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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Will Banner live on? Where is the VoIP Conversion project up to? Is there an app for that?

Banner??

Pop quiz--How long has Harding been using Banner/Oracle as its core student information system, Finance/HR system, Admissions and Advancement systems?
          A) 10 years           C) 15 years
          B) 20 years           D) Too long
          E) None of the above

As part of our strategic plan, we are currently exploring alternatives and future roadmaps for Banner. This does not mean we will be automatically replacing Banner (and that would include many of the other systems connected to Banner), but are actively looking at other options. We are also asking Ellucian (the company that "owns" Banner) to show us their development road-map beyond Banner 9!

What Other Systems?

There are not many options really.
          1. Ellucian (Banner)
          2. Campus Management (Nexus) - this is being implemented at Lubbock and                            Lipscomb, and being used at ASU-Beebe
          3. Workday - chosen to replace Poise, Banner and PeopleSoft for the entire                              University of Arkansas system.

          4.  Unit 4

All the newer systems are cloud-based and have CRM (Client Relationship Management) built in.  

When Is It Going To Happen?
The research and investigation is underway.  We make our last payment under this contract with Ellucian in August 2021.  We pay a year in advance.  So we have time, and if we were to change, we would minimize "double payments!"

How Will I Be Affected?
The simple answer is - yes!  There is no doubt things will be different from Banner 9.  However, I suspect there are not too many of us reading this who are using Banner all day. Most Banner users are use Banner more as a casual user. Many of us will rarely use Banner directly. We all use what is in Banner but access it through our portal, Pipeline.  We are confident that our portal will also change!

Do We Really Have To Change?
The answer is yes and no.  We can certainly stay with Banner as long as Ellucian will maintain and enhance the product.  But even with that scenario, change is going to happen e.g. Banner 8 to Banner 9.  So in essence, the real answer is yes.  Whether that change is to enhanced versions of Banner or to another product is yet to be determined.

Whichever way we go, we will do our best to keep you as informed as possible of what is happening with this project.

The Answer to the Pop Quiz?

While a number of people would like to answer D, the answer is C --15 years.


Updates from Brackett Library



The 2018 lectureship audio and video files are now available in Brackett Library’s online institutional repository, Scholar Works at Harding. Past lectureships, starting with the year 2014, are located on this site. The repository also contains digitized collections from the Ann Cowan Dixon Archives & Special Collections, faculty and student research, Harding publications, and Harding doctoral dissertations.

Brackett Library is also happy to announce that students and faculty can self-reserve the newly named Henry Terrill Conference room located on the second floor of the library. Patrons can go to https://ht-confroom.youcanbook.me/ to find available times and reserve this space online. Reservations are for groups of 6 – 15 people and can be made up to 30 days in advance. Room amenities include a large white board and a 65” SMART TV with HDMI and wireless access. More details can be found on the reservation page.


DormNet helps people get “unstuck” …



Dr. McLarty made this statement recently at a Welcome Dinner to a group of student workers who returned to campus a week early to participate in a rigorous week of training and twelve-hour workdays. These students are called DormNet Assistants (DNAs for short), and they work in IS&T.

This group of 15 student workers, managed by Lora Fleener, runs the DormNet Help Desk. They support the Harding student body with all computer-related issues. Two of the 15 student workers are Senior DNAs – they help supervise and assist the other DNAs.

The DNAs handle everything from “my computer doesn’t work” or “I can’t log into my Pipeline account!” to “how do I make this laundry app work?” or “Help! My computer just crashed!” They are on the “front line” when something goes wrong. They get to answer the phone when things go very wrong. They help students get “unstuck.”


Recently, before school started, DormNet was able to assist different groups of students and help them get their computers ready for school to start. One of the most fascinating things to watch is a group of recently-trained student workers help international students set up their computers, all of which are in a foreign language. In these pictures, DNAs were helping the Chinese students set up their computers. None of the DNAs has training in Chinese, but somehow they were able to work together and get the job done.
Dormnet Assistants help a group of Chinese students.


As displayed on the entrance to the IS&T offices, Colossians 3:17 says: “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” And then a few verses later in Colossians 3:23-24: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”

And for DormNet, that means we help people get “unstuck.”






There is an App for That - Canvas Teacher App


Have you been away from your computer and realized you need to send a
quick announcement to your Canvas course? Did you know Canvas has an app that
will allow this and much more?

Canvas has multiple apps available, including the teacher app for iOS
and Android devices. The Canvas Teacher app allows teachers to grade
assignments, provide feedback and conveniently communicate with students from
your mobile device.

For more information, check out the Mobile Guides - Canvas
Teacher
page in the Canvas Guides or download the Canvas Teacher app from the
App Store or the Play Store.



VoIP Update


As announced in this article from April, the conversion to VoIP is nearly complete. The only devices left on the old telephone switch are a few fax machines and we have been turning off sections of the old phone switch as we proceed.

We have tried to convert all of the devices on that switch, but we may have missed some. If you have any phones or fax machines that are in an obscure location or seldom used, please try them and assure that they work. If they don’t work, please call 4100 and enter a ticket so we can convert them.

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Internet Connectivity Update - August 15, 2018 9.00pm

I am pleased to report that at this time just about everything is up, connected to the internet and running. The main part of campus has been up since around 10.00am today. All the dorms were taken off-line and the access points and network switches in the dorms were updated and reconfigured. Again the good news is that most of them are now up and connected. 

We are still working on it tonight and expect the only thing to be down in the morning to be a couple of dorms that need new equipment, which should be here tomorrow.

We are still seeing some errors, but the config changes and updates have made the network connections stable. We can now turn our attention to fixing the remaining errors.

I want you to know who it is when I say, We are.... The people who have been working until the wee hours and then coming back after are few hours sleep are those in the Network Services group. These people understand how central to our mission it is to have technology operating and ready to do business. They have worked very hard and with great expertise to remedy this problem. University networks have an interesting characteristic. We make significant changes over the summer to avoid major disruptions during the academic year. However, the first time these changes get tested with any load is when the students start returning! Most times there are no significant problems. And then there are the other times...

Thank you again for bearing with us during these past couple of days.

Internet Connectivity Update - August 15, 2018 at 11.00am

Harding's internet connectivity is not operational. The problem, the root problem, is deeply buried somewhere. However, we now have some positive leads to follow.

We are going to be turning off the wireless access points in the dorms. A lot of loops (the term I heard is Mac Flapping) are occurring and it seems to be coming from the access points in the dorms. After they are shut down, we are going to upgrade the access points and switches in the dorms. Just to confound this issue, one of our switch manufacturers distributed a bad patch for their switches. We will have to undo that in the process.

This also means that there will be no wireless connectivity in the dorms - right when freshman are moving in! Dormnet assistants will be in the freshman dorms during this time to help those moving in to be set up as best we can.

We are hoping that with the dorms offline, the rest of the campus will be able to operate effectively. We are aware of what is happening around campus at this time of the year and will be doing all we can to make sure you can all take care of business.

We all want to know how long this is going to take. I really wish I could give you a definite time when everything will be back and running just like it was last week. However, that is not possible at this stage. We are really striving to get it up as soon as possible and in the meantime have as much up and running as possible.

Recently we have moved to a full VoIP phone system. Our old switch was on its 'last legs' and we needed to move. However, this means our phones are also on our data networks. That is why your desk phone is not working when the internet connectivity is down. It also means that the main campus number is not available. We will be putting a message on our web page shortly telling people how to contact us, especially some of the key offices on campus such as Admissions and Public Safety.

That is the latest. I will let you know more as I know more.

Thank you all again for your kind and understanding messages, and prayers at this time.

Friday, June 1, 2018

Extra Extra - TeamDynamix is live, Library adds digital resources

Our latest big project--TeamDynamix--is now live!

The ability to submit tickets, search a knowledge base, and browse through the services we offer is now available! In essence, TeamDynamix is the way IS&T will track what we do both from a day-to-day standpoint as well as the projects, short and long, that we work on. TeamDynamix also provides an easier and more consistent way to communicate with you as we work for and with you.

In the previous Hyperlink article, we had announced that it was coming. Since then we have been busy improving and making the service more consistent.

Today, we introduce TecHU.harding.edu (pronounced teck H U). It can be found at https://techu.harding.edu or via an icon on the upper right of Pipeline and will also be coming soon to the Harding app.

In it, you will find several features. On that page is a short introductory video that will describe how to navigate TecHU and the various features that are available.

Something that we have not offered before that we think you will like is the ability to submit service requests (tickets) online via the Submit a Ticket link in the left column. Of course, we are still happy for you to call using the numbers you will see on the lower right of the TecHU screen, but you will now also be able to request help anytime and we will respond as quickly as we can.

Even better, you will now be able to view your tickets using View My Tickets to keep up with progress on any outstanding issues. Using the options on that page, you’ll be able to see current as well as resolved tickets.

Some of you have used the knowledge base portion of Kenobi. With TecHU, there is a built-in knowledge base accessible with the Find Answers link. We will continually update it with new information as time goes on.

Later this summer, we will implement the project management portion. When it is live, you will be able to see and interact with the projects we are working on currently as well as future projects.

Of course, no modern software product would be complete without a search feature. It is at the top, and searching for a word or phrase will search all areas of TecHU.

TecHU also works very well on your phone or other mobile device, so be sure to try it out!

Hands-on training sessions will be offered, and you can sign up for them using the Introduction to TecHU (TeamDynamix) signup form.

We hope you will take the time to explore and enjoy TecHU! As always, please let us know your thoughts.


Brackett Library Adds New Digital Resources for 2018/2019

Westlaw Campus Research has been added to Brackett Library’s extensive holdings. Westlaw Campus Research provides a user-friendly interface and quality law, business and news content. Westlaw Campus Research can be accessed at http://libguides.harding.edu/westlaw. This resource will replace Nexis Uni, which will be discontinued on July 1, 2018.


Academic Video Online (AVON) by Alexander Street Press has also been added to Brackett Library’s holdings. AVON is a comprehensive video library with over 64,000 titles, including documentaries, films, interviews, performances, news programs, field recordings, commercials and raw footage. A multitude of subject areas are covered including business, education, counseling, health sciences, history, film studies, music, and theatre. Some of the top content producers are Sony Picture Classics, 60 Minutes/CBS, A&E Networks’ History Channel, PBS, BBC, and Intelecom. The videos can be easily embedded into Canvas courses. Academic Video Online can be accessed at http://libguides.harding.edu/AVON.


Brackett Library has also added a large collection of Gale Primary Sources. This collection includes the following archives: Religion, Society, Spirituality, and Reform; Science Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 Parts 1 and 2; Photography: The World through the Lens; Archives of Sexuality and Gender; Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers; The Times Digital Archive; Women's Studies Archive; and Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive. These resources can be found at http://libguides.harding.edu/galeprimarysources and http://libguides.harding.edu/slaveryandantislavery.

Monday, April 2, 2018

Come see the light (board) and more in this post...

Meet Lightboard

Chalkboard…Whiteboard…Now Lightboard

Lightboard is a video lecture recording tool which allows the presenter to diagram concepts while maintaining eye contact with the audience. Click on the video below to see a demonstration.  Contact elearning@harding.edu to schedule a recording time with Lightboard. Staff​ members are available to help ​you ​ get started and take you through the entire process. Your finished product can be posted to a Canvas course or site of your choice.




Hover, look and then click…


The most effective way to protect an organization from being compromised through phishing or other similar schemes is through user alertness and education!

We do this in a number of ways. We like to make sure we do not become complacent in how we deal with the emails we receive. Without a doubt, the vast majority of emails that come to our inbox are not nefarious. They are there to genuinely inform us and be used as a way to conduct our business.

Then there are those emails that have attachments or links that are set to trap us into sharing information we should not share or to have something downloaded that will take information from us illicitly.

To help us be more aware and alert, we will be conducting some phishing tests in the future. We will be generating some phishing style emails and sending them to different groups around campus. This is not a punitive exercise. There will be no public shaming. If someone 'falls' for the email, they will receive information that highlights why the phishing email was successful! It is designed to be informative.

One of the simplest ways to check whether a link in an email may be legitimate or suspicious is to just hover over the link and look at the bottom left of the browser window. You will see the actual web address where the link would take you should you click on it. (this works with most browsers, but it may not work on some instances of Safari)

Consider these two links:  www.harding.edu and www.harding.edu.

They look the same don't they?

Try moving your mouse pointer over each link.  DON'T CLICK - just "hover".

Did you see what web page you would have been directed to if you had clicked?

(This example is courtesy of John Nunnally.)

Library Donations

Rhema Christian Academy Library

Did you know that Brackett Library helps with various missions here and abroad? One outreach is donating books to mission fields. Lola and David Crouch recently asked for books for a school in Nigeria. Some health science books have been sent to Zambia. One of the latest missions was the Likewise College (overseen by Jeff Kreh), a school that works with those in the prison system in Arkansas. 

These books are either discarded books from our collection or donated books. If Brackett already has a copy in the library's collection of a donated book, it can be used for missions. Discarded books will be sent because many times the library has obtained a newer edition with the older edition being only a few years old. Brackett Library makes an effort to use books in a positive way when they are not needed in the current collection. If you are interested in making a book donation, please call 501-279-4354 for more details.

New Phones on Campus

Chances are you have already received a new phone on your desk recently. We are upgrading the campus to VoIP – voice over IP – phones.

Why are we making the switch? The Nortel phone switch was installed in 1989. It was the “latest and greatest” when we installed it, and it has served the campus well, but its time has come to an end. We need to make the switch to VoIP to keep up with industry standards.

We first installed VoIP phones in the IS&T area as a “pilot” project to test their usability on campus. It didn’t take too long to decide that this was the direction we needed to go. As new buildings were built, we installed new VoIP phones instead of installing expensive copper phone cable. When we did this, it meant that we were “straddling” two phone systems – Nortel and VoIP – and that did make management of both systems cumbersome.

Recently, the decision was made to cut over the rest of the campus to VoIP. Harding Telephone Service (HTS) has been cutting over the campus building by building. As time and schedules permit, HTS is replacing old Nortel phones and installing new VoIP phones. They plan to finish the cutover by this fall.

There are many benefits to the new phones, including allowing the user to make phone changes through an online portal. Once you get your new phone, you can log onto https://phone.harding.edu with your Harding username and password and make changes to your ring settings, forwarding settings, and other settings. You will also have access to Jabber.

Jabber is a set of applications that allows users to connect to each other in more ways than just a desk phone. One feature is an app for Android and I-Phone. Once downloaded, Jabber allows a user to answer and make calls as if using their desk phone on their cell phone no matter where they are located, as long as they have a data connection (don't worry, the app can be turned off/on when needed). This app not only allows you to take calls in almost any location but it also allows you to keep your cell number and private voice mail separate from your office number and office voice mail when you need to.

Another feature of Jabber can be a virtual phone set on your computer so you can answer, make calls and check voice mail via your computer. It’s also easy to save a voice mail on your computer by using this feature so you can keep any messages you feel you should for as long as you need to.

Along with the desktop virtual phone, a chat window can be used to message others who use Jabber. In all Jabber applications, you can set a presence icon that lets others know if you are on the phone, away or in a meeting. These are just a few of the features of Jabber we are excited about using on campus.



New Faces

IS&T has welcomed some new people this semester. If you haven’t already met them, stop by and say hello!
Anora David


Anora is the Office Assistant in the Center for Technology & Learning/AV. Born in Camden, Tennessee, she attended both Michigan Christian College and Freed-Hardeman University. She spent 22 years in Liberia as a missionary. In 1996, she and her husband built Ford-Madden Christian School there which now houses kindergarten through high school grades. Anora’s office is located in Lee 110.


Maren Patterson



Maren Patterson comes to the Center for Learning with Technology from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been a digital content developer for 18 years and has guided teams to successful publications of various projects.

Currently, Maren is working​ on​ ​the following projects: 3D Virtual tour and interaction​ ideas​, best methods for introducing Virtual Reality (VR) to campus and assisting with planning for the 8th Annual Faculty Technology Showcase. ​He is also collaborating with the Library to create a dynamic video to illustrate library resources for instructors and students.

Maren’s office is located in Admin 212.



Introducing Team Dynamix

For a while, we in IS&T have wanted a better way to help track what we do both from a day-to-day standpoint as well as the projects, short and long, that we work on. Along with that we wanted to have an easier and more consistent way to communicate with you as we work for and with you.

With that in mind, we explored the market and found a company and product called TeamDynamix. Because TeamDynamix works mostly with higher education institutions, they understand the things we in a higher ed IT operation regularly deal with. It appeared to be a good fit so we recently signed a contract and have been implementing the product.

We plan to open it to you around June 1. Your main entrance to it will be a portal linked from Pipeline that will have links to four main areas we think you will find helpful:

A Service Catalog that will contain information about the various software, hardware, help, and other services we provide. Within each service will be information about how to use the service as well as request the service or help with it.

A Ticketing system where you will be able to enter requests and view your outstanding requests. We will be using this much more to to track, but more importantly to consistently communicate with you about what we are working on for you.

A Knowledge Base like Kenobi, our wiki, except tied in with the services and tickets. Over time, the articles IS&T people have created will be moved to the TeamDynamix knowledge base and will be accessible through this portal. (Don’t worry, the other things in Kenobi like Policy Portal, etc. will remain as they are.)

A Projects area where you can see and interact with the projects we are working on or plan to work on.

We are already using this in a limited fashion as we configure it and are already seeing some benefits. It is also expandable and as our use of it grows, it will allow other areas to have a presence as well.

More information will be coming soon. We look forward to being able to use it as we work with you.




Friday, December 15, 2017

Hello 2018, See ya 2017...

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All in IS&T wish you blessings for this season and the new year.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement for IS&T over the past year. We really appreciate working with such a wonderful community.

I want to share a story of wonderful collaboration and innovation. Please take a few minutes to view the video:



The designer of these brackets learnt his CAD skills through the work he did in the Theater Department, and applied them to design the brackets for the Patient Skills Facility in the Farrer Building. The 3D printing was completed in the Media Center.



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The Harding App (HardingU) was unveiled on November 29, and is steadily gaining a following among students, faculty, and staff as a helpful resource for everyday needs around campus.  

See what other users are saying:


Highly recommend. This would've helped so much when I was a freshman 3 years ago…”


“I like how easy it is now to sign out of the dorms, see our class schedules, check chapel absences, and how local most everything is now.”


“I love how it has all of the information I need in a simple, easy-to-use app.  It saves me so much time.”


Did you Know?

  • The app contains, Directory which allows you to quickly look up employee or student information, on the go!
  • You can also click on phone numbers within People Search (accessed from the Directory button) and directly call from there.
  • A Faculty Advising section is now available in the app, making it easier for faculty to help advisees in and out of the classroom, and the office.

If you haven’t tried it out yet, just go to the Apple or Google Play store on your phone and download “HardingU”--because it’s great to be at Harding!


CT&L and A/V Have Moved!

The CT&L and A/V staff have moved to a new location on the Harding campus; they  are joining under the same roof in the Lee building as part of a continuing effort to improve the efficiency of technology services provided to students, faculty and staff.  After the efforts of many employees in the Physical Resources department, the renovations inside the Lee building were finished just in time for the CT&L Christmas party.  


This year, the party served as the kickoff for the joining of the CT&L and A/V staff in E-learning in their new space.  The staff welcomed President McLarty and Keith Cronk among many other visitors from across campus as they joined us in celebrating the completion of renovations and the end of another semester.


As part of our efforts to provide faster response time for our public labs, classrooms, conference rooms and planned campus events that need audio or video, we now have one Help Desk number to address all these requests.  Anyone needing assistance in these areas should call 501-279-5200.

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Scholar Works, 7th FacultyTechnology Showcase, Wireless Network changes and More!

Scholar Works

Harding's new Institutional Repository, Scholar Works at Harding, is the new home for research and creative works from Harding University faculty and students. One goal of Scholar works is to shine a light on all the research and works being developed by our own. Another goal is to share this research with the academic world, thereby increasing the scholarly impact Harding University faculty and students have on the world.

The librarians at Brackett library will be working with departments across campus to share more about the process in the coming semester. In the meantime, you can learn more about the specifics of Scholar Works at Harding at libguides.harding.edu/scholarworks


To connect directly to Scholar Works at Harding, go to scholarworks.harding.edu
Questions? Email scholarworks@harding.edu or talk to your friendly library liaison.  




Faculty Technology Showcase

Today’s students often seek a dynamic learning environment that engages them in a variety of learning experiences. Technology provides one way of achieving that enriched environment. Several of our faculty members are already using creative methods to allow students to achieve success and we proudly showcase their hard work at the Faculty Technology Showcase (FTS). This has proven to be a great way to collaborate, educate and expand the use of technology on campus.

The agenda for this year’s showcase has been expanded to cover a range of topics, where faculty share, peer-to-peer, from their experience of using technology in the classroom. A faculty panel, comprised of faculty who used the national design standards of Quality Matters to create their online course for Summer 2017, will be available to share about that experience. There will also be numerous hands-on activities and time for exploration of some new and exciting additions to our technology resources. Our Keynote speaker, Keith O’Neal, plans to engage you with practical suggestions to get the most out of your students.
To fulfill the FTS goal of positively affecting the learning experiences for students and illustrating technological solutions, the following areas are addressed:
  • Educate - Increase awareness of the capabilities of technological solutions available to faculty 
  • Discover - Provide some hands-on time for faculty to explore a variety of technological tools 
  • Innovate - Promote technological resources faculty can incorporate in their classrooms 
  • Collaborate - Create a peer-to-peer network for further collaboration 
The Seventh Annual Faculty Technology Showcase is scheduled for Thursday, October 5, 2017 with 3 workshops to follow on Friday, October 6, 2017. Exploring technological tools and learning practical ways to utilize them in the classroom may be challenging for some, but an event like the FTS can be a great step forward in overcoming such a challenge.
Therefore, whether this is your first, or seventh, showcase, you can find resources and innovations that can be integrated into your instruction. The FTS is brought to you by the Center for Learning with Technology, a department of Information Systems & Technology (IS&T).
Please consider coming and being a part of this year’s showcase.  Watch for registration details coming to Pipeline soon.






Changes Coming to Wireless Networks

In order to simplify getting onto our wireless networks, we are making some changes in the near future.  We plan to implement the changes over Fall Break (October 13).  Right now when you check for available wireless networks there is a long list of available networks. It can be confusing.  After the change there will be three major networks (you may see one or two more depending on which building you are in at the time). They are:
  1. HU-Employee
  2. HU-Student
  3. HU-Guest
These three networks will be consistent all around campus so we will stay connected as we move around campus.

The HU Employee network will be accessed using a pre-shared key (PSK). This key will be shared with all employees closer to the time. You will also be required to enter your Harding username and password the first time you access the network on each device you use to access the network. After that you will not be required to enter this information again for quite some time. 

We will let you know more about this as the time draws closer.

Philo TV

Over the summer Harding switched television providers. The new system, Philo, provides digital HD content as well as recording capabilities.
Philo provides 64 channels of IPTV (TV available over the network) to devices such as computers, tablets, phones, some smart TV’s and Roku devices. It also allows you to record at least 20 hours of programming. To begin using it, simply go to https://harding.philo.com and login. Please note that this is only available on campus and not over the guest wireless network.

Or if you have a TV connected to the existing coax network you can receive 24 channels. If you haven’t yet, be sure to redo the channel scan as the channels have changed.

Much more information is available Pipeline in TV Options under the Personal bar or by searching for TV. If you have trouble or questions, please call 4100. We’d be happy to tell you about the features and help you get it working.

After a long wait, Banner 9 (formerly known as Banner XE) is now ready to use. There are many new features, but the main thing you will notice is that the Banner “forms,” now called “admin pages,” are not really forms but more like modern web pages. Banner 9 admin pages also start up quickly and do not use Java so you should be able to use the web browser of your choice.

One of the big features of this upgrade is that during the transition period you can go back and forth between Banner 8 and 9. Also, some in your office can be using Banner 8 and others Banner 9, which should make the transition easier. We won’t have any more Mondays where you come in and “the whole world has changed.”

To help you do this, Jon Wrye and Lyn Blansett will be communicating with each departmental office about how and when to make the switch. Carl Walker will also be offering training in Banner 9 navigation as well. Although the navigation and appearance are different, all of the “form” names are still the same. Though it doesn’t take long to become comfortable with it, learning the shortcuts and other tips in training can make it even faster and easier to use.

We’re glad to have Banner 9 finally available and look forward to helping you transition to it. We think you will like it and find that it will make your job easier as well. There are already a couple of offices using it, and the reports are mostly favorable. We hope to have the offices that use Banner the most converted by the end of 2017 and the rest of the Banner users on Banner 9 by May 2018.



And Now, for Something Completely Different!

A number of departments were asked to prepare a skit, live or videoed, for the Staff Presession Conference. IS&T was asked to prepare something about networking, particularly networking with our colleagues. It was meant to be lighthearted, but with a message.