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LMU Cyberinfrastructure Plan

Lesser Merriment University Cyberinfrastructure Task Force Dee Childs (mchilds@lsu.edu) Ken Fauerbach (ken@nyu.edu) Rich Greenfield (rich.greenfield@alaska.edu) Erin Griffin (egriffin@lmu.edu) Christopher Mackie (cjm@mellon.org) Pam McQuesten (pmcquesten@oxy.edu).

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LMU Cyberinfrastructure Plan

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  1. Lesser Merriment University Cyberinfrastructure Task Force Dee Childs (mchilds@lsu.edu) Ken Fauerbach (ken@nyu.edu) Rich Greenfield (rich.greenfield@alaska.edu) Erin Griffin (egriffin@lmu.edu) Christopher Mackie (cjm@mellon.org) Pam McQuesten (pmcquesten@oxy.edu) LMU Cyberinfrastructure Plan

  2. Lesser Merriment U at a glance: • Private, Master’s I institution in SoCal • 6k UG, 3k GS, residential, regional • Schools: LibArts, SciEng, Film, Comm, Bus, Ed • Consortial memberships: Library, I2 • Consortial opportunities: plentiful • CA consortia • LibArts consortia Who are we?

  3. Our charge: Develop a plan and business model to provide the technology infrastructure (“cyberinfrastructure”) necessary to support LMU’s six strategic initiatives: • Bioethics • Globalized, distributed film-making • Serious and commercial games • In-service infrastructure for K-12 teachers • Entrepreneurship • Connecting A&S faculty with disciplinary research communities Where are we going?

  4. Computer, information, and communication technology deployed in support of multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional collaboration [NSF] • Computation and communication • Data management • Virtual organizations (VOs) • Education and workforce training • Emphasizes sharing, efficiency, interoperability across scholarly communities • Facilitates new applications, new modes of scholarship and practice What is Cyberinfrastructure?

  5. Engage stakeholders as advisers • CFO/COO • Deans & Faculty: Comp Sci; others (identified by strategic initiatives) • IT: Networking, Collaborative Services, Academic Services • Map strategic initiatives to CI capabilities • Assess readiness/identify gaps • Prioritize needs • Develop resource acquisition plan Our Process

  6. Mapping Requirements to Readiness

  7. Not quite… • Networking, storage need significant upgrades • Some additional staffing is needed, esp. as usage grows • Organizational development is needed • Cross-disciplinary collaboration, coordination • Expertise in developing/inhabiting “virtual organizations” • Closer cooperation between schools/faculty and IT • Need CI-friendly support software (“middleware”) • Multi-institutional identity management (“Shibboleth”) • Institutional repository/publishing platform (“Fedora”) • But there’s good news… • Facilities are adequate for the near term • Strategic initiatives are already improving collaboration • Institutional strengths in education and ed tech will be valuable Are we ready for CI?

  8. Timeline 3-year plan

  9. Minimize LMU capital expenditures via external support • Corporate partnerships • Outsourced capabilities in computation, data, and/or VOs • LMU provides research and/or workforce development (e.g., in bioethics) • Government and other philanthropy • NSF, NIH, DoD; corporate & private philanthropy • Support for network & data storage upgrades • Focus fundraising on the strategic initiatives, not on cyberinfrastructure implementation per se Financial Support Strategy

  10. Sustainable CI installation that will support the comprehensive pursuit of LMU’s strategic initiatives: • Participation of LMU faculty in relevant national and international CI initiatives • Cross-disciplinary collaboration within LMU and with other institutions • Creation and management of ad hoc and institutionalized virtual organizations for teaching, research, service • Full life-cycle management of faculty and institutional data At end of Year 3….

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