Cisco Cisco MXE 3000 (Media Experience Engine) Information Guide
Customer Case Study
College Distributes Eye-Catching Announcements and
Emergency Alerts
Emergency Alerts
College of Southern Nevada uses the Digital Media System to distribute multimedia
content to digital signs in high-traffic areas.
content to digital signs in high-traffic areas.
Business Challenge
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
● Higher Education
● Las Vegas, Nevada
● 40,000 students; 2800 faculty and staff
● Las Vegas, Nevada
● 40,000 students; 2800 faculty and staff
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
● Notify students, faculty, and staff of upcoming
events
● Improve emergency response
● Reduce campus clutter
● Reduce campus clutter
NETWORK SOLUTION
● Replaced posters with networked digital signs
that are centrally controlled
BUSINESS RESULTS
● Enhanced campus communications
● Reduced costs associated with poster
● Reduced costs associated with poster
creation and cleanup
● Minimized IT workload
The largest institute of higher education in Nevada
and one of the four largest community colleges in the
United States, the College of Southern Nevada
(CSN) registers nearly 40,000 students each
semester. The college operates on three campuses
in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Cheyenne, as
well as 12 remote academic centers in four counties.
and one of the four largest community colleges in the
United States, the College of Southern Nevada
(CSN) registers nearly 40,000 students each
semester. The college operates on three campuses
in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Cheyenne, as
well as 12 remote academic centers in four counties.
The college’s five-year plan includes broadening and
improving communications with students, faculty,
staff, and visitors. Timely communications over such
a wide area (40,000 square miles and more than one
million square feet of facility space) create
challenges. The college needed an effective way to
disseminate emergency information, as well as to
publicize recruiting events, theater performances,
improving communications with students, faculty,
staff, and visitors. Timely communications over such
a wide area (40,000 square miles and more than one
million square feet of facility space) create
challenges. The college needed an effective way to
disseminate emergency information, as well as to
publicize recruiting events, theater performances,
advertisements for campus services, and other events and services. “Email is effective only when
people happen to be in front of their computer screen or using a smartphone,” says Josh Feudi,
interim chief information officer for CSN. “And posters are easily overlooked, quickly become
outdated, and contribute to campus clutter.”
people happen to be in front of their computer screen or using a smartphone,” says Josh Feudi,
interim chief information officer for CSN. “And posters are easily overlooked, quickly become
outdated, and contribute to campus clutter.”
Inspired by the TV kiosks used in airports, CSN became interested in using network-connected
digital signs to communicate across its multiple sites. “We wanted to capture the attention of a new
generation of students and faculty who are accustomed to interactive, multimedia communications,”
Feudi says.
digital signs to communicate across its multiple sites. “We wanted to capture the attention of a new
generation of students and faculty who are accustomed to interactive, multimedia communications,”
Feudi says.
“Digital signage allows The College of Southern Nevada to reach students more effectively when
communicating events and information. Because so many of the college’s students commute and
change residences (and ISPs), there was no way for the school to make sure it had correct e-mail
addresses. Consequently, critical communications went undelivered until the college installed
digital signage displays across the three main campuses,” says Michael Judge, Director, Academic
Technology Services for CSN.
communicating events and information. Because so many of the college’s students commute and
change residences (and ISPs), there was no way for the school to make sure it had correct e-mail
addresses. Consequently, critical communications went undelivered until the college installed
digital signage displays across the three main campuses,” says Michael Judge, Director, Academic
Technology Services for CSN.
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