Mills Kelly with the Center for History and New Media will give a campuswide presentation entitled “Building a Better Yesterday, Bit by Bit or What hurricanes, communism and pirates can do for your teaching” at 10:30 a.m.-noon Tuesday, March 9, in the Union Big 12 Room. All K-Staters are welcome.
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Gene C. Fant Jr. laments on the end of snow days as we knew them with this quote: “Technology does not know the difference between Mondays and Saturdays, workdays and snow days.” In the article in the Feb. 24, 2010, issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education, he also comments about the newly installed window to the world on the International Space Station that has been overshadowed by “full Internet access” for the astronauts. The article is available from chronicle.com/article/The-End-of-Snow-Days/64326.
“…Everything digital leaves a footprint” from the article, “Text Messages: Digital Lipstick on the Collar” Holson, L., 8 Dec 2009) in the New York Times, is a great reminder to think before you send that text message, e-mail, IM, etc.
The eID password-change period for this spring is Jan. 1-Feb. 10. If your password is not changed by Feb. 10, you will LOSE ACCESS to central e-mail, iSIS, K-State Online, K-State dial-in Internet service, free laser printing, university computing labs, and other IT services.
To change your password, go to eid.k-state.edu and sign in. Under Password Settings, click “Change your eID password or password-reset options” and follow the prompts.
After changing your eID password, you may also need to change the password settings for your K-State dial-in Internet service or your local e-mail client.
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At noon Saturday, Dec. 12, the university experienced a widespread power outage that impacted many of its information technology systems, including K-State Online, Webmail, iSIS, printing, etc. Information Technology Services staff worked through the day to restore systems, which returned to service about 3 p.m. However, at 11:30 p.m. some IT systems experienced a separate-but-related power outage. These systems were restored at 2 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 13. Of note:
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Just a few reminders for the end of the semester:
Grade submission
Grades are due 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 21, for Dec. 14-16 final examinations.
Grades are due 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, for Dec. 17-18 final examinations.
The deadline to copy grades from K-State Online to iSIS is 4 p.m. Dec. 22 in order to allow time for back-end processes to run.
Leaving K-State
For students, faculty and staff who are leaving K-State, review the information available on the Preparing to Leave K-State webpage.
Voicemail
K-State’s voicemail system is scheduled to be upgraded Jan. 8, 2010. All K-Staters using voicemail will need to upgrade to the new system. See the voicemail article in this issue.
Do I continue to have access to my eID? Can I keep my e-mail Inbox? Is my eID recycled? These and other questions are addressed on the updated Preparing to Leave K-State webpages.
New Student Services, the Alumni Association, Human Resources, Career and Employment Services, the Registrar’s Office, and ITS staff have clarified what users continue to be able to access and what is no longer available to them. A short list of responsibilities and other information prior to leaving K-State include:
1. Sign in to eprofile.k-state.edu and forward your e-mail
2. Copy any files you are entitled to keep, including:
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For non-standard courses, grades are due five business days after the class is complete. Continue reading “Deadlines for electronic grade submission, fall 2009”
Here’s a snapshot of IT usage at the beginning of the fall semester:
Below is a short list of suggestions to save money using technology. If you have other suggestions on using technology to cut costs, send to TellTuesday@k-state.edu.
