CarolinaContent focus of Webmasters meeting

March 30, 2009 | In Events , News , Instructional News , Bulletin Board
At the Webmasters April meeting, the ITS Web Services team will present on "CarolinaContent," the enterprise-wide content management solution currently under implementation. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 2 at 2 p.m. in ITS Manning 5102.

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IAIG meeting highlights IT training resources

March 27, 2009 | In Events , News , Instructional News , Bulletin Board
The topic for the April meeting of the Instructional Applications Interest Group (IAIG) will be IT training resources. Come share and learn about resources that provide IT learning opportunities for the campus community on Wednesday, April 1 at 11:30 a.m. in Peabody Hall 08.

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Did you know…that ITS offers mass media duplication?

March 26, 2009 | In News , Features
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and staff can take advantage of the ITS mass media duplication service to create CDs and DVDs for exams, tutorials, presentations, interviews, demos, promotions and more.

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ERP is now ConnectCarolina

March 25, 2009 | In News
ERP, which stands for Enterprise Resource Planning, will now be known as ConnectCarolina. The department within Information Technology Services, however, will continue to be called ERP.

ConnectCarolina is the University-wide effort to replace aging software systems that manage student information, human resources, payroll and finance.

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Connecting through Twitter

March 23, 2009 | In News , Instructional News , Features
How much information can you get across in 140 characters? Based on the popularity of Twitter, the newest craze in social networking, the answer is a lot. Embraced by celebrities and politicians, Twitter is now also being used by ITS Teaching and Learning Interactive (TLI).

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Olympic torch passed to ITS

March 20, 2009 | In News
On Wednesday, March 18, the ITS Response Center (ITRC) was presented with a 2008 Olympic torch from Lenovo. The torch was given to the ITRC in recognition of their outstanding work.

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ThinkTank 2009 comes to Carolina

March 19, 2009 | In Events , News , Bulletin Board
This June, Lenovo and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host the 12th Annual ThinkTank conference, a gathering of colleges, universities and K-12 institutions from around the world that participate in 1:1 student computing programs.

The conference will take place Monday, June 1 through Wednesday, June 3. All sessions will be held at Peabody Hall and Carroll Hall.

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Did you know….videoconferencing takes you where you need to go?

March 19, 2009 | In News , Features
In tough economic times, travel is one of the first budget items to go. So what’s a researcher, faculty member or graduate student to do when they need a meeting with a colleague or professor halfway across the world? Videoconference!

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Star Heel nominations close March 20

March 18, 2009 | In News , HR Announcements
Do you know an ITS employee who exemplifies the best of ITS? Then nominate your colleague for a Star Heel Award!

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The Road to ITS

March 16, 2009 | In News , Bulletin Board
He could have attended Clemson University in his hometown. Clemson was his "safe" school, the one he planned to attend if he wasn’t accepted at UNC-Chapel Hill. So when Carolina took a pass on him, he enrolled at Clemson and attended freshman orientation. But he dreamed of getting away from the small South Carolina town he grew up in. Adventure beckoned and he answered. Who is he? Read The Road to ITS to find out!

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