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Time to Study Abroad..... p. 4
Volume XXXVIII, Number IV
VERMS
Student Loan Repayment..... p. 6
February 2006
Annotations
The Student Newspaper of South Texas College of Law
The Student Lounge Gets an
Extreme Makeover
By Tabltba Serrano
Assistant Editor
Students returning to
South Texas College of
Law this spring were de-
lighted and relieved to find that
the once stale and worn lounge
had finally been given a long
overdue makeover. No longer
did students and visitors have
to clench their teeth or hold
back their disgust as they
searched for a suitable and
somewhat sanitary seat. Stu-
dents wishing to enjoy a snack
or a quick chat with friends
were confronted with the happy
dilemma of deciding which in-
viting chair or bench to oc-
cupy. Awash in rich brown and
beige, the student lounge has
taken on a decidedly more
comfortable face this semes-
ter.
Last year the student fo-
rum brought the problem of the
student lounge to the attention
of the administration. South
Texas College of Law's Ambi-
ance committee, chaired by
Helen Jenkins, with the sup-
port of Gregory Brothers, the
Senior Vice President of Fi-
nance and Business, took up
the task of updating the look of
the student lounge. Debbie
Gibbins, the Director of Secu-
rity and Office Services, and
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Julie Saunders surveyed stu-
dent lounges from universities
across the city for ideas and
inspiration. Impressed by the
student lounge at the Univer-
sity of St. Thomas, they chose
to decorate South Texas' stu-
dent lounge with elegant, yet
contemporary furniture in
muted tones. Additionally they
chose to paint the walls and in-
stall new carpet. Ms. Gibbins
says that within the next few
weeks the cafeteria area near
Grisby's will be painted to
match the neutral tone of the
lounge.
Greg Brothers views stu-
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dents as customers and strives
to "meet expectations over the
long haul and shoot to exceed
them." With the new student
lounge, he certainly has. How-
ever, he attributes much of his
success to input from the stu-
dents, he encourages contact
and has an open-door policy,
and he wishes to thank Helen
Jenkins and Julie Saunders for
their help.
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STCL students relax in the newly renovated student lounge.
Digital Campus
Computer Project Makes Life Easier
These computers will soon mean a lot more to STCL students. You'll
be able to register, get financial aide, and have online study groups--
among other great things the ISIS project will bring students.
By Sabana Singh
Staff Writer
For the betterment of
South Texas' students,
faculty, and staff, the
College is currently engaged in
the single largest capital im-
provement project since the T.
Gerald Treece Courtroom, the
Frank Evans Center for Con-
flict Resolution and the Stu-
dent Services Center was com-
pleted. The College has been
diligently working toward the
implementation of its Inte-
grated Strategic Information
System, or I.S.I.S., which will
enhance the distribution of in-
formation and improve effec-
tiveness across the entire cam-
pus community. The purpose
of this massive undertaking is
to create a single, campus-wide
integrated database that allows
South Texas students, faculty,
and staff to access relevant
campus information in a seam-
less, real-time environment.
ISIS Project managers George
Milz and Julie Saunders are
well under way guiding this
multi-year project, and plan for
its completion by the end of
2008.
Once fully implemented, the
ISIS project will impact and
improve virtually every aspect
of campus life, including stu-
dent services, academic affairs,
administrative offices, on-line
course management, and the
College's internet and intranet
homepages. The College ad-
ministration is confident that
ISIS will empower students,
faculty, and staff to access and
use information in the most
efficient way possible. "We
hope to get campus informa-
tion away from the island con-
cept and focus more toward the
community concept," says
Technical Project Manager,
George Milz.
South Texas students will gain
access to the College's digital
campus through the "South
Texas Access Network Linking
Everything to You" portal, af-
fectionately termed
S.T.A.N.L.E.Y. Through portal
access, students will be able to
use various "self-service" func-
tions to make on-line pay-
ments, access grades, com-
plete or update their course
registration, read e-mail, re-
serve rooms, as well as per-
form many other useful func-
tions. "It's like one-stop shop-
ping," says STANLEY project
manager, David Cowan. Addi-
tionally, STANLEY will feed
user-specific content, updates,
and announcements through
customizable "channels" to
South Texas students, faculty,
and staff based on their at-
tributes and needs.
Currently Human Resources,
Accounting Services, and Pur-
chasing have gone "live," with
the remaining administrative
offices to follow within the
next two years. New features
will be available as the project
matures and new modules are
implemented. "One of the
goals of the ISIS project,"
says Milz "is to streamline all
administrative aspects of the
institution, making them more
efficient so that students can
concentrate more on academ-
ics and less on administrative
paperwork."
The College administration
and project managers have stu-
dents' interests at the forefront
of this important initiative,
and welcome any suggestions
or input they may have. Of
course, with any project of
this magnitude, campus-wide
growing pains are inevitable;
however, the benefits gained
by all South Texas constitu-
ents will be well worth our ef-
forts. As our digital campus
evolves, the functionality of
this project will prove to be
invaluable.
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