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Public and Media Relations:
(845) 341-4728
Elizabeth Bushey
coordinator
Alumni House
Orange County Community College
115 South Street Middletown, NY 10940
ebushey@sunyorange.edu
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January 2005
SUNY Orange receives over $1
million from Oracle for technology
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College
is the recipient of over $1 million in technology grant money from
Oracle's Campus Enterprise Application Interface (EAI) Program.
The purpose of the grant is for the college to implement Oracle's
portal solution product over the next five years. This means, according
to Jim Dutcher, associate vice president for technology at SUNY
Orange, that the college will be able to increase many online services
for students.
"We want to be able to offer anything online that we offer
face-to-face," says Dutcher, "including admissions, registration,
communications, bill-paying, and even more flexible learning environments
than we offer now."
Even more, says Dutcher, the Oracle environment will enhance the
administration's operations, allowing the college to collaborate
and work electronically in virtual groups and by department, sharing
calendars and other information.
The best part, says Dutcher, is that the portal system works with
the technology that the college has in place. "Portal systems
allow us to integrate with the current infrastructure," he
says. "It allows us to create an electronic front door. The
key of a portal is that it allows us to integrate with current
technology without having to replace it."
Dutcher says a beta system will probably be in place by Spring
2005, with a full roll-out of the system targeted by Fall 2005.
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SUNY Orange to host All-Alumni
Reunion
MIDDLETOWN - Orange County Community College will host an All-Alumni
Reunion at the SUNY Orange versus Berkeley Men's Basketball Game
on Saturday, Jan. 29th at 2 p.m. in the Physical Education Building
on W. Conklin Avenue at the Middletown campus.
SUNY Orange alumni from all over are encouraged to attend the
game, or to attend the reception immediately following the game
at 4 p.m. in Orange Hall Gallery, also at the Middletown campus.
For more information about this event, please call the college's
Office of Alumni Relations at 845-341-4751, or Coach Paul Rickard
at 845-341-4560.
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