Tag: Academic Technology Services
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Greening IT: Several Events Kick Off Spring
Mark your calendars with the following spring sustainability events: Friday, April 5, 7:30 AM to 9 AM – Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable: The Future of Transit in Atlanta, featuring MARTA’s NEW General Manager and CEO Keith Parker, to be held at the All Saints Episcopal Church (634 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta). This town hall meeting features…
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Welcome to Wayne’s World!
Of the many “official” Emory ceremonies that I am invited to participate in, I have a clear favorite. It is the Employee of Distinction Award ceremony, where between 10 and 15 Emory University employees are recognized annually for outstanding contributions to the Emory community. I don’t get to go every year, but this year OIT…
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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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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120 W. Trinity St. (Commerce), Decatur, GA 30030 Bring your old cell phones, cameras, PC components, and other outdated electronic equipment for recycling.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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New Template Improves Emory’s Web Presence
Emory now has a state-of-the art tool for web development, the Standard Template, Version 2. This new web development template offers revamped functionality designed for today’s multi-device web environment while leveraging Emory’s branding. The template is fully mobile-responsive, meaning that websites using the new version will accommodate everything from laptops to tablets to smart phones, adapting to…