ITS News
lynda.com Spring Semester 2013
There were 47 new accounts created this semester, bringing us to a total of 965 users on campus. Congratulations to the 10 people who received Certificates of Completion in 16 different lynda.com courses this semester. Below is a list of the top viewed courses for the spring semester. If you’re interested in viewing any of [...]
Unified Communications Webinar
John Fulton, Director of Network and Systems, and Chris Jones, Lafayette Computer Science Major and ITS Student Programmer, are doing a webinar on Tuesday May 14 2013, 1-2 PM, on the state of the Unified Communications Pilot and how it applies to BYOD, using unified communications in the classroom, and open source development opportunities for [...]
Users unable to login to Webmail and other Apps
Since Wednesday, March 13, ITS has received an increased number of support requests from users experiencing failed log in attempts to the following services: Webmail Moodle Banner Self Service Google Docs Lynda Qualtrics Degreeworks Maxient JSTOR University Tickets Leopard link To resolve this issue, ITS recommends deleting “cookies” in your web browser(s) [Firefox, Safari, Chrome, IE]. [...]
New Degree Audit Application Launched
DegreeWorks is a new web-based degree audit tool accessible through Banner Self Service from the Student Services & Financial Aid tab. The tool will help faculty advising students as they progress towards degree completion. The application has three key features: Worksheets that display all degree requirements and classes taken to satisfy each Worksheets showing requirements [...]
Novell file conversion complete
Files stored on the network (“U” drive, “P” drive, etc) otherwise known as Novell, have been migrated and should now be accessed using Samba. Documentation on how to access your files using Samba is available at http://help.lafayette.edu/samba. If you are are unable to access your files using Samba please call the Help Desk.
Teaching with Technology Grant Program Announced
Information Technology Services is announcing a new Teaching with Technology Grant Program to encourage and financially support faculty who are interested in exploring new ways of improving their teaching through innovative pedagogical strategies augmented with technology. As part of the IT Master Plan adopted in March, this program will be an annually funded initiative offered [...]
Monroe@ LLC hosts “Learn to Code” event
The Monroe@ Living Learning Community is hosting a “Learn to Code” event on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm. The event will be held at 638 Monroe St; visit the Lafayette Calendar for the full event details.
Google Apps Gets an Upgrade
Earlier this summer Google updated Google Docs to a new service named Google Drive. While at first Google has allowed users to opt-in to Google Drive, this September Google will upgrade all of our existing Lafayette Google Apps for EDU accounts to Google Drive. The upgrade process will not result in any data loss. You [...]
Wireless Network Upgraded
In the summer of 2012, ITS upgraded 276 wireless access points in the following 43 buildings. As a result of these upgrades wireless users in these buildings should notice improved wireless coverage and faster network performance. Hamilton House PT Fainon Press Box Bailey Health Center Bourger Varisty Football The Spot Pardee Hall Lerch Hall 2 [...]
Change to Banner Self Service Login
At 7 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25, the appearance of the Banner Self- Service login screen will change. You will see a maroon button, and after clicking the button you will be prompted to enter your Network ID and password to proceed. This change is a step toward unifying the login to web services such [...]