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October 2007 WPI Community Briefing: Updates on Research, Education, and Web Development

Welcome to the October 2007 Community Briefing at WPI. This session covers the latest updates from the Corporate and Professional Education (CPE) sector, new developments in campus facilities, and key initiatives like the Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center. We also introduce the new content management system for the WPI website, designed to enhance communication and allow departments to manage their own content. Join us as we discuss workforce development, industry partnerships, and future projects aimed at supporting WPI's strategic vision.

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October 2007 WPI Community Briefing: Updates on Research, Education, and Web Development

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  1. Community Briefing Series October 23, 2007

  2. Agenda • Welcome & Opening Remarks • What’s New at CPE • Campus Updates • Q & A

  3. Took occupancy May 2007 ~125,000 sf research facility Open lab design Investigators grouped by research focus – interdisciplinary approach WPI Occupants BEI (Bioengineering Institute) Biology/Biotechnology Biomedical Engineering Chemistry/Biochemistry Chemical Engineering Corporate & Professional Education Commercial Research Labs - MBI Biotech incubator 4 Startup companies - RXi Pharmaceuticals WPI’s Life Sciences & Bioengineering Center

  4. The LSBC Team October 16, 2007

  5. Corporate and Professional Education

  6. Market Demands Content-Specific Education Programs Workforce Development Access to Applied Research CPE Customer New Idea Stimulation Access to Experts Access to Peer Networks Consulting on Management/ Technical Processes Understandingof Best Practices

  7. A Portfolio of Solutions Public Programs Executive Forums Custom Programs Corporate & Professional Education Undergraduate Certificate Programs Graduate Certificate/Degree Programs Industry-specific Workshops Academic/ Industry Partnerships

  8. Project Synergy

  9. Sungard Initiative aka Banner Redeployment aka Unified Digital Campus (UDC)

  10. Work in Progress • Baselining current environment • Reviewing completed assessments • Conducting strategic business process mapping • Implementing transition architecture • Advancement first, with others to follow

  11. Enterprise Architecture Update

  12. Supporting Roles • Information Analysts • Student Affairs, Development, Academic Affairs, HR/Finance • Director of Institutional Research • WPI Project Manager

  13. Web Communications Update

  14. Two-Phase Strategy for WPI Website Phase I: Implementation of Content Management System

  15. RED DOT

  16. Content Management System Purpose: • Provide departments and divisions with access and ability to update and edit content without Web Office bottleneck • Enable Web Communications team to transition from technical focus to marketing and communications focus

  17. Content Management System Key Needs (as expressed by the community): • Increase training support • Add technical web resources • Establish “web squad” for on-site services • Create Help Desk approach

  18. Phase II • Re-Development of Overall Web Architecture and Design

  19. Big Bad

  20. Web Re-Development Project Purpose: • To create a Website design that supports WPI’s strategic vision and serves as a communication tool for key outside audiences and the internal WPI Community

  21. Web Re-Development Project Multi-Step Process: • Strategic Analysis - in progress • Design • Build • QA and Delivery • Implement WPI Content Migration Plan

  22. Thank you! Questions?

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