Archive for the ‘myOleMiss’ Category
Firefox 4 – Not Recommended
You may have recently read about or been prompted to upgrade your Web browser to Firefox version 4. This new version of Firefox, released on March 22, 2011, has been causing its own share of headaches on the UM campus in recent days. Firefox 4, on both the Windows and Mac platforms, is not compatible […]
Heads Up on Midterm Grading Changes
The window to submit midterm grades begins Monday, March 7, at 8 am and continues through Monday, March 14, at 6 pm. Instructors, advisors, and academic administrators will notice several changes to this year’s midterm grading process. New Grade Form Layout The Web form to submit grades has been redesigned to prepare for Plus / […]
Sending SMS Text Messages to Students from a Computer
Instructors, advisors, and academic administrators – Are you having trouble getting the attention of your students? If yes, then here is a new communication method to try. Last fall, a new service was deployed in myOleMiss that allows you to send email and / or SMS text messages to students. That is, you can send […]
7 Handy Tips for Navigating myOleMiss
Services offered for the students, faculty and staff at the University of Mississippi through the myOleMiss portal, my.olemiss.edu, continue to grow. Besides the obvious role-based organization of the services, myOleMiss also has some subtle tools to help with navigation and usability. This article presents 7 tips that can lead to a better myOleMiss experience. 1. […]
An Old Techie with a New Smartphone: Holiday Report
by Kathy Gates In November, I took the plunge and bought an iPhone 4. Up until then I used a very unimpressive “legacy” cell phone with no data plan, although I had an iPod Touch and could experience some of the benefits of a mobile device that way. I chose Apple’s iPhone 4 mainly because […]
Analytics Reporting: Funds Management Reports – New!
Need to know your budget carryover from the previous fiscal year? How about available balances and expenses? Maybe you need to view the account number of an item that has been paid? The Office of Information Technology proudly announces the roll-out of additional reports added to Analytics Reporting located within myOleMiss. These new reports are based on SAP’s […]
Update on Faculty Activity Reports
It is getting to be that time of year again! Whereas many students and instructors are focused on wrapping up the fall semester, various others have been actively working on adjustments to the Faculty Activity Report process, which will begin in March 2011 — sooner than we want to believe. So your question may be, […]
Ole Miss Today, Version 2
Ole Miss Today was enabled five weeks ago, and last week we asked for feedback on how to make it more useful. About thirty-five people responded with many good ideas. These ideas are summarized below and are shown with time frame for implementation where appropriate. Ideas to Be Implemented Use a generic subject line in daily e-mail messages. (10/26/2010) Eliminate […]
Introducing “Ole Miss Today”
The first version of Email to Groups was introduced more than twelve years ago, and it underwent a major revision in 2004. This month it will undergo another major revision. Since October 1, 2009, about 12,000 messages have been sent using Email to Groups each to different groups of students and employees. Although they may […]
Freshman Attendance-Based Program: Keeping UM Freshmen Under Control!
In the Fall of 2001, the UM Academic Support Center (ASC) launched the Freshman Attendance-Based Initiative program (FABI). The ASC is responsible for advising freshman and sophomore Liberal Arts undecided majors and Pre-Health Professions track students. The ASC is also home to FABI and other outstanding programs such as: STARS, EDLD courses, and E-Advisor. FABI […]