What We Do
AIS maintains the administrative database system, running Datatel Colleague R18 and Benefactor 5.1. In addition to regular maintenance, AIS works to satisfy institutional needs through reporting support, custom programming, and process consulting for the various administrative departments.
- Updates and Maintenance: AIS applies regular patches and maintentance as recommended by Datatel. This involves system and user testing on an ongoing basis.
- Custom Programming: The Datatel system is not a "one size fits all" solution. College processes sometimes require that special code changes be applied to our system. Some customizations include
- Academic Performance Tracking - Learning Commons
- Prospect & Applicant Data Imports - Admissions
- Datatel Community Participation: Allegheny College is an active member of the Datatel Users Group (DUG), as well as a charter member of the recently formed Pennsylvania Datatel Users Group (PADUG). Pete Gifford, AIS System Manager, has been a presenter, and Todd Fox, Director of Development Resources, is a widely acknowledged authority in the Benefactor community and a regular presenter at DUG and works with Datatel to organize Benefactor user-generated resources and structure client feedback in a constructive way.
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Rich Metzger
Director, Admin. Information Services
rich.metzger@allegheny.edu
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Joined AIS in: 1967
Education: B.S., Bucknell University
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Pete Gifford
Systems Manager
pete.gifford@allegheny.edu
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Joined AIS in: 1977
Education: B.S., Muhlenberg College
Statement: The offices I work with most are Financial Aid, Financial Services and Accounting. In addition I monitor, maintain and patch the Datatel application and Unidata database. As a sideline, I help my wife in her work with Teen Parents. During the summer we help with the Creating Landscapes PreKindergarten program. We have four children, the youngest of which is still in high school. I enjoy history, art and music including singing in a barbershop quartet.
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Susan Fenton
Programmer/Analyst
susan.fenton@allegheny.edu
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Joined AIS in: 2008
Education: A.B., Stonehill College
M.S., University of Notre Dame
Statement: I work primarily with the Development Office and the software used for managing fund raising. I also help Physical Plant, Security and other departments with their specialized software. I think video chatting is the killer app of the internet. I live in Meadville with my husband, and enjoy traveling to New York and Boston to visit our artist daughter and musician son.
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Jason Ramsey
Programmer/Analyst
jason.ramsey@allegheny.edu
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Joined AIS in: 2003
Education: B.A., Allegheny College
Statement: I work mostly with Admissions and Athletics on managing recruiting and application data for the college. I assist the Human Resources department and other departments with their specialized data needs. I think technology should always be about people first. I have a wife and son and enjoy bicycling, politics, and dangerously addictive computer games like Civilization and World of Warcraft.
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