NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Technology Plan 2009-2010
The mission and guiding principles of the college are listed below.
Provide a clear statement of what the colleges does.
The mission of Northern Virginia Community College is to respond to the educational needs of its dynamic and diverse constituencies through an array of comprehensive programs and services that facilitate learning and workforce development in an environment of open access and lifetime educational opportunities.   Our Vision: To be a learning-centered organization that promotes student success.   Our Commitment:    We at Northern Virginia Community College are committed to our students, to our community, and to each other. We are committed to excellence in education and take pride in our educational mission as a significant extension of the democratic tradition, and we remain true to the ideals and principles of that cherished tradition. The foundation of our institution is the unique diversity of educational experiences we provide for the community, shaped by our dedication to teaching and learning and to the values that we share:  opportunity with excellence, responsiveness, comprehensive educational programs, caring environment, public trust and responsibility.
The college vision for the future is described below.
Strategic Vision:  By 2015, Northern Virginia Community College will be regarded as one of the top five institutions of higher education in Virginia, known for its excellence in teaching and dedication to higher education access and economic opportunity for the residents of Northern Virgina.  It will have a reputation as one of the nation's top three community colleges, with leading programs in the arts and sciences, nursing and allied health professions, and distance learning.  NOVA will be seen as the region's premier gateway for helping all residents, including New Americans, achieve the American Dream and as the region's most strategic asset in developing Norhtern Virignia's frontline high-skill workforce.  Between 2004-2015, Northern Virginia Community College will extend higher education and training opportunities to more than 500,000 residents, double the college-going rate of historically under-represented populations, place more than 25,000 persons into new high-wage employemnt, and help double the annual earnings for 5,000 low-income families.  Because of the quality of its teaching and instructional programs it will be regarded as a "preferred provider" of college transfer students by Virginia's and the National Capital region's most selective universities.  Becuase of the reputation its technical and workforce programs in responding to businesses' needs and in meeting industdry standards, NOVA wil be the region's leading provider of highly-skill frontline-workers.
An “executive progress report” (progress overview of projects and initiaitives from the previous year's Tech Plan) is describe below.
The 2008-09 Technology Plan was implemented, including scheduled equipment and software refreshes.  Security audits were generally favorable, and significant effort was expended to insure the college meets the required security standards.  Specific enhancements and projects completed include:  expansion of wireless coverage throughout the college, installation of digital signage that can be locally or remotely controlled throughout the campuses, installation of phones in all classrooms, significant expansion of the number of classrooms with document cameras and control units, deployment of two EOC's in a box to be prepared to move them to any location where needed, implementation of a computer notification system that can display a pop-up alert message on every computer on the network within seconds, improved on-line forms and workflow for student/faculty use (waivers and substitutions) and staff (account creation), beginning implementation of 3-Cs functionality within the SIS for automated communcation, continued expansion of digital imaging to new offices.  In April 2009, the 2009-15 NVCC Technology Strategic Plan was approved the the Administrative Council.  NVCC was ranked second in the nation for colleges over 7,500 students by the Center for Digital Education in their 2008-09 rankings.
Key college goals and associated technology projects are listed below.
Specific college goals are listed below.  The specific projects in the NVCC FY10 College Technology Plan are consistent with the goals of the NVCC 2009-2015 Technology Strategic Plan (http://www.nvcc.edu/itc).
Goal I:  Focus on student success by creating an environment of world class teaching and learning. 1. Provide adequate technical staffing for central IT functions 2. Support VCCS centrally licensed software 3. Perform annual lifecycle replacement of switches and UPS equipment 4. Perform annual lifecycle replacement of servers 5. Perform annual lifecycle replacement of computers 6. Perform lifecycle replacement of electronic classroom equipment 7. Maintain reserve for 4th year PC repair and infrastructure upgrades 8. Provide technical training for campus and central IT staff 9. Provide three additional engineers 12. Operate the IT Help Desk 13. Operate central servers and data center (including email, web, network, etc.). 14. Maintain network equipment and software licenses 15. Manage the college website 16. Replace edge devices 17. Replace Campus Master UPS 18. Increase campus wireless coverage 19. Fund a portion of the college's network and telephone expenses 20. Support the IT Support Services Office 21. Conduct research and development on new products and services 22. Continue Support for the Technology Applications Center 23. Support Hosted Database for Student Disciplinary Records 24. Expand classroom equipment 25. Develop dedicated mobile website(s) 26. Support Hosted Site for SACS Compliance Documents 27. Expand tools for electronic meetings and collaboration 28. Maintain Educause Membership Goal II:  Increase the number of students enrolled in distance education from 11,000 to 22,000 and from 2,000 to 3,700 for full-time equivalents    annually. 29. Support Virtual Web Classroom 30. Support the Extended Learning Institute 31. Operate College Television Center and cable-tv head end 32. Maintain H.323 video equipment Goal III:  Develop ten focal points of excellence in its educational programs and services that will be benchmarked to the best in the nation and    strategic to building the College's overall reputation for quality. 33. Support the use of administrative digital imaging 34. Support OIR online data access and support for management 35. Maintain online HR System 36. Purchase Instructional Software 37. Conduct pilot projects using new technology 38. Fund individual campus technology plans. Goal IV:  Be recognized as a leader among institutions of higher education in Virginia for its development and testing of emergency response and    continuity of operation plans. 39. Meet all audit requirements for IT security, continuity of operations and emergency response 40. Provide security awareness training 41. E-911 Upgrade 42. Text Message System Annual Maintenance 43. Digital signage 44. Highway information radios 45. Public Safety Communication 46. Cell Phone Conversion Goal V:  Increase the number and diversity of students being served to mirror the population growth of the region. 47 Provide support for special needs student equipment and software 48. Provide office, classroom, and lab technology for new construction 49. Support administrative software including SIS, AIS, and Resource25 50. Support the College Information Systems Office    Additional Projects if Funds Are Available in Department Budgets or with End of Year Funds 51. Provide foreign language software 52. Support Achieving the Dream and Academic Transformation Projects 53. Provide computer lab management software 54. Upgrade phone and voice mail systems 55 Add technology to electronic classrooms 56. Expand intelligent call center features to additional departments 57. Support Restructuring and Automation 58. Digital Imaging of old Records 59. Demonstration Projects 60. Computer Lab Management Software 61. Phone System Upgrades 62. Server consolidation and virtualization 63. SIS/AIS/HR Training 64. HR System Integration 65. Turn-it-in 66. Expand Help Desk hours     Support Auxillary Enterpise Projects    67. Provide Technical Support for Parking Management System 68. Provide Technical Support for Campus Card System
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