AHNR-IT

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AHNR-IT
Agriculture, Human, Natural Resources
Information Technology

• Tim Mack
• Assistant Dean for Information TechnologyCollege
  of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Our Mission Clientele

• MISSION Provide technological solutions that
  address the prioritized needs identified by the
  Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station,
  Virginia Cooperative Extension, and academic
  programs in the College of Agriculture and Life
  Sciences
• CLIENTELE Located at 107 VCE city/county
  offices, six 4-H Centers, 13 Agricultural
  Research and Extension Centers, and on the
  campuses of Virginia Tech and Virginia State
  University

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Statewide Networking and Computer Equipment
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A Statewide Network
About 130 locations About 800 people
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Todd PukaneczSenior Network Administrator

• 22 servers in AHNR-IT
• Daily backups off-site
• Server Administration
• Prevents/disables hacks
• Plans security measures
• Protects data and software
• Defines server access

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer GIAC
Certified Windows Security Administrator
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Patrick RobinsonSystems / Database Administrator

• Specialization
• Oracle databases
• Current Projects
• Specialist web resources
• FAEIS
• Oracle database developer
• VCE public web site improvements
• XML development
• New Rack-mount Sun server, with FAEIS RAID Array

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User Support
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AHNR-IT AgHelp Desk Statistics

• Troubleshooting and supportaverage of 35
  calls/day, 85 emails/day, 15 walk-ins/day, 4
  on-site visits/week
• 1,035 computers ( Nov 2nd) outside of Blacksburg
• 80386, 80486, Pentium I, II, II
• Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP

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Administrative Computing
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Extension Planning and Reporting

• Federal mandate
• Planning and Reporting System is edited and reset
  each year to respond to new Federal, State and
  extension requirements.
• Over 500 administrators, faculty members and
  program technicians participate in the planning
  and reporting process.

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CRISCURRENT RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM
AD-419 Research Funds and Staff 2001 Tuesday,
October 22, 2002 Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Federal Research Funds CSREES
Administered Hatch Funds 201 3,186,214 Multi-St
ate Research Funds 202 755,467 McIntire-Stennis
Funds 203 579,025 Other Funds (Animal Health
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,Evans-Allen,Other 205 96,926 Total
CSREES Research Funds 231 4,617,632 Other
Federal Research Funds USDA Contracts Grants
Co-op
Agreements 219 4,342,770 National
Science Foundation 209 454,854 Department of
Energy 310 170,653 Department of
Defense 311 1,384,659 Health and Human
Services 313 956,702 Other Federal
Funds 318 3,304,558 Total Other Federal
Research Funds 332 10,614,196 Non-Federal
Research Funds State Appropriations 220 28,708,0
90 Self-Generated Funds 221 564,898 Industry
Grants and Agreements 222 7,490,200 Other
Non-Federal Funds 223 3,399,743 Total
Non-Federal Funds 233 40,162,931 Total ALL
Research Funds 55,394,759

• Federal mandate, again 
• VAES has projects in four colleges College of
  Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Human
  Resources, College of Natural Resources, College
  of Veterinary Medicine. 
• VAES faculty with 20 or greater research
  appointments are principal investigators for USDA
  CRIS projects.
• AHNR-IT developed and maintains the software
  needed to comply with the reporting requirements
  USDA Forms 416, 417, 419, and 421.
• The reporting period is the Federal fiscal year,
  which runs from October 1 through September 30.

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IT Development
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Agricultural Research and Extension Centers
(ARECs) Web Automation

• Allows staff at the 13 ARECs to easily create and
  update web pages
• Uses fill-in-the-blank forms, so it is easy for
  users to update pages
• Important because many ARECS do not have
  personnel with expertise to create web pages

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Bill RichardsonSenior Database Application
Developer

• Specialization
• Programming
• ColdFusion, Oracle
• Current Projects
• FAEIS
• Custom queries of personnel database for VAES/VCE

Original Designer of the Unit Office Web Site
Generator AREC web automation
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Distance DeliveredMaster of Science Degree
inAgricultural and Extension Education
http//www.vto.vt.edu/
3,900 slides, 55 hrs audio, 12 courses
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Stepping Up to the Plate CD
Bronze Award winner in the interactive media
category for the 2002 ACE Critique Awards
Program
Stepping Up to the Plate is an interactive
nutrition computer game for 4th and 5th graders.
It shows them the importance of having healthy
eating habits, especially if they are involved in
sports and other physical activities.
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Tom McAnge, Jr.Assistant ProfessorExtension
Specialist, Information Technology

• Specialization
• Twenty-five years experience in Extension
  administration, program development and
  information technology
• Current Projects
• FAEIS Project Manager
• 50 of his time
• Supervises 2 other people
• Manages FAEIS help desk
• VCE Planning and Reporting

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The New FAEIS, Brought to You by.

• Dr. Jeff Gilmore, USDA HEP
• The FAEIS Redesign Team
• Dr. Tim Mack, Principal Investigator
• Dr. H. Dean Sutphin, Co-Principal Investigator
• Thomas R. McAnge, Jr., Project Manager
• William Richardson, Software Developer
• Patrick Robinson, Software Developer/ Network
  Administrator
• David Wooddall-Gainey, Development Coordinator
• Todd Pukanecz, Network Administration
• Youngsoo Son, Graduate Research Associate
• Lois Swoboda, Graduate Research Associate

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FAEIS Re-DesignPurpose

• Develop, test, and implement an internet,
  databased version of FAEIS
• Attributes
• is easy to use
• has a web-based survey interface for data entry
• self-checks data
• allows custom searches
• produces output reports in a variety of
  standardized formats

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FAEIS Re-DesignObjectives

• Develop a simple working electronic prototype of
  FAEIS
• The prototype shall include an Oracle database
  and a web-based survey interface
• Create an electronic discussion forum for use by
  FAEIS clients.
• Create a help desk for support of FAEIS
  activities
• Add custom search capability
• Create a custom reporting features
• Create a new FAEIS web site

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FAEIS A Timeline

• Texas AM was the lead agency for FAEIS
• FAEIS Panel of Experts recommends a web-based
  interface and a searchable database
• USDA Higher Education Programs publishes RFP for
  a cooperative agreement to redesign FAEIS
• AHNR-IT, Virginia Tech, awarded cooperative
  agreement July 02
• Funds arrived 30 Sep 02
• Simple working prototype demonstrated Nov 02
• Data entry began Mar 03 (lt5 mo. after funds)

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FAEIS DATA Entry-Organization

• One Primary Contact person at each institution
• Primary Contact can
• Add or delete Local Users
• Assign PID and password for Local Users
• View all Local User data
• Enter, view, and edit salary data (or delegate
  this)
• Local Users can
• Enter, edit, and view only their own data

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FAEIS Home Page
Screen Snapshot
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FAEIS Mission
Screen Snapshot
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FAEIS Redesign Project
Screen Snapshot
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FAEIS Sponsors
Screen Snapshot
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FAEIS Discussion Forum
Screen Snapshot
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FAEIS Discussion Forum Details
Screen Snapshot
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FAEIS Data Entry
Screen Snapshot
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Entering Data The Basics
QuickTour Movie
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Primary Contacts Setting Things up
QuickTour Movie
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Questions?