Distance Education program launch

UNC-Chapel Hill recently announced an innovative distance-learning program designed to teach North Carolina’s health professionals the Spanish language skills they need to better serve the state’s rapidly growing Latino patient population. The ITS Center for Instructional Technology (ITS CIT) has contributed technical, design and accessibility support for this interdisciplinary project during the past four years. The ¡A Su Salud! product, published by Yale University Press, uses DVD-based video, DVD- and web-based interactive exercises, and a comprehensive print workbook to teach intermediate Spanish skills and to promote cultural awareness.
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Reed offers Renaissance Computing Institute presentation

The Office of the Provost and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development invite you to attend “Renaissance Computing: An Interdisciplinary Lever,” a campus talk introducing the Institute for Renaissance Computing.

Who: Daniel A. Reed, Director, Institute for Renaissance Computing
When: 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 5, 2004
Where: 121 Hanes Art Center, UNC-Chapel Hill campus
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UNC-Chapel Hill named in 25 most connected campuses

 ”Google’s first data center was in Larry Page’s Stanford dorm room, while Michael Dell got his start selling PCs from his room at the University of Texas….Only four schools in 2003’s top 25 (Bryant University, The University of South Dakota, Hofstra University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) remain on the list.” Continue this article published by Forbes Magaizine on Forbes.com .

Campus network initiatives

There are three major network planning and implementation initiatives scheduled for Fall 2004. Read the Overview for more information on this project. Additional details are available in articles provided at Software Migration and Security Changes.

Features added to Oracle calendar

The free Online Calendar program, hosted by ITS, is adding additional features on Oct. 17, 2004, to improve time management capabilities for the entire campus community. In order to better meet individual time management needs, the calendar program will be available on the Web, the desktop and wireless devices. The increased flexibility in Online Calendar delivery options is coupled with the integration of faculty and student software into a single program. Faculty and staff are invited to visit UNC Calendar Services to access the Online Calendar program.