1. Canisius College Portal
Senior Operating Team 7/19/2011
Joel A. Cohen, Ph. D.
Associate Vice President for Library and Information Services

2. What is a portal?
 An enterprise portal creates a common
gateway to access data and services that
campus constituents use to effectively share
information, efficiently deliver services, and foster
collaboration. (Matthew Coombs, Director of
Systems Development at San Joaquin Delta
College)

3. Differences from the
Canisius College Web Site
(www.canisius.edu)
 myCanisius is targeted toward specific Canisius
College audiences
 myCanisius will display different information
depending on your “role”
 Role initially developed: student
 Soon: faculty and staff

4. From a presentation of LIS 2003 Master Plan:
LIS Initiatives-Administrative Computing
Campus Portal
 Desirable features
 Single Sign On
 Integration of applications
 Integrated campus calendar
 Facilitated communication with user communities
 Customized interface for individuals based on their
preferences
 Content management

5. Portal Adoption in Higher Ed
 Campus Pipeline, a portal vendor that integrated
with Banner, was a factor in Canisius selecting
Banner in 2000. Campus Pipeline was “free”, and
the Banner team (and many others outside
Canisius) concluded that you get what you pay
for..
 2002-Campus Pipeline purchased by SCT and
becomes Luminis. Luminis was not free.
Estimated first year cost: $500,000
 Portals widely adopted in higher ed: in Fall
2009, over 80% of private universities had a
portal or had one under development (Campus
Computing 2009).

6. CampusEAI Grant Program
 CampusEAI is a consortium of over 250 higher
education institutions that focuses on portal and
related technologies.
 Canisius College awarded $1,027,500 in goods
and services over a five year period toward
implementation of MyCampus.
 The College share will be $30,000/year.

7. Project Team
Walt Drabek, Chair
 Russ Caliano (ITS)  Chuck Pustelnik (Web)
 Joel Cohen (LIS)  Joe Rizzo (ITS)
 Larry Deni (ITS)  Estelle Siener (ITS)
 George Emery (Library)  Kevin Smith (Student
 Chris Filkins (ITS) Accounts)
 Blair Foster (Records)  Connie Trowbridge (HR)
 Mike George (Enrollment  Several students drafted at
Management) various points. One of
most influential:
 Terri Mangione (Student Jennifer Castiglione
Affairs)

9. Messaging (email NOT)

10. Events & News

11. Events & News

12. Feedback & polls

13. Applications

14. Applications

15. Applications

16. Applications

17. Social Networking

18. Frequently called numbers

19. Communities/Future