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Fall update from CIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At this time of gratitude, I wanted to open by offering our immense gratitude to the HMC community.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, you were so amazingly patient as we worked our way through the long list of Computer Upgrade Program (CUP) orders this year.  We were without an administrative assistant for a couple of months and that had a big effect on our ability to get orders processed.  This complicated an already difficult season due to manufacturer delays and changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, you were kind and supportive during the transition away from SMS text messages on Duo.  We know that cybersecurity often trades off against convenience and the change on October 10th was a change that brought its share of inconvenience.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A last piece of gratitude goes out to the people who take the time to complete our service surveys when we \u201cclose a ticket\u201d.  We read them all and try to pull lessons from the \u201cexcellent\u201d ones as well as the \u201cpoor\u201d ones.  It\u2019s feedback that we take as a gift from you every time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New faces at CIS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am happy to introduce you to Raf Davis, our newest Technical Analyst in User Services.  Raf is a Pomona College alum so he knows Claremont well and he comes to us with several years of IT experience in the private sector.  We are delighted to have Raf join the User Support Services team; he has hit the ground running and made a real difference.  Make sure you say \u201chi\u201d when you see Raf around campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our second new face, Elisabeth Villalta is new to CIS but not new to HMC. She has worked as a Program Assistant in Upward Bound for the past year.  Before that, she worked in the Minesterio de Educaci\u00f3n in C\u00f3rdoba, Spain. She earned a Master’s degree of Public Policy Administration from California State University, Long Beach and completed her undergraduate degree at UCSD. She created this poster to share about some of her interests  Elisabeth Villalta – Intro.pdf<\/a>.  Elisabeth joined us just in time to get the CUP orders all collated and arranged. We\u2019re delighted to have her on the team too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AV in Shanahan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would an update from CIS be if we didn\u2019t have something to say about AV systems?   At the September BOT meeting, I reported that, as of July 1, 2023, the Audio Visual Fund  is now fully funded, which allows us to plan out maintenance over the years, and lease equipment that we need.  I also told the Trustees that  43 projectors, 25 ceiling boxes  and the lecture capture systems had been replaced.  25 new network switches dedicated to AV will be installed over winter break.  There are now only one or two projectors left that are the older \u201cbulb\u201d projectors; the rest are all laser. The next big piece is replacement of the Crestron Controls, which is the part that coordinates the AV systems.  We hope to see that project approved by the board in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research and High Performance Computing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another note of gratitude!  I want to thank Jamie Haddock, Calden Wloka, Weiqing Gu and Stephen Xu \u201827 for their service on the Computing Committee.  We\u2019ve been learning a lot about the many HPC options that are available to us as we prepare a set of recommendations for the Department Chairs Committee (DCC).   And we\u2019ve been learning about the kinds of work that are faculty want to do using HPC.  A sample of things we\u2019ve learned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n