In This Section:
IT Roadmap: information about strategic projects and initiatives.
Network Connectivity Program
The Network Connectivity Program (formerly known as EzraNet) is a multi-million-dollar, 3-year initiative to upgrade network infrastructure in 46 buildings on Cornell’s Ithaca campus. The project will bring Cornell University to a competitive level with peer universities. It will increase data speeds to gigabit capabilities, provide building-wide wireless coverage, offer IP-based telephony, and standardize the cable plant within buildings.
For more information, see the Network Connectivity Program web site.
Kuali at Cornell
Cornell is a member of the Kuali Foundation, partnering with other colleges and universities to develop the Kuali Financial System (KFS) and the Kuali Coeus research administration system in a community source model.
For more information, see the Kuali at Cornell web site.
Kuali Financial System (KFS)
KFS is a comprehensive, web-based suite of financial accounting software based on Indiana University's financial information system, built to meet the unique requirements of higher education. Cornell is implementing KFS to replace its aging, unsustainable mainframe financial systems and bring Cornell's financial technology into the 21st century.
One of the most notable aspects of the KFS implementation is CIT's close collaboration with the Division of Financial Affairs. Financial staff are doing critical work alongside CIT technical team members to inform a multitude of functional and technical decisions. KFS went live at Cornell in July 2011 and will be fully implemented by July 2012.
For more information, see the Kuali Financial System web site.
Kuali Coeus
Cornell joined with other higher education partners at the Kuali Foundation in 2007 to develop Kuali Coeus, a community source research administration system. Cornell staff from across campus have contributed to project management, functional specifications, user interface design, and technical development for the system, which uses the Kuali infrastructure and is based on the highly regarded MIT Coeus system.
At Cornell, Kuali Coeus will enable research administrators and investigators in both sponsored programs and research compliance operations to manage all aspects of grant proposal development and submission from the desktop. With a common user interface for campus research administrators, the system will help facilitate consistent business processes, ensure adherence to university policy and federal regulations, and improve service for faculty. Its scalability will support the increasing size and complexity of Cornell research activities.
The core functionality will include proposal and budget development, electronic submission to federal agencies (grants.gov), award management, and disclosure of potential conflicts of interest. Workflow capabilities will support Cornell processes for review and approval of protocols for research involving human participants, use of animals, and biohazardous agents. Looking forward, Kuali Coeus at Cornell will be a key data source for the next generation of campus data delivery and decision support tools for university administrators.
For more information, see the Kuali Coeus web site.
Workday
Workday is a web-based tool designed to provide self-service options for a variety of tasks through integration with campus systems, such as Kuali, Taleo, and PeopleSoft. Ti is also intended to eliminate the need for divisions to re-enter information that has already been input by other divisions, as currently occurs during the hiring process.