ESRI GIS: MnSCU System-wide Site License
Website: http://www.oit.mnscu.edu/contracts/esri/
The MnSCU Office of Instructional Technology consulted with the Academic Software Systems Steering Committee and members of the Office of the Chancellor to establish a system-wide site license for the unlimited use of Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI) Geographical Information Systems (GIS). This license was established in October 2002 and provides access to all first-party ESRI products. These products can be used for research, instruction and administration by all faculty, registered students and administrative staff.
The ESRI site license grants unlimited use of these programs for internal use at every MnSCU institution yet costs little more than the combined cost of the separate MnSCU ESRI contracts that were already in existence, across MnSCU.
Geography Matters to Higher Education:
"GIS technology is one of the hottest new research tools in academia today and one of the fastest growing high-tech careers for students. GIS technology provides powerful tools for geographic analysis for almost any academic discipline. A GIS allows students and researchers to ask and answer geographic questions by designing and analyzing maps using user-selected criteria."
What does the ESRI site license provide?:
Products available to MnSCU though the ESRI GIS site license:
Where is the software shipped?:
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Mark R. Thomas |
Minnesota State Colleges & Universities |
Office of Instructional Technology |
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Changjoo Kim |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
Geography |
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Debra Cornell |
Bemidji State University |
Computer Services |
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Dr. Ben Richason |
St.Cloud State University |
Spatial Analysis Research Center |
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Dr. Cathy Summa |
Winona State University |
Geosciences |
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Jeanne Alm |
Minnesota State University Moorhead |
Information Technology |
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Charles Kost |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
GIS Center |
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Chad Haatvedt |
Itasca Community College |
Computer Services |
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Mike Seymour |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
Technology |
12 specialists have access to Technical Support:
| Mark Thomas | Contract Administrator | mark.thomas@so.mnscu.edu phone: 507-389-6915 |
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Thomas Oien |
Primary Technical Contact |
toien@stcloudstate.edu |
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Debra Cornell |
Bemidji State University |
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Dr. Ben Richason |
St.Cloud State University |
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Dr. Cathy Summa |
Winona State University |
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Jeanne Alm |
Minnesota State University Moorhead |
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Charles Kost |
Southwest Minnesota State University |
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Lisa Nguyen |
St. Paul College |
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Jason Kennedy |
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community College |
jkennedy@fdltcc.edu |
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Timothy Fox |
Itasca Community College |
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| Changjoo Kim | Minnesota State University, Mankato | changjoo.kim@mnsu.edu |
| Lori Schmidt | Vermilion Community College | l.schmidt@vcc.edu |
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Amela Sekizovic |
Anoka-Ramsey Community College |
ESRI Virtual Campus:
The ESRI Virtual Campus offers on-line courses to all MnSCU faculty, staff, and registered students. Courses that are listed as "ESRI authored" are "free" for all members of the MnSCU academic community.
ESRI Virtual Campus Representatives:
E-mail the ESRI Virtual Campus representative on your campus or contact Mark Thomas to volunteer to serve as the ESRI Virtual Campus Representative for your campus.
View the Complete Systemwide Listing of ESRI Virtual Campus Representatives
List of Universities with Campus-wide Site Licenses:
Establishment of the ESRI site license brings MnSCU up-to-par with large academic systems in Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Georgia that also have system-wide site license.
ESRI site licenses for State Higher Ed. systems with multiple campuses:These statewide systems have recognized the importance of this key technology and the advantages of purchasing a system-wide site license. Data Source: http://www.esri.com/industries/university/site_license.html
The Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Geographical Information Systems (GIS) site license provides invaluable tools for students, faculty, staff, and administrators throughout Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
These flexible technology tools can be used in unlimited applications and have the potential to enrich the education of all MnSCU students. These tools will provide students with geo-spatial awareness and the ability to map, analyze, and solve real-world problems. This site license can also be employed to facilitate new and unimagined partnerships with business, industry and government.
Successfully integrating these technology tools into academics and strategic planning will to demonstrate future-oriented technology vision and leadership and will help to shape Minnesota's future.
Last update 9/29/2005 MRT
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Mark R. Thomas, Emerging Technology Architect (Software Contract Manager) |
e-mail: mark.thomas@so.mnscu.edu |
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Minnesota State Colleges & Universities |
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Office of Instructional Technology |
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3010 Memorial Library |
tel: 507.389.6915 |
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Mankato, MN 56001 |
fax: 507.389.2845 |