TECHNews

News from IT that isn't just for geeks

Archive for the ‘myOleMiss’ Category

Advisor Tools within myOleMiss

Posted on: November 1st, 2011 by kfg

Several new features have been added to Advisor Tools within myOleMiss over the last six months, which, hopefully, will help make the advising process easier.   This article highlights some of the new features as well as some older ones in a question / answer format.   All of the links discussed here are reachable from Advisor […]

Open Enrollment Goes Online With SAP Employee Self-Service

Posted on: October 12th, 2011 by Al Ling

Continuing their partnership aimed at launching more self-service functionality for University employees, the offices of Human Resources (HR) and Information Technology (IT) launched “Open Enrollment 2012: The Online Version” on October 1, 2011. This new service allows employees to make changes to their benefits plans through myOleMiss for the entire month of October. In the […]

Plagiarism and Academic Honesty Tutorial

Posted on: August 24th, 2011 by CHRISTOPHER REICHLEY
Plagiarism and Academic Honesty

As part of a university-wide program to raise student awareness of what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, the Information Literacy Committee and General Education Committee have added the Plagiarism and Academic Honesty Tutorial to myOleMiss. After watching a 20 minute video, students will be presented with a brief quiz to complete. Results are […]

Cloud Storage and Sensitive Data

Posted on: July 25th, 2011 by

Effective July 1, 2011, Mississippi has a data breach notification law, House Bill 583. This law defines what data is considered to be sensitive (confidential), what constitutes a breach under this law, and the process that must be followed in the event sensitive information is “leaked” in a data breach. In addition to the state […]

Portal to be Unavailable Early Tuesday

Posted on: June 17th, 2011 by Robby Seitz

The myOleMiss portal will be unavailable 6:00 – 8:00 AM on Tuesday, June 21, due to system maintenance.  All services should be restored by 8:00 AM.

Heads up on Upcoming Ole Miss Today Changes

Posted on: June 6th, 2011 by kfg

Over the next few weeks, the Office of Information Technology (IT) will be rolling out several new features and changes associated with “Ole Miss Today.” Most of these ideas were suggested by faculty, staff, and students through individual comments, focus groups, or committee meetings such as with the UM Web Planning Committee. The biggest change […]

SAP and myOleMiss Maintenance May 30

Posted on: May 23rd, 2011 by Robby Seitz

The SAP production system and myOleMiss will be unavailable starting at 8:00 AM on Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day) for maintenance. The maintenance will be completed and system availability will be restored by no later than 12:00 PM on Monday, May 30. Thank you for your patience as we perform this important work. Office of […]

NEW Degree Audit System Availability

Posted on: May 13th, 2011 by Deetra Wiley

The new Degree Audit system is currently available for advisors, chairs, deans, and other academic department staff.  Students will be able to access the new system beginning 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18th. Degree Audit is an advising tool for viewing a student’s progress towards fulfillment of degree requirements. The latest enhancements for Degree Audit […]

E-forms 2.0 – Coming Soon

Posted on: May 11th, 2011 by Al Ling

Since the launch of the current E-form system in the late 1990’s, E-forms have become a way of life at the University. Over 20,000 forms per year are routed through the system for processing of new hires, changes of positions, budget revisions, payments to external contractors and other tasks.  While the current system has served the University community well, it is […]

Need Ideas for Next Round of Ole Miss Today Changes

Posted on: May 4th, 2011 by kfg

The Office of Information Technology (IT) is planning for the next round of enhancements to Ole Miss Today (OMT) and needs your ideas. The following suggestions were generated from a focus group with student leaders. Please feel free to comment on these ideas and offer any additional ideas that you have by sending email to […]