4. WebSTAR Currently, this is all we have... that’s it.

5. No, I’m serious.

6. Stop laughing.

7. It’s not funny.

8. Luminus Alternately, we can use Sungard’s

9. Just a small problem...

10. It costs about $170,000.

11. (only)

12. Okay, you can laugh now.

13. Plus, there are all of those minor details...

14. like... buying new servers, installing the software, training users, testing functionality, missing features, integrations, etc.

15. *SIDEBAR*

16. With the current economic situation it seems like the college is using zero-based budgeting now...

17. And historically...

18. I’ve had what economists call...

19. a “near-zero-based” budget...

20. So for me...

21. I’m always looking for the “ best bang for your buck” scenario

22. Which leads to some very creative solutions...

23. *END SIDEBAR*

24. *drumroll please*

25. *drumroll please* Imperial Valley College’s Student Portal

28. So what does this mean for the college?

29. Well, remember this slide?

30. WebSTAR Currently, this is all we have... that’s it.

31. By using Joomla, we can “encapsulate” WebSTAR’s Features

32. and we can add a lot of new ones...

33. Student Portal WebSTAR Google Apps for Education Social Network Listings Events Files Student Surveys Features Encapsulated by Student Portal Student Links Student News New Program Spotlight Fund- raising Business Ads

34. That’s a whole lotta features.

35. Plus, more can be integrated later as ideas are brought forward.

39. Questions, Comments, Demo?