KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Regular Meeting of the Board of Regents Office of Information Technology October 21, 2016 Julian M. Carroll Academic Services Building Frankfort, Kentucky

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

Personnel

Information Technology (IT) resources consists of the following:

  • nine full-time employees
  • two vacant full-time positions for Oracle
  • four vacant part-time positions which consists of three student positions and one part-time programmer position (all funded through Title III)

Assistance is needed in the areas of network management, cyber security, and training. Contract services have been budgeted to assist in these areas. Ideally, permanent staff will be added to these areas as the budget improves.

Once Oracle is in production, the University will have a total of 90 days of support from ERP Analysts. During that time, the resources needed in IT will be assessed to determine if gaps exist or current resources are constrained. If additional resources are needed, the option is to continue support for ERP Analysts, retain the services of Oracle Managed Solutions or another consultant group, or add personnel to IT if the budget allows.

Budget

The majority of the IT operating budget comes from grant funds. The current budget is primarily designated for required operating expenses, which does not leave funds for infrastructure and other IT related improvements. As the budget improves, the goal is to remove the reliance on grant funding and have the majority of the IT budget funded through E and G.

Funding Source E and GAmount\n$ 500.000Comments Minus Personnel
Grant (Title III)$ 829,079Minus Personnel
Grant (SAFRA)$ 600,000For Library grant activity only
Total$1,992,079

Please note this does not include the Oracle implementation.

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