Project Theme: Serving Our Communities

PeopleTools provides the underlying technology for the PeopleSoft applications used by ConnectCarolina. ConnectCarolina provides the University and UNC General Administration with an integrated system that supports effective business processes for Student Administration, Finance, Human Resources, and Payroll. The ITS Enterprise Applications group is implementing a PeopleTools software update to version 8.59.13. Oracle will provide critical path updates for the existing version of PeopleTools (8.58.x) until April 2023. After that, we could potentially expose UNC to… Read More about PeopleTools 8.59.13 Upgrade.

The project goal is to establish a new Secure Research Workspace (SRW) that 1) meets or surpasses the evolving NIST 800-53 Moderate* compliance specifications, and 2) is flexible enough to meet the unique needs of research project teams. The SRW is a secure virtual desktop for collaboration and storing sensitive information related to research studies, for example, patient or clinical trial data. * NIST 800-53 Moderate is a document describing United States federal government computer security… Read More about Secure Research Space (SRW).

This project will provide students who are registering for classes with information about the number of reserved seats in a class, and who the seats are for.  Currently, students may see that a class is available, and then get an error message when they try to register.  This happens when the class hasn’t reached its’ capacity, but seats are set aside for specific types of students.   For example, there may be reserved seats for first-year… Read More about Operational Excellence Reserve Capacity Phase.

The UNC Global International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) Office will implement a new tool to manage information for international students and scholars. The new tool, Sunapsis, will be the system of record for this information. All UNC international students, faculty and scholars need to follow immigration regulations that are managed using the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). SEVIS is a database used by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It tracks the… Read More about New Tool for ISSS (International Student and Scholar Services).

Build and set up a new Service Desk at the Student Union building. The plan is to open this new location during the Spring 2023 semester.

Supporting and improving wireless capabilities across campus is a continuing priority for ITS. This project seeks to improve the wireless capabilities in the large classrooms on campus and better support the increased numbers of students, faculty and staff in these concentrated areas. Wireless infrastructure includes the size/bandwidth of the internet pipe, the firewall, the switches and the wireless access points themselves. Infrastructure is by far the most critical and important piece relating to how successful… Read More about Classroom Wireless Redesign.

Duo is one of the multi-factor authentication tools that the University uses to keep UNC’s systems safe and stay ahead of security threats. In February 2022, Duo released a new version of its web-based prompt that improves accessibility and can automatically send to the last authentication method you used to authenticate — speeding up the process. The new version has a different look with some changes in functionality so the change will be noticeable to… Read More about DUO Universal Prompt.

The project is to enable the use of screencasting / discovery protocols across the main campus and possibly into ResNET. These protocols will allow people to discover devices that are in close proximity when they enter a room. The success of project will address one of the most frequent requests from customers.

Implement the GRC module in ServiceNow and evaluate functionality with focus on: Vendor risk management Policy compliance BAA/contract repository Risk assessment workflow This is a combination of implementation (of a ServiceNow module) and “discovery” of suitability of functionality. The destination and end product depends on the results of that discovery. Staff impacted would include those who request risk assessments and those who work on those requests. If the vendor management work bears fruit, this could… Read More about Governance, Risk and Compliance for ServiceNow.

This project aims to provide a digital platform that handles the end-to-end fiber management at UNC-Chapel Hill. The project will modernize Transport Operations fiber management and develop a continuous process for reconciling Campus ArcGIS Fiber maps. The main drivers are:  Replace Transport Operations spreadsheet management system with an industry-standard software solution for operationalizing map data. This new system will eliminate bottlenecks, documentation debts and communications silos.    Reconcile ArcGIS fiber information with information stored in… Read More about Reconciliation of Outside Plant Documentation.

The Customer Experience & Engagement division is researching vendors to replace Genesys PureCloud as a cloud-based service desk solution to manage phone calls. PureCloud has been the vendor since 2018 when the previous Genesys cloud product was retired. Users found the system difficult to use, and the call quality and customer service experience are less than satisfactory. The goal of the project is to find a lower-cost contact center solution that provides better quality of… Read More about PureCloud Replacement Research.

This project will streamline data mart processes. It will also provide a way for end users to maintain the mapped values between UNC-Chapel Hill and the System Office data marts. Phase 1 completed: December 23, 2021. Phase 2 started January 4, 2022 to be completed before the start of Q1 Fiscal Year 2023 (July).