Category: Projects and Processes
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The Tribes We Lead: Seth Godin Speaks
One of Brett Coryell’s (UTS) favorite books is Tribes, by Seth Godin. Recently, TEDEducation published a video of an inspired speech regarding the themes from the book that Godin made at a TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Conference in 2009. Although over four years old, the speech is as relevant in today’s job climate as ever. According…
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Systems Engineering Upgrades Infrastructure HW Platform
With an eye toward the overall Virtualization Environment, the Systems Engineering team has dramatically transformed the server architecture in the Data Center to match the current and future needs of the environment. The team had been running HP c-Class blades for 5-6 years so it was time to examine the best fit for the organization.…
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MOOCs and Me: A Coursera User Testimonial
It was late September, and the talk of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) was everywhere. Emory had just committed to joining the new online consortium, Coursera, and my Academic Technology Services neighbors, Steve Bransford, Lee Clontz, and Shannon O’Daniel were asked to lead us on a new online adventure. What are MOOCs? I had to…
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UTS Managers Launch Apollo 13
On January 24 and 25, the UTS Managers participated in an ITIL-based workshop where their goal was to guide Apollo 13 on a journey to and from the moon. The managers were divided into two groups, each attending a one-day mission to run a simulation of the real Mission Control center at NASA. Team members were…
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Coordination Team Moves Financial Services For St. Joe’s
EHI Patient Financial Services wanted to consolidate all of its financial services in one place following the Emory merger with St. Joseph’s Hospital (SJH). In addition, they wanted to move all of their physical employees to 235 Peachtree (the Peachtree Center Building). Beginning in January and completing on January 18, the project involved moving 198…
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UTS Managers Engage in Visual Storytelling
How many times have you heard an inspiring message, only to forget about it later? The best information in the world is meaningless if your story doesn’t stick with your audience. On Thursday, January 30, during an engaging one-day Visual Story Workshop based on Nancy Duarte’s award-winning book, “Slide:ology,” Michael Duarte taught UTS Managers some…
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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…