UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 14, Page 1
December 7, 1995
UD innovation recognized by national association

     University initiatives and individuals were recognized at the
annual meeting in New Orleans of CAUSE, the association for managing
and using information resources in higher education.
     CAUSE, which works to enhance the administration and delivery of
higher education through effective management and use of information
resources, has more than 3,000 members on more than 1,200 campuses,
representing nearly 1,000 institutional members and 70 corporate
members.
     Susan J. Foster, vice president for information technologies, was
appointed to the international organization's Board of Directors; Carl
W. Jacobson, director of Management Information Services, received the
CAUSE/EFFECT Contribution of the Year Award; and a UD team led by
Susan Allmendinger, assistant director of Systems Security and Access,
won one of only three 1995 CAUSE Awards for Best Practices in Higher
Education Information Resources.
     Foster's three-year term on the CAUSE Board of Directors began
Dec. 1. The board meets four times a year and governs the affairs of
CAUSE. Board responsibilities include critical assessment of policy
alternatives, initiation of new programs and modification of new
programs, as well as strategic planning for the association.
     Jacobson was recognized for his article, "Internet Tools Access
Administrative Data at the University of Delaware," which appeared in
the fall 1995 issue of CAUSE/EFFECT, a quarterly journal published by
CAUSE. In it, he described Delaware's innovative approach in using the
World Wide Web to deliver access to campus administrative systems.
     The award honors the contributed article judged by the CAUSE
editorial committee to be the best published by the journal in that
year. The association praised Jacobson for addressing issues that are
of general concern, such as security, compatibility and
training/support, and for presenting inexpensive solutions that are
broadly transferrable to a variety of campus environments.
     Jacobson received a $1,000 stipend and a commemorative plaque.
     The CAUSE/EFFECT Contribution of the Year Award is sponsored by
Systems & Computer Technology Corp.
     The University was one of three singled out nationally for the
1995 CAUSE Awards for Best Practices in Higher Education Information
Resources, an award presented for the first time this year to
recognize individuals and teams in higher education for recent
significant achievements in areas related to information resources
management.
     The UD team was honored, in the category of Best Practices in
Service, for the Responsible Computing Awareness Program, which makes
students "Internet-worthy" by requiring them to read a manual on
responsible computing and successfully complete an Electronic
Community Citizenship Examination (ECCE) before obtaining an e-mail
account.
     In addition to Allmendinger, members of the winning team are
Janet de Vry, manager, and Richard Gordon, information resource
consultant IV, both in User Services; and Ron Reisor, associate
director of Network and Systems Services.
     Other winners of Best Practices awards were teams from Sinclair
Community College and Indiana University.
     All three teams received individual recognition awards and shared
their best practice projects in a presentation at the annual meeting.
     The CAUSE Awards for Best Practices in Higher Education
Information Resources are sponsored by PeopleSoft Inc.
     Last year, the University received the CAUSE Award for Excellence
in Campus Networking, recognizing exemplary campus-wide network
planning, management and accessibility, as well as effective use of
the campus-wide network to enhance teaching, learning, research,
administration and community service.