Month: March 2013
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Sign Up For Corporate Cards Today
In response to Emory traveler feedback to improve the acceptance of the Corporate Card, Emory has introduced new Visa Corporate Cards to replace the American Express Cards (AMEX). Emory’s Visa Corporate Card is now the preferred payment method for local business expenses and travel-related charges, such as hotel, airfare, and rental car costs. Our policies and…
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Tips For Navigating WordPress
We received generally positive reviews regarding last month’s launch of the OIT Newsletter in WordPress. By monitoring Google Analytics, however, we noticed that some of our readers may have been confused by how to navigate the new interface. A blog format is much more interactive than our older HTML-format style newsletter. As a result, we…
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What Are You Waiting For?
What are you waiting for? There has never been a better time to go out and do something new. Spring is in the air. The directors have a well-defined list of goals and there are meaty, interesting, complicated projects in each of those areas. I am sure there is something new that anybody can contribute,…
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Moving Student Staff to the Cloud
With as many as 35 student staff members working in the UTS Student Services team, scheduling work shifts to fully cover operational store front hours in Cox and the Student Tech Support (STS) office has always been a challenge. Generally, the first two weeks of each semester are devoted to the back and forth of…
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Greening IT – Important Dates in March
Saturday, March 2 (9 a.m. until 1 p.m.) – Spring Electronics Recycling Day in Decatur at the Callaway Building, 120 W. Trinity St. (Commerce), Decatur, GA 30030 Bring your old cell phones, cameras, PC components, and other outdated electronic equipment for recycling. Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled except microwave ovens. Electronics…
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Vincent Nealy, Network Engineer II, Infrastructure
Vincent comes to the Data / Voice Infrastructure team from the TOC. He will be working switches, hubs, access points, and other equipment that ensures network health. Vincent spent two years in the TOC. “I am really excited for the opportunity, “says Vincent, “And I believe I add a lot of value to the team.”…
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Spransy Goes to Europe
Derek Spransy (IT Security) recently vacationed in Europe from October 30 through November 15. Traveling with a retired Delta employee, they flew into London where they spent six days. After visiting friends in Lincolnshire, the duo took the Eurostar to Lille, France, Cologne, Germany, and finally spent four days in Berlin. What prompted the trip…