This software will replace various outdated systems currently in use on our campuses. It offers many leading-edge features that will enable more effective business practices and provide important tools for managing our institutions. Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and prospective students will be able to access the system directly through the Internet. During the next several months the campuses will document their business processes and participate in a joint activity to set up the software in a way that meets the majority of the needs on each campus. In a second phase, each software module will be deployed to each campus for further configuration to meet specific campus requirements.
Installation concludes with conversion of current data and user training.
The preparation for this significant project has been shared among the staffs of our campuses and the current computing service center. Thanks to their efforts, we have a solid basis of research and planning as a foundation for the project. The collegial spirit that has developed among our staffs will be our strongest asset as we move forward into the deployment phase. We are also pleased that a strong relationship has developed with SCT personnel, we have full confidence in their leadership during the difficult task of implementation. CAIS moves our administrative computing to a new level of cooperation and self-governance.