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THE WORK OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT IS ONLY A SAMPLING OF THE WORK COMPLETED DURING THE 2023–2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE OIT TEAM AS WELL AS OUR CAMPUS PARTNERS FOR YOUR DEDICATION, HARD WORK AND SERVICE ON THESE AND MANY OTHER INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER DR. MICHAEL H. HITES
EDITORS
LAURENE KLASSEN, JENNIFER MAYES, RACHEL MULRY, & ZACH PETERSON
CONTRIBUTORS
IAN ABERLE, CURT HERRIDGE, LAURENE KLASSEN, RACHEL MULRY, DAVID NGUYEN, ZACH PETERSON, CHRIS SMITH, & JASON WARNER
LAYOUT AND DESIGN IAN ABERLE
PHOTOGRAPHY
IAN ABERLE, KEVIN GADDIS JR,
HILLSMAN STUART JACKSON, JEREMY POPE-LEVISON, GUY ROGERS III, & GUILLERMO G. VASQUEZ
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i OIT PROGRESS REPORT 2024
CONTENTS
A WELCOME FROM THE CIO 1 SUPPORTING ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT & ACCESSIBILITY 2
INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTS
FROM RESEARCH TO ATHLETICS 4
ENHANCING COMPUTER MANAGEMENT
WITH AUTOMATION 6
UNLEASHING THE POWER OF STABLE 8
RESEARCH COLLABORATION 10 ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS & DISD 10 ADVANCEMENTS IN HPC 10 PARTNERING IN GRANTS 10 FIBER OPTICS FOR ACOUSTIC SENSING 11 COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING 12
STUDENTS & TECHNOLOGY AT SMU 2023 14 DEVELOPING DIGITAL LITERACY THROUGH TRAINING
AND MICROSOFT OFFICE CERTIFICATIONS 16 IMPROVING SECURITY AT SMU 19
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE FOR PRODUCTIVITY
AND COLLABORATION 20
PROJECT MANAGEMENT 22 LOOKING AHEAD 23 ...AND NOW A WORD FROM CHATGPT 24 OIT SPOTLIGHT: 26
