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Save the date: All-day security training Oct. 5

Posted on by IT editors

Mark your calendar: Monday, Oct. 5, is the date of the fourth K-State Security training event. This time around, K-State’s IT security team and Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) will be joining with members of the Kansas Board of Regents Information Security Council to present a full day of computer security training. The event will be open to K-Staters and to security personnel from other universities throughout the state.

This full-day training will feature sessions by computer security officers from K-State as well as from other Regents universities.

Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about securing your corner of cyberspace.

Faculty and grad students: Tell K-State Libraries what you want to learn

Posted on by skearns

K-State Libraries is planning a Library Day for faculty and graduate students in late summer.  During Library Day, we’ll offer classes about:

So that Library Day is as useful to you as possible, please take a couple of minutes and answer this brief survey. Tell us what resources you want to learn more about, suggest others, and indicate what dates and times will work best for you.

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Still time to attend K-State Online pre-release training this week

Posted on by Amanda Tross

Pre-release training for K-State Online 9.0 will continue Wednesday, June 17, and Thursday, June 18. If you would like to get hands-on time with the new features in a lab setting and give feedback on the new features before they become available mid-July, pre-register to attend either the Wednesday or Thursday session.

Both sessions are in the Hemisphere Room (501) in Hale Library, Manhattan campus.
Wednesday, June 17, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Thursday, June 18, 9 – 10:30 a.m.

The training sessions are identical and will include:

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Licenses still available for Microsoft Office online training

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There are still plenty of licenses available for the Microsoft Office online training purchased by Information Technology Services earlier this year. The tutorials are free for all K-State faculty and staff, but registration is required for access, so a license can be assigned to each user. Continue reading “Licenses still available for Microsoft Office online training” →

K-State Online pre-release training June 15-18

Posted on by Amanda Tross

K-State faculty and staff are invited to attend the June 15-18 pre-release training sessions for the K-State Online features coming in mid-July. This is an opportunity to get hands-on time with the new features in a lab setting, gain insight into the coming changes, and give feedback on new features.

All sessions will be in the Hemisphere Room (501) in Hale Library, and pre-registration is required.

  • Mon, June 15, 2-3:30 p.m.
  • Tue, June 16, 10-11:30 a.m.
  • Wed, June 17, 1:30-3 p.m.
  • Thu, June 18, 9-10:30 a.m.

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Fourth annual Axio Learning/K-State Online conference Sept. 24-25

Posted on by Academic and Student Technology

The fourth annual Axio Learning/K-State Online Conference will 
be Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24-25, at the 
K-State Alumni Center in Manhattan. If you would like to present at the conference, contact Dave Young, dayoung@k-state.edu.

Suggested topics include:

  • How you teach with K-State Online
  • Your online learning experiences and stories
  • What your students say about K-State Online
  • Tools you use in the classroom
  • Your K-State Online future

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CHECK conference May 20-21; registration open

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

The Kansas CHECK conference for IT professionals and academic staff in higher education is scheduled Wednesday-Thursday, May 20-21, at Wichita State University. Registration is open on the conference website at www.check.gen.ks.us and is $50 per participant.

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100+ people attended IT security training event

Posted on by Harvard Townsend (harv@ksu.edu)

More than 100 K-State faculty/staff and IT personnel from other Regents institutions gathered in the K-State Union Thursday, April 9, for the annual IT security training event. They heard presentations on topics including how to recognize a scam; how to secure a home computer; advanced forensics; best practices for securing computers on campus; web application security; securely deleting files; effective management of Trend Micro OfficeScan; and protecting Social Security numbers. Presentation materials are now available on the event website.

Larry Kettlewell, the chief IT security officer for the State of Kansas, provided context for IT security governance and policies at the state level in his keynote address, while Harvard Townsend, K-State’s chief information security officer, gave an overview of security threats 2007-2009 at K-State and worldwide, plus what’s on the horizon (and told a lot of really bad jokes).

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Register this week for April 9 IT security training

Posted on by Harvard Townsend (harv@ksu.edu)

The deadline to register for the April 9 IT security training event sponsored by SIRT is Sunday, April 5. Register this week to reserve your spot and identify the sessions you will attend. The event is free and open to any K-State faculty, staff, or students, as well as IT professionals from other Regents’ institutions. All sessions take place 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in the K-State Student Union.

Details are available on the event website. If you have any questions, contact Harvard Townsend (785-532-2985, harv@k-state.edu) or Neil Sindicich (785-532-2598, neilsin@k-state.edu).