IT Projects

The table below is a list of our projects, which are typically a subset of our annual goals and initiatives. For more information, please contact our CIS Project Manager, Veronica Morganhart at veronica@hmc.edu.

Project Title	Project Description
Transact Integrated Payments Implementation	HMC is moving from Authorize.net to Transact Integrated Payments for our billing and cashiering provider in alignment with the rest of the 5Cs.
Anthology Student Information System Implementation	Anthology, the new Student Information System, will be launching soon. It has far reaching implications for our technology ecosystem.
Pathify Implementation	HMC is implementing Pathify as a centralized portal to replace the existing portal at portal.hmc.edu. It will launch with basic capacity in tandem with Anthology. The new portal will be at hub.hmc.edu
Provisioning updates	Our system for creating HMC credentials and accounts in many systems relies on the old student system CX, and needs to be restructured to use Anthology and Workday.
Endpoint Management	CIS is working to expand and improve our Endpoint (servers, laptops, desktops) Management to streamline support as well as improve the security and administration of institutional devices.
Google Storage Limits	Google has changed its policy of offering unlimited content storage in Google Workspace for Education. They now provide a limited amount of storage shared as a pool across the institution. This approach is similar to that of Microsoft, Box, Dropbox and others. This project is to reduce the HMC pooled storage below the new limit.

Project Title	Project Description	Project Completion Date
Shanahan Audio Visual Upgrades	Upgrade projectors, replace ceiling boxes, upgrade Creston equipment	Q2 2025
Canvas Rollout	Migrate from Sakai to Canvas for our Learning Management System	Q3 2024
Firewall	Expand firewall services on the HMC campus	Q3 2024
Student Information System Evaluation	The colleges are continuing their evaluation of a new Student Information System. Led by the Registrars, the current assessment is for the software Anthology. Harvey Mudd’s evaluation participants are Mark Ashley from the Registrar and Brad McCauley from CIS.	Q4 2023
Legacy Infrastructure Retirement	Migrate as many resources away from aging infrastructure	Q2 2023
Deploy Kuali Build	Provide a tool that allows employees to develop online tools to support business processes without the need to write code or receive extensive support from IT.	Q2 2023
Prepare Canvas Learning Management System Rollout	In order to prepare for the migration from Sakai to Canvas for our Learning Management System, we are working with faculty volunteers to perform an early rollout for the spring semester.	Q3 2023
Wireless Transition	Move our Wireless Provider from Scripps to TCCS	Q1 2023
Implement Sakai Preferred Name	Update the Sakai account creation script to use preferred names	Q4 2022
Residential Network Updates	New fiber and 10 GB uplinks were completed for the Residential Network	Q4 2022
Computer Update Program 2.0	Implement the second version of the Computer Upgrade Program which assists faculty and staff with ordering computers	Q3 2022
AV Network Redesign	Renumbered and updated our entire AV Network IP range	Q3 2022
Implement Mobility Print for Student Printing	Launched a new tool to improve the student printing experience across all devices	Q2 2022
McGregor Computer Science Center	Assist with the AV systems and network services for the McGregor Computer Science Center.	Q3 2021
Update of Security Services	Implement security related services provided by Trustwave which includes vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, cybersecurity incident response, and proactive threat detection monitoring with access to sensitive data.	Q2 2021
Alice and Charlie Decommission Project	Relocate data storage from on premise Windows File Storage Servers (Alice and Charlie) to cloud storage.	Q3 2020
Footprints 12	Upgrade the software that we use for managing Help Desk tickets, which is called Footprints.	Q3 2020
Identity and Access Management deployment	The Claremont Colleges future Identity and Access Management system will provide all members of The Claremont Colleges community with a single set of credentials that facilitates easy and secure access to those electronic and physical resources which they are permitted to use. HMC successfully implemented RapidIdentity in June 2020, and CIS is working with the other colleges and TCCS on this project.	Q2 2020
Upgrade Computational Chemistry Lab	Configure and replace hardware based on the software needs of Prof Cave’s computational chemistry lab.	Q1 2020
Math Initiative	Partner with the Mathematics Department to redesign computing services for the Department. The goal is to have CIS support general IT services, allowing the Math Department IT Analyst to focus on initiatives and issues that are specific to Math.	Q1 2020
Distribution of updated anti-virus software	Provide and support cloud-based Trend Micro anti-virus solution.	Q1 2020
JupyterHub server on Kepler	Set up and support a multi-user server using JupyterHub, Julia and Jupyter Notebooks on Vatche Sahakian’s machine called Kepler. The server is used for a Computational Physics course taught by Prof. Vatche Sahakian, by summer students working with Prof. Ann Esin and possibly other faculty as well.	Q3 2019
Raiser’s Edge NXT	Act as a technical resource for the new software OCA is implementing	Q3 2019
Reimagine Reimaging	Defined and documented standard operating procedures for imaging systems.	Q2 2019
Move the IT News site to Hmc.edu	Content was migrated away from an old server.	Q2 2019
Compile requirements for new Identity and Access Management system	Requirements were collected and delivered to the consulting company, Moran.	Q2 2019
Automation and Integration for Admission and Financial Aid Data Project	Examined current processes for the import and transfer of data into and between the Offices of Admission and Financial Aid and streamlined the methods used to create and transfer this data.	Q1 2019
Upgrade Active Directory Servers	Completed upgrades to the Active Directory servers.	Q3 2018
Deploy Duo Two factor authentication	The project deployed the two factor security software Duo to all HMC current faculty (including visiting), staff and students for single-sign-on enabled applications and Office 365.Two-factor authentication provides a second layer of security to HMC Credential logins by requiring extra information via a physical device to log in.	Q3 2018
Assist in evaluating new Constituent Relations Module software for Office of College Advancement	Assist in evaluating potential software candidates for OCA’s new Constituent Relations Module	Q1 2018