Milwaukee Wi 53225                        Internet:  9075TAM@VMS.CSD.MU.EDU
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From: CC19@SDSUMUS.SDSTATE.EDU (Joe Moore)
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Subject: CAUSE '92 information available
Date: 5 Oct 92 22:22:10 GMT
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<listowner's note:  I'm forwarding this for LLEA@CAUSE.Colorado.EDU.
Please send any inquiries to that address.--Joe>

CAUSE will hold its 21st national conference December 1-4 at the Loews Anatole
Hotel in Dallas. "Grasping the Momentum of the Information Age" is the theme for
this year's conference.

Sixteen pre-conference seminars will be offered on Tuesday, Dec. 1, and this
year's conference includes a post-conference program at INFOMART on Friday
afternoon, Dec. 4.

CAUSE has made the program for CAUSE92 available for electronic search by title,

presenter, institution, vendor, or subject/keyword. This can be used by persons
wanting to read abstracts for conference sessions on subjects of interest and to

plan their conference itinerary accordingly.

If you have access to the Internet, you may initiate a search by sending an e-
mail message to CAUSE92@CAUSE.colorado.edu and then specify SEARCH in the
message body, followed by the word you wish to search on.

For example,
     SEARCH users
     SEARCH network
     SEARCH quality
     SEARCH budget
     SEARCH IBM

Other search functions for CAUSE92 include:
     SEARCH CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
     SEARCH CONFERENCE TRAVEL
     SEARCH CONFERENCE HOTEL
     SEARCH CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

CAUSE92 SEARCH is the third electronic search mechanism offered by CAUSE. Others

include MEMSEARCH for searching CAUSE member records for names, street and e-
mail addresses, phone and fax numbers, and LIBSEARCH for searching the 2,000-
document CAUSE Exchange Library, generating reports that include abstracts of
the documents and electronic ordering information For further information about
using any of these services, send e-mail to info@CAUSE.colorado.edu.
From: karen.wilder@ACADIAU.CA (Karen Wilder)
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Subject: Re: Alumni packages
Date: 28 Sep 92 11:19:21 GMT
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X-Mailer:     Pegasus Mail v2.3 (R4).

>  By the way, I am aware of (even using) Raiser's Edge, but am
> ideally seeking something in the Oracle arena.

Acadia University is just now implementing the Alumni/Development
module of the EdenOA system.  It is one of several admin modules that
(we are hoping) will provide us with a fully integrated
administrative environment.  We are using EdenOA with an Oracle
database, but it can be installed with several different databases.

Let me know if you want more info.

                           ---------------------
Karen Wilder                           Phone: (902) 542-2201 Ext. 437
I S Manager, Computer Centre             Fax: (902) 542-4364
Acadia University                   Internet: Karen@admin.acadiau.ca
Wolfville, NS  B0P 1X0
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