Technology Services (TS) is proud to announce that our new telecom system is now live! On July 14 this new, state-of-the-art phone system replaced our former (obsolete) faculty and staff phones, which were no longer supported by the manufacturer. Based on Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, the new phones give users many advanced features, including crystal-clear call quality when calling another on-campus number, new MeetMe conference call capabilities, greatly enhanced speed dial functionality, better caller ID, caller history, and much, much more. But it doesn’t stop there. In the months to come, TS will roll out even more features. Stay tuned!

For more information on the new phones and their capabilities, please visit www.pugetsound.edu/phones.

Beginning July 2 PeopleSoft Financials will go live for the campus community. This is a significant milestone in delivering new capabilities to the university for budget administration and purchasing. Training will happen in person and online over the summer. View class content and preregister for sessions on the Optimize Training page. Please note that purchasing will be rolled out to departments beginning with the heaviest users first. Stay tuned for your turn to learn how to submit and approve requisitions. After the PeopleSoft go-live, if you have not yet been trained and need to purchase goods or services, send an email message with your needs to procurement@pugetsound.edu or simply use your P-Card. We thank you for your patience and understanding as we undertake this project.

TS is excited to announce that, effective July 1, Travis Nation will be director of the newly created Technology Services Project Management Office (PMO).

As evidenced by our very own Optimize Puget Sound project, having someone with extensive project management skills dedicated to the completion of key initiatives is vital to their success. Nationwide colleges and universities are beginning to realize this, and, with the input and insight of Director of Enterprise Systems Steve Renker, Puget Sound is ahead of the curve in establishing such an office.

“I feel very fortunate to have someone with such demonstrable skills to lead our inaugural efforts in this area,” said Chief Technology Officer William Morse. “Travis helps you get done what you need to get done in a timely and organized manner.”

Because Optimize is such an all-encompassing project, not much will change for Travis immediately. Long term, however, he will direct the development of the PMO and help all of us in TS move university projects forward effectively and efficiently. Congratulations, Travis!