Centralized REDCap Platform Supporting Secure, Compliant Campus Research
Campus Solutions
Dell Medical School, VP for Research
Enterprise Technology, in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Research and Dell Medical School, delivers a centrally managed, multi-tenant REDCap service that enables researchers to rapidly deploy secure surveys and research databases without local infrastructure or programming effort.
The centrally operated REDCap platform supports secure data capture for research studies and clinical trials, enabling rapid project setup in under a day and will soon meet major regulatory requirements including HIPAA and GDPR. The service connects the University to a global consortium of more than 8,200 institutions across 164 countries.
REDCap is a secure, web-based research data capture application developed by Vanderbilt University in 2004. It is widely used in academic research to manage surveys, databases, audit trails, and exports. The software is provided at no cost to non profit institutions and is typically hosted by an organization's central technology department.
Watermark Faculty Affairs Phase 1 Successfully Launched
Enterprise Platforms
Enterprise Technology supported the successful launch of Watermark Phase 1 for Faculty Affairs on March 3, 2026, onboarding Cohort 1 users. This phase implemented the Watermark Faculty Success module to begin collecting standardized faculty activity data across participating University units.
Cohort 1 includes 10 University of Texas at Austin CSUs now using a single cloud-based system to track teaching, research, and service activities. Automated integrations with Workday and the Research Management Suite reduce manual data entry and improve data accuracy across multiple faculty review processes.
The Watermark Project for Faculty Affairs is a multi-phase initiative. Phase 1 established the core Faculty Success platform and integrations. The project has now entered Phase 2, which will support Cohort 1 annual reviews, with a planned launch in Fall 2026.
Communications Performance Highlights: What We’re Seeing Across Channels
Operations
Over the month of March, we pulled together a single, cross-channel snapshot of how Enterprise Technology communications are performing across our website, social platforms, and email campaigns. This gives us a clearer picture of overall reach, engagement, and where each channel is delivering the most value.
Website reached 319,000+ unique users, with our News page as the top performer. Social media channels delivered visibility and engagement: LinkedIn 8,901 impressions and 258 reactions, and 400 followers YTD, Instagram 23,000+ views with 9,300+ reach and 842 interactions, YouTube 6,800 impressions and 675 views with 37 subscribers YTD. March emails achieved 46.3% to 54% open rates.
Metrics reflect a cross-channel view of ET communications outcomes, combining web analytics, social performance indicators, and March email campaign results: ET Informational (12 sends, 46.3% opens, 6.4% clicks), CIO/ET Official (2 sends, 54% opens, 11% clicks), and UT Works (3 sends, 36% opens, click rate not available).