The Student Technology Fee Committee approved the expenditure of $70,000 in funds towards installing smart-classrooms in the new Math classrooms in the old Oregon Police Academy building. The funds will be a result of additional fees gathered because of the strong enrollment numbers this year.
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The Astra Schedule project is currently in the implementation phase. It is scheduled to be place in production on January 20, 2008. A team of four will be attending training in mid-January. Mike Ross is the project lead.
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There are currently two positions open in UCS. One is a Lead Windows Administrator and the other is a Desktop Support Analyst. Advertisement began last week. We hope to have both of these positions filled by the middle of January. The Computer Science Department is funding the Desktop Support Analyst position and 1/2 of the Lead Windows Administrator position. Thank you Computer Science!!
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The new computer Language Lab located in MOD 104 is scheduled to be completed by the end of January. The lab will support the Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Each station will include audio and video support. There is a minimal equipped instructor's station.
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On November 1, 2007, Telecommunications joined our department. We welcome Teresa Bybee, Ken Sauer and Bill Nicks. Teresa is located in ITC009, while Ken and Bill maintain their old offices in the basement of the Administration Building.
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50% more horsepower is scheduled to be added to the terminal server farm by the start of winter term. The terminal servers were fully utilized during fall term.
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Computers with inventory stickers whose numbers begin with 2002 are due for replacement this year, and all such replacements should be completed by May. In May, if you have not received your new computer, please inform UCS.
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The BANNER consolidation over Thanksgiving break was very successful; WOU was the first four institutions to consolidate BANNER. Users should notice increased performance. Bill thanked his team for giving up a portion or all of their respective holiday breaks, often into the early morning hours. From WOU, Bill specifically noted the contributions of Faye Whitenack, Michelle Van Deusen, Bruce Vickers, Dorothy Hendrickson, Brian Wendler, Michael Soukup, and Darin Silbernagel, and from OUS the project manager was Connie Ashley, the lead programmer Jeremy Hickerson, and Jim Rouff the DBA If you had access to both Student Web and HR, your Student Web password will now be your only password, as HR and Finance was moved into the Student Web database.
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The Mac-minis running both Windows and OS/X have and issue with the Windows VGA video driver. The side effect was a frozen screen on Windows startup. An update to the faulty driver is being installed over the winter break in MOD104, NS116 and NS004.
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Smart classroom equipment will be installed in NS 125 during winter break. This will complete the list of installations for the 2007/2008 academic year as recommended by the Academic Information Committee.
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