Tag: Academic Technology Services
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Reduce – Reuse – Recycle
Reusing old equipment seems simple enough and is well practiced here at Emory! Surplus Property at the Briarcliff Campus is celebrating its “End of the Year Sale” through August and everything is “buy one, get one half off!” There are hidden treasures to be found, fun paint projects with the kids and creative interpretations of…
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Hero Shots and Kelly Bray: Ear Model
Marcomm has released the latest batch of it.emory.edu “hero shots.” These photos are designed to showcase the talented people in OIT and the current rotation features Brett Anderson (IT Security), Felicia Bianchi (PMO), Kendra Bryant (R-WIT), Shannon O’Daniel (Academic Technology Services), Randy Phillips (Enterprise Services), Jocelyn Ramirez (R-WIT), Jorge Ramos (Enterprise Services), and John Wang…
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Blackboard To Undergo Significant Upgrade
Blackboard is scheduled to undergo a significant upgrade on the weekend of June 15 and 16. The Blackboard team believes this upgrade will significantly improve the user experience. The upgrade window runs from 6 a.m. on June 15 until 6 a.m. on June 16. During this interval, all aspects of the Blackboard system will be…
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Wayne Morse, Interim Operations Co-Director, Center for Digital Scholarship
Wayne will be interim Operations Co-Director of the new Center for Digital Scholarship effective June 1st. The Center is based on a combination of existing Library and IT centers, and will support scholarly and academic activities using digital technologies. Wayne’s role includes helping construct the new Center and moving it towards a goal of a…
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UTS Game Day Brings the Division Together
After a one-year hiatus, the UTS Game Day returned to the Cox Hall Computing Center on May 16 and was a tremendous success. The event, sponsored by UTS but open to the entire OIT division, provided food, fun and camaraderie. The event offered a variety of Wii and xBox gaming, steel-tipped dart boards, a poker…
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OIT Streams Commencement 2013!
This day is like no other on the Emory campus. It is a time when over 14,000 graduates, their families and friends converge first on the Quadrangle and then to other campus locations for diploma ceremonies and celebrations. The sea of chairs alone is staggering and to watch it all unfold, beginning at 4:30 a.m.,…
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Kim Braxton, Faculty Services Manager, Academic Technology Services
Effective June 1, Kim will be the Manager of Faculty Services for UTS. She will be coordinating faculty support initiatives in ATS, which includes leading Blackboard outreach initiatives and service enhancements, working with the Library’s new Center for Digital Scholarship, and expanding the world of Coursera. Kim previously held the role of Manager of Student…