2006 Delta State University Technology Show

The Office of Information Technology has been working with BCI Inc. out of Jackson to put together a technology fair to benefit educational institutions as well as area businesses.  The fair will highlight four of the World's leading technology firms: EMC, Sun, Cisco, and VisiCom/Polycom.  The format will be comprised of each vendor presenting a 45 minute demonstration and discussion of their respective technology roadmaps.  Each vendor will also have a booth set up for individual Q&A between presentations.  Lunch will be provided.  The fair will occur July 12 th, in the DSU State Room.  OIT would like to invite you to attend as well as to leverage your leadership in the business and educational communities and Delta Region to help spread the word.  The invitation is for all business and educational leaders and administrators. 

For more information, visit the OIT website:
http://oit.deltastate.edu

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Campus Event Reservations

While OIT can provide technology equipment (pending availability) for officially sanctioned events on campus, OIT does not manage podiums or other furnishings for these events.   Types of equipment OIT can provide include projectors, cameras, and audio equipment.  In order to ensure that your event is on the University calendar, please contact Leigh Smith in the Union office at (662) 846-4666 or email lsmith@deltstate.edu .  The University Calendar form can be accessed via the web at University Calendar Reservation Form.  In addition to placing your event on the University Calendar, the Union office can direct you in obtaining non-technology related equipment or furniture for your event.  

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What is the WOC?

OIT has received many inquiries about who and what the WOC is. While the WOC is not an OIT committee, we would like to provide some insight as to what the WOC is.

WOC stands for Web Oversight Committee. The committee is comprised of members appointed by the president's office who represent different areas on campus. Delta State University 's Web Oversight Committee was created in an effort to represent the interests of the many units that rely on web-based communications.  The Web Oversight Committee guided the creation and implementation of the University's Web strategy.

In the 2004-2005 academic year, the Committee was charged with recommending policies, establishing priorities and making changes to the University's website.  The goal of the committee was to work with SunGard Higher Education to implement content management techniques and to completely redesign the website.  The redesign was to include revised navigation, new design (look and feel), and refreshed content.  

Once the website was redesigned, the charge to the Web Oversight Committee is:

• To develop, recommend, and monitor compliance with web and web portal policies;
• Advise web/portal support specialists and administrators regarding content, policy, design, and site architecture;
• To foster collaborative university-wide web development;
• To oversee the University's primary web presence; and
• To coordinate all web sites that compose the Delta State University web presence.

For more information about the WOC, checkout their website.