Celebrating Successes andCelebrating Successes andAchievements for 2007Achievements for 2007
IS&T All Hands MeetingIS&T All Hands MeetingTuesday, January 8, 2008Tuesday, January 8, 2008
1:00-3:00; W20-2021:00-3:00; W20-202
In and Around the WorldIn and Around the WorldSuccesses and Happy News from 2007Successes and Happy News from 2007
Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov dances during a show atGrozny airfield March 8, 2007, to celebrate the arrival of the first
flight from Moscow. Russia's troubled Chechnya reopened itscivilian airport in a move intended to show that the war-ravaged
region is recovering under its pro-Moscow government. REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev
British novelist Doris Lessing smiles on the doorstep of her house inLondon October 11, 2007. Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize for
literature on for a body of work that delved into human relations andinspired a generation of feminist writers.
REUTERS/Kieran Doherty
Polar bear cub Knut is reflected in the water during the bear's firstpresentation in Berlin zoo, March 23, 2007. Knut, born on
December 5, 2006, had to be hand fed every four hours by Berlinzoo employee Thomas Doerflein after its mother Tosca refused the
baby. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
Argentina's Juan Monaco celebrates after winning against Italy'sPotito Starace during their final match at the ATP Austrian Open
tennis tournament in Kitzbuehel July 29, 2007. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
A resident on a kayak watches as the spaceshuttle Discovery leaves the launch pad 39A
at the Kennedy Space Center in CapeCanaveral, Florida October 23, 2007.
REUTERS/Carlos Barria
The space shuttle Discoverylifts off from Launch Pad 39Aat the Kennedy Space Center
in Cape Canaveral, FloridaOctober 23, 2007. Discoverybegins Mission STS-120 to
the International SpaceStation.
REUTERS/Charles W. Luzier
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introducesthe new Apple iPod Nano in San
Francisco, California September 5,2007.
REUTERS/Robert Galbraith
Apple introduces the newApple introduces the newNanoNano and and iPhoneiPhone
Celebrating New England SportsCelebrating New England Sportsin 2007in 2007
The Boston Red SoxThe Boston Red Sox……
Boston Red Sox pitcher JonathanPapelbon celebrates winning the
World Series against the ColoradoRockies in Game 4 of Major LeagueBaseball's World Series in Denver
October 28, 2007. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
World Series Most Valuable PlayerBoston Red Sox' Mike Lowell
celebrates in the clubhouse after theRed Sox defeated the Colorado
Rockies in Game 4 of Major LeagueBaseball's World Series in Denver
October 28, 2007.REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
……Win the World SeriesWin the World Series
The Boston CelticsThe Boston Celtics……
Ending 2007 with a 25-3 record!
KevinG a r n e t t
RayA l l e n
PaulP i e r c e
Close the GAP with theacquisition of Kevin Garnett
The New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots……
Closing a Perfect Season 16-0
The Boston BruinsThe Boston Bruins……2007 not so good…
Maybe in 2008???
Celebrating MIT SuccessesCelebrating MIT Successesfor 2007for 2007
Adapted from Susan Hockfield’s article in the Faculty NewsletterDecember 2007
Setting Aspirations High:Setting Aspirations High:““The SkyThe Sky’’s the Limits the Limit””
• New appointments in the senior administrationat MIT
• Transition of leadership in the schools
• Launch of new “Campaign for Students” – theHuman Factor which resonated profoundly withour alumni and friends, who made this a record-breaking year for fundraising.
Increasing Strength inIncreasing Strength inFinancial PerformanceFinancial Performance
• Total cash gifts in 2007 was $332 million whichis the highest annual level in MIT’s history and a37% increase over the previous year.
• 22.1% return on the endowment
• Between fundraising and investment returns,the endowments total assets have increased toalmost $10 billion.
Magnet for TalentMagnet for Talent“Recruiting the most talented individuals to MITis the most critical element of our success.”(Susan Hockfield)
• MIT received 9% more applications in each ofthe last two years (record high last year of12,445)
• Only admitted 12.3% (a record low)
• With 69% of those students admitted choseMIT (a record high yield)
MIT Energy InitiativeMIT Energy Initiative• Inaugural industry research partners committedover $50 million to the Initiative. The partnersinclude BP, Ford Motor Company, and OrmatTechnology, a geothermal company.
• Invests in next-generation ideas and researchprojects
• Will fund over 100 student energy fellows overthe next five years -- the future technologists,scientists, policy makers, and energy economists –who will help work toward a future with a clean,secure, and stable supply of energy.
Engineering with theEngineering with theLife SciencesLife Sciences
• In October MIT announced a gift of $100 million, to support theDavid H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research – a hubfor cancer biologists to work side by side with engineers.
• The Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing, a $65million collaboration that will bring chemical engineers andchemists together with industry leaders to invent more effectiveway to produce pharmaceuticals for the world’s medical needs.
• MIT’s Brain and Cognitive Sciences is a key node in the BostonArea Autism Consortium
• MIT scientists at the Broad Institute have launched the StanleyCenter for Psychiatric Disease to mount a new attack on thecauses of schizophrenia and bipolar disease.
A Beacon Beyond our BordersA Beacon Beyond our Borders• International Advisory Committee convened to:
• contribute to the design of an MIT-wide internationalstrategy• advise the MIT administration on the appropriateness andviability of new institutional initiatives and partnerships,and• report regularly to the administration and the faculty ontheir progress in these roles
• Launched the Legatum Center for Development andEntrepreneurship which will provide fellowships for aspiringentrepreneurs to explore practical, enterprise-based solutionsto address deep-rooted problems in developing nations.
Celebrating IS&T Successes andCelebrating IS&T Successes andAchievements for 2007Achievements for 2007
MITSIS UpgradedMITSIS Upgraded
No One NoticesNo One Notices……
Congratulations!!!Congratulations!!!
MITSIS is the student system at MIT.MITSIS is the student system at MIT.
YouYou’’ve been ve been KerberizedKerberized......……and didnand didn’’t know it!!!t know it!!!
Key Key Founding Sponsors Founding Sponsors and and SupportersSupporters
MIT launches theMIT launches theKerberos ConsortiumKerberos Consortium
September 2007September 2007
•Centrify Corporation•The Department of Defense of the USA•Duke University•The Financial Services Technology Consortium•Google•Iowa State University•Michigan State University
•The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the USA•Pennsylvania State University•Stanford University•Sun Microsystems•TeamF1, Inc.•The University of Michigan•Apple
Congratulations toCongratulations toThe Kerberos TeamThe Kerberos Team
Steve BuckleyExecutive Director
Sam HartmanChief Technologist
Ken RaeburnSr. Programmer
Alexandra EllwoodSr. Programmer
Tom YuSr. Programmer
Kevin KochSr. Programmer
IT EnergyIT EnergyInitiativeInitiative
Pedal-powered laptop
IS&T Energy Tricycle“Saving EnergyOne Pedal at a Time”
Guidelines for Personal Computer Energy Savings
N42 Building Energy Audit
Continuing to pick up steam…More to come in 2008!
Voice OverVoice OverIT (IT (VoIPVoIP))
PilotPilot
Rollout of Service beginning in January 2008!
•• Service successfully pilotedService successfully piloted to several to several DLCsDLCs•• Evolved Evolved VoIPVoIP infrastructure infrastructure to more robust service for to more robust service for the future the future•• Updated support planUpdated support plan•• Integrated Integrated VoiceMailVoiceMail•• Lots of Benefits!!!Lots of Benefits!!!
Undergraduate AdmissionsUndergraduate Admissions““Phase 2Phase 2””
Move Admissions Office functionality off the mainframeMove Admissions Office functionality off the mainframe
Save
Updated Technology Platform
Provide Better Service to Users!!!
One Step Closer to Retiring the Mainframe
IBM
Payroll
Admissions
Property
If you build If you build ““itit”…”…
W91 Data Center is a Home run!!!W91 Data Center is a Home run!!!
They will comeThey will come
BeforeRenovations…
After Renovations…
ItIt’’s huge and its huge and it’’s fast and its fast and it’’s just beens just beenunleashedunleashed……
MITMIT’’s Regional Optical Networks Regional Optical NetworkConnecting Boston, Albany, NY City and Baltimore at theConnecting Boston, Albany, NY City and Baltimore at the
speed of light!!!speed of light!!!
MIT’s researchers able to share gigabyte files & massive real time data sets
““Researchers, Faculty, Staff andResearchers, Faculty, Staff andStudents say,Students say,
IS&T Listens through increasedIS&T Listens through increasedCollaborationCollaboration””
• IT Leaders Meetings• IT Student Advisory Board (ISTAB) – RELAUNCHED• MITvoip Advisory Board Launched• Community Forums – annually and service targeted• ACCORD – collaboration with Libraries and DUE to better serve Faculty• Communicating at the early stages of initiatives• Engaging the community in all major IT projects• Living the Mantra of “Customer Focus”• Balancing service and support of Research/Administrative/Academic• And much, much more….
The Headline we strive for in FY08!!!
IS&T WelcomedIS&T Welcomed60 new staff in 200760 new staff in 2007
and 2 more in early 2008!and 2 more in early 2008!
The VPThe VP’’s Office welcomeds Office welcomed……
Elliot EichenVoIP Transition Mgr.
Taeminn SongSr. IT Project Mgr.
Leo BrowneAdmin. Assistant (W92)
Piedad ValenciaCommunications Officer
Geoff BrownAdmin. Assistant (E19)
Tanya TownesAdmin. Assistant (N42)
Quentin AlexanderFinancial Assistant
Keith McCluskeyRelationship Mgr
Client Support Services WelcomedClient Support Services Welcomed
Aaron SwiftSr. Computer Asst.
Kevin JamesIT Consultant II
Ranjani SaigalWeb & Database
ConsultantRyan Flanagan
Windows Admin.
Jessica ReedIT Consultant II
Lucas VilladaComputer Assistant
Patrick McNealMacintosh
Platform Coord.
Greg WaltonDesktop Support Assoc.
Katherine WahlUsability Consultant
……and Client Support Servicesand Client Support ServicesWelcomedWelcomed
Jessica SmithConsultant
Dept IT Resources
Carole TrainorIT Consultant
Brian BulmerDept IT Resources
Analyst
Andrew MunchbachConsultant
Dept IT Resources
Kate Eliza LindbergIT Help Desk
Receptionist (N42)
Infrastructure Software DevelopmentInfrastructure Software Developmentand Architecture Welcomedand Architecture Welcomed
Joanne ProulxUser Interface
Designer
Arti SharmaCCS OutreachCoordinator
Kevin KochLead SW EngineerKerberos
Steve BuckleyExec Director
Kerberos Consortium
Rayna Leteva-DemirevProgrammer Analyst III
Gongqin LiDeveloper –CCS Systems
Craig CountermanArchitect
Content & Collaboration
John ScanlonDW Reporting
Consultant
Janet Riley BowkerWeb Developer
…… and Infrastructure Software and Infrastructure SoftwareDevelopment & Architecture WelcomedDevelopment & Architecture Welcomed
J. Hunter HeinlenApplications
Administrator
Arnis KletnieksIT Project
Coordinator
Patricia SheppardISDA
BusinessManager
Robin ColodzinSr. Java Web
Server Developer
Laura WattsWeb Designer –
Content & Collaboration
Michael GettesConsulting
Technical ArchitectDerek Jaeger
ManagerContent & Collaboration
David CohenDeveloper
Operations and Infrastructure ServicesOperations and Infrastructure ServicesWelcomedWelcomed
Christian LoidlSr. Network
EngineerEric JohnsonUnix SystemsAdministrator
Nirmal Singh ArriSr. Oracle
Database Administrator
Mark ManleyUnix SystemsAdministrator
Anne SilvesterManager
Server and Enterprise Systems
Mitchell BergerSystem Administrator
Robert GrenierSr. Oracle
Database Administrator
Student and Administrative SystemsStudent and Administrative SystemsWelcomedWelcomed
Bob AdamsSenior
ProgrammerAnalyst
Dean BriggsProgram ManagerStudent Systems
Stuart BrownSenior
ProgrammerAnalyst
Matthew BurfeindTeam Leader
Academic Services
Mary DonovanSenior
ProgrammerAnalyst
Cynthia StantonBusiness
Systems Analyst
Suna GulenSenior
ProgrammerAnalyst
Ross RunnionProgrammerAnalyst II
……and Student and Administrativeand Student and AdministrativeSystems WelcomedSystems Welcomed
Paul CroninSystemsAdmin
Infrastructure Team
Sophie WongIT ProjectManager
Adam ListerWeb
Developer
Deborah NugentSAP BASIS
System Administrator
Mary DonovanSenior
ProgrammerAnalyst
Kevin MullinsTeam Leader
Infrastructure Services
Webly Jean-BaptisteProgrammerAnalyst II
Nelson ChenProgrammer
Analyst
Awards in 2007Awards in 2007
ThaliaThalia –– won a won a 2007 InfoWorld2007 InfoWorld100 Award.100 Award.
ThaliaThalia –– MIT MIT’’s application framework for the management ofs application framework for the management ofimage and other digital media that was developed byimage and other digital media that was developed byInformation Services and Technology Information Services and Technology –– was nominated by was nominated byQuestconQuestcon (our partner for Quality Assurance of (our partner for Quality Assurance of ThaliaThalia) and) andwon a won a 2007 InfoWorld 100 Award.2007 InfoWorld 100 Award.
Congratulations to the Development team withinCongratulations to the Development team withinInfrastructure Software Development and Architecture (ISDA)Infrastructure Software Development and Architecture (ISDA)on unleashing this new service and this well deserved award!on unleashing this new service and this well deserved award!
ComputerworldNamesIS&T
Among“100 Best Places to Work
In IT”2007
IS&T Infinite Mile AwardsIS&T Infinite Mile Awards
• Jody Housman, Senior System Administrator and Team Leader Server Operations System Administration Team, OIS
• Elena Zhitnikov, Data Administrator Data and Reporting Services, ISDA
• Ron Parker, Senior SAP Basis Administrator and Team Leader R3 Administration Team, SAIS
IS&T also awarded several “spotlight” awards to staff throughout the year!
2007 MIT Excellence Award2007 MIT Excellence Award
George PetrowskyGeorge PetrowskyIS&TIS&T’’ss UnSungUnSung Hero Hero