August 24, 2009 | In
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The new online campus directory functions much the same as the former version; however, there are some minor changes.
For helpful tips about using the new directory, including information about the preferred name field, click here.
June 30, 2009 | In
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The first of a series of “go-lives” for the ConnectCarolina project is currently scheduled to take place on July 20, 2009, when a portion of the University’s new integrated administrative system becomes available for end users. The initial impact of this go-live for much of the University community will be seen in the online campus directory.
Changes to the online campus directory include a redirect to a location in the new enterprise portal, called AccessCarolina, and a redesigned directory update account interface. Students and employees will also see minor changes in the directory search tools.
Behind the scenes, many people from Information Technology Services and ConnectCarolina teams have been working diligently to re-structure the University’s identity and person management systems and clean up data to allow PeopleSoft, the software on which the new administrative system is built, to become the canonical source for person data on campus.
Service Outages
The transition of the online campus directory will require some service outages. The following describes service outages that are currently scheduled to begin Tuesday, July 14 at 5 p.m. and end Monday, July 20 at 8 a.m.:
April 14, 2009 | In
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The deadline for Star Heel Award nominations has been extended to Friday, April 17.
“We know that there are many ITS employees who richly deserve this award,” said Leslie Kreizman, ITS Employee Council chair. “ITS has been allocated these awards based on the total number of permanent employees within the organization. If we don’t use these awards, we will lose them.”
January 13, 2009 | In
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The inaugural meeting of the Learning Management System (LMS) User Group will take place from 2:30 – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 in room 205 of the R. B. House Undergraduate Library. Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO Larry Conrad will kick off the first meeting.
January 7, 2009 | In
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Beginning this month, ITS will transform the way it manages changes to its services.
January 6, 2009 | In
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Narrative is one of the fundamental means by which experience is organized, explained and understood.
December 9, 2008 | In
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The topic for the December Instructional Applications Interest Group (IAIG) meeting will be "UNC CAUSE 2008 Conference Presentation Reports."
November 10, 2008 | In
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ITS Teaching and Learning’s work in the virtual world,
Second Life, is featured in the
Birmingham News today (Monday, Nov. 10.)
The article, which focuses on the University of Alabama’s efforts to create a virtual campus, relates how UNC-Chapel Hill has incorporated Second Life into real-life classroom and learning situations. UNC-Chapel Hill was one of the “early adopters” of Second Life. To access the full article,
click here.
November 4, 2008 | In
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When Kim Eke led a session at the recent CTC Retreat on
Learning Management Systems (LMS) at UNC-Chapel Hill, she learned firsthand of the deep interest and enthusiasm the topic creates across campus. One outcome of the session’s discussion was the decision to create a LMS User Group to provide a forum that facilitates the sharing of LMS innovations, resources and best practices.
