Using Degree Progress Can Prevent Nasty Surprises
The year was 1997, early spring. I’d been wrapping up my classwork and was planning on graduating in May. So I retrieved my printed catalog. You know, the one I hadn’t opened since I started my degree program. Imagine my surprise when I observed deadlines for May graduation that were only a month away! I […]
Save Time and Effort: Collaborate on Box
Do you ever send a document back and forth between people making corrections each time? It is my experience, that it is usually hard to be sure which copy is the “good” copy. Box Collaboration allows users to work on a single document and save it each time so that the entire group can […]
Try Web HD. No Lines. No Waiting. No ‘Hold’ Music.
Recently, the Office of Information Technology (IT) migrated to a new call tracking platform named Web Help Desk. In addition to supporting the needs of IT technical staff with tracking your calls and emails, Web Help Desk allows individuals with a valid UM WebID to submit service requests through a web interface. In addition […]
Box Edit Application
Instead of editing your document on your desktop then uploading to Box, you can edit it with Box Edit. Using this application through Box allows you to edit your document and save in two places, on the cloud and on your desktop, with one click. With Box Edit, you can: – Create new documents: Create […]
The Spring 2013 IT Survival Guide
Welcome! The Office of Information Technology (IT) has been busy preparing for new and returning faculty and students. Below are some of the important changes we made during the break along with links to common websites and informative TECHNews articles. UM Google Starting in March 2012, all students are given UM Gmail accounts which include […]
Attendance Tracking Scanners for UM Classrooms
The Class Attendance Guidelines Policy discusses the importance of attendance relative to learning. Instructors are asked to report cases of freshman students missing three or more class periods as part of the Freshman Attendance-Based Initiative (FABI) program. The Academic Support Center follows up on these cases to connect students with resources. Yet, taking attendance for large […]
1098-T and 1042-S Tax Documents
Every January, the University of Mississippi issues tax-related documents to students and employees so they can prepare their personal tax return. W-2’s were discussed earlier in a November 2012 TECHNews article. Two other forms issued are Form 1098-T and Form 1042-S.
Student Email Alert: Automatic Email Forwarding Ends on February 8, 2013
In March 2012, the University of Mississippi (UM) went live with UM Gmail. Once all students were provided with UM Gmail accounts in summer 2012, UM Webmail was taken offline in October 2012. Now, the final step is near. As a reminder, on Friday, February 8, 2013, automatic email forwarding from WebID@olemiss.edu to WebID@go.olemiss.edu for students […]
Using Electric Utility Carts for Transportation on the UM Campus
Utility Carts vs. Campus Vans In November 2001, The Office of Information Technology (IT) purchased its first utility cart. IT was one of the first groups to have carts on the main campus. The campus was growing and streets were closing, making it almost impossible to continue using our vans for access. Due to the […]
The Degree Progress Report
Degree progress report is a very useful resource for students to view their progress toward degree completion. Earlier, students had to either maneuver through the Degree Audit application or find their transcript, use the catalog or go online to their school’s webpage and match up requirements for this information. To access the degree progress report application: Sign-in to […]