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This service involves a systematic approach to identify, analyze, and address the root causes of problems to prevent recurring incidents. It encompasses the entire problem management lifecycle, including problem identification, logging, prioritization, investigation, diagnosis, resolution, and proactive measures to minimize future disruptions. It includes the activities required to diagnose the root cause of incidents identified through the Incident Management process, and to determine the resolution to those problems through the appropriate control procedures, especially Change Management and Release Management.

This service provides administration and support for the University’s voice and communications systems used for telephony (VoIP, SIP and analog), voicemail, conference calling, virtual “soft phones”, call queues, ring groups and digital receptionists (formerly “phone trees” or auto-attendants).

Change Management effectively controls the lifecycle of all modifications to IT infrastructure and enterprise application services through standardized methods and procedures. The primary objective is to enable beneficial changes to be made with minimum disruption.

This service provides the administrative and technical support necessary to ensure the secure exchange of data and communications between different IT systems and applications. This may involve implementing Application Program Interfaces (APIs), middleware, and other technologies to enable various systems to work together and share information. The various ways to integrate systems and exchange data may be implemented as a standalone service or combined together as part of a larger service package. They may also be provided by a third-party vendor or developed in-house by the Information Technology Services (ITS) organization.

This service provides a blend of technical and administrative support for webinars, sometimes also referred to as virtual events, which are purely online gatherings that consist of some sort of informative or instructional presentation with one or more people speaking to a relatively larger audience than what’s typical for a class session or meeting. Zoom Webinar is the virtual event software platform that is supported by Framingham State University’s Information Technology Services organization.

This service provides the administrative and technical support for creating and maintaining shared accounts that two or more individuals have access to for a department, position, project, or function.

If your inquiry does not align with the categories above, use this Service to submit your request.

This service provides administrative, management, and technical support for Ellucian’s Banner student information system that is used by the University as the authoritative source of data that pertain to admitted students including (but not limited to); academic records, course schedule, and financial accounting. It is also used for transaction processing including (but not limited to); enrollment, registration, and payment processing.

Individuals interested in enrolling in a course or courses through the Day School, who have not been admitted to Framingham State University (through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions) as a matriculated Day School student. Applicants must be a high school graduate or have completed a G.E.D.

This service provides the planning, coordination, and facilitation of activities related to compliance obligations and adherence to standards for risk management, information security, and cybersecurity including; information gathering, generating reports, providing analysis, and follow-up on recommendations or findings.

This service provides the management of documented IT security policies, guidelines, and standards including their development, publication, periodic review, and updates.

This service provides technical and administrative support for video conferencing software, which enables people to participate in meetings and class sessions that are either purely online or some blend of online and in-person. Zoom and Microsoft Teams are the two video conferencing software platforms that are supported by Framingham State University’s Information Technology Services organization.

Support for academic assessment efforts at the course, department, and program level using analytics.

Install and configure Commonwealth VPN for limited University Staff.

Design, provisioning, administration, and technical support for the development and use of the University’s eLearning software platform (a.k.a. “Canvas”) and other integrated technologies, which together enable the creation and management of courses, training modules, educational materials, learning activities, and assessments for fully online, on campus, hybrid, or remote methods of delivering content and facilitating interactions among participants.

For non-matriculated students who were unable to successfully complete their online Graduate and Continuing Education registration application in Self Service.

Offerings that help provide a secure computing environment for end users, and seek to prevent or at least mitigate breaches of information security by reducing vulnerabilities and mitigating potential threats.

The Information Technology Services (ITS) organization at the University provides different levels of support for the portfolio of Human Capital Management systems used at Framingham State based on whether or not the software is part of University’s primary administrative information (Banner), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Human Resource and Compensation Management System of record (HRCMS), or a decentralized human resource system (a.k.a. “departmental systems”). Comprehensive support for the management and day-to-day administration of these departmental systems remain the responsibility the designated administrative office.

Centrally managed administrative and technical support for networked printers and copier hardware and software including multi-function devices capable of copying, scanning, faxing, and printing. This also includes print quota systems, 3D printing, and other replicating technologies.

Add, remove, update or gain access to a Distribution List.

Request time with an ITS SME (subject matter expert).

Administrative, technical, and instructional design support for producing, storing, editing, sharing, and accessing recorded presentations, lectures and class proceedings that are created for the purposes of learning and instruction.

Assistance with creating, integrating, and optimizing technology enhanced experiences within courses offered by Framingham State University based on pedagogically sound generally accepted best practices.

This service offers faculty and staff access to a secure vault for storing all university passwords.

Administrative, instructional, and technical support to ensure technology enhanced classrooms, labs and other collaborative spaces on campus are adequately designed, suitably equipped, and fully functional to meet the needs of faculty and students for remote, in person, or blended (a.k.a. Hybrid) teaching and learning modalities.