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Roger Patterson, associate vice chancellor for Finance, has been appointed chair of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Student Stakeholder Committee. He replaces Executive Associate Provost Steve Allred, who will leave the University at the end of June to become Provost at the University of Richmond.

As chair, Patterson will work closely with the ERP team and engage with the schools and other campus units to facilitate the implementation of the ERP. Continue Reading

The next Webmasters meeting will take place Thursday, May 1, at 2:00 p.m. in ITS Manning 5102. The meeting will provide a forum for open discussion, particularly about recent “hot topics” on the listserv such as Flash media server, iTunes and Onyen authentication for Wordpress and Joomla!.

UNC-Chapel Hill Webmasters meets monthly to discuss issues that affect webmasters across campus. Any UNC-Chapel Hill faculty or staff interested in participating can attend the meeting and/or join the listserv.

The next Webmasters meeting will take place Thursday, May 1, at 2:00 p.m. in ITS Manning 5102. The meeting will provide a forum for open discussion, particularly about recent “hot topics” on the listserv such as Flash media server, iTunes and Onyen authentication for Wordpress and Joomla!.

When was the last time you publicly thanked a co-worker for doing a great job or for spending extra time solving a problem?

Now the ITS Shines a Spotlight recognition program can help you to publicly acknowledge an ITS employee. Although there is no monetary or other gift associated with these awards, they offer the opportunity to say a public “thank you” to many staff that might otherwise go unrecognized.

See who is in the spotlight today!

Welcome Jonathan Pletzke to Enterprise Applications, effective April 28 and Ronald Grim to Enterprise Applications, effective April 30. Farewell to Deryl Lucas of User Support and Engagement, effective April 11.

The May Instructional Applications Interest Group meeting will be a “Roundtable Round-up.” The meeting will provide an opportunity for attendees to update each other on current or upcoming projects in their schools and departments. It will be held 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, in room 329 of the Health Sciences Library.

The May Instructional Applications Interest Group meeting will be a “Roundtable Round-up.” The meeting will provide an opportunity for attendees to update each other on current or upcoming projects in their schools and departments. It will be held 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, in room 329 of the Health Sciences Library. Continue Reading

On Thursday, May 8, ITS Information Security will host an Information Security Briefing for UNC-Chapel Hill IT staff featuring presentations by Oracle, Mandiant, Microsoft, Symantec and the Office of University Counsel. The event will take place from 8 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center. Registration is required. Continue Reading