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New Method for Instructors to Initiate Grade Changes

Posted on: May 30th, 2012 by kfg

Instructors now have a new method for initiating grade changes. Instead of completing a paper grade change card, instructors can initiate a change from within myOleMiss. This new service can be used to change a grade that has been submitted as complete during the normal window for submitting grades as well as afterwards. Also, it […]

Official Ole Miss App: Announcement of Survey Winners

Posted on: May 21st, 2012 by Deetra Wiley

In April, the University of Mississippi (UM) conducted a survey on the Official Ole Miss App ~ iPad Edition to gauge initial reactions and to gather input for future enhancements to the app. The survey was open to students, parents, employees, alumni, fans and other interested individuals who were age 18 or older. To be eligible to win, […]

Need a Summer Break from UM Today Daily Emails?

Posted on: May 18th, 2012 by kfg

Summer is almost here and, if you are not teaching or enrolled in classes or if you are traveling, you may want to disable the daily UM Today email summaries. To do this, sign in to myOleMiss and choose “Preferences” from the upper right of the UM Today listing. Once here, you should see an […]

Need Input from Advisors

Posted on: May 18th, 2012 by kfg

During the next few weeks, the Office of Information Technology (IT) will be considering requests for new features in the advising interfaces within myOleMiss. We would like to hear ideas from current advisors on how to make the interfaces more useful. The last big round of changes came in Spring 2011, and almost all of […]

SAP Tips and Reminders

Posted on: May 7th, 2012 by LAURIE RICHLOVSKY

There are currently 814 active users of the University’s Enterprise computer system, SAP. As the SAP Training Coordinator, I’ve probably spoken with or met every one of you!  Since we’re soon to experience some quiet time with the students off for the summer, I thought it would be a good time to share some tips […]

IT Maintenance Announcements – May 2012

Posted on: May 2nd, 2012 by

A brief list of the IT maintenance events along with the impacted systems and services.

Higher Education Meets eBay: An Online Marketplace for Course Notes

Posted on: April 23rd, 2012 by

Instructors and students have been sharing course materials online for over fifteen years.  In the early years of the Internet and web browsers, instructors posted course materials on a personal web page or a file transfer (ftp) site.  In recent years, web-based learning management systems have replaced these personal course web pages.  Products such as […]

Find Your Phone!

Posted on: April 18th, 2012 by Errol Sayre

Have you ever misplaced or lost your phone? Maybe it was stolen? Was your device returned to you? In the wake of recent iPhone thefts, Apple’s free iCloud service, paired with their free Find My iPhone app, offers some peace of mind. The iCloud service and the Find My iPhone app work together to provide […]

Standing Desks in the Workplace

Posted on: April 15th, 2012 by

In recent years, we have seen continued publicity about the health benefits of a standing desk environment. Health web sites such as WebMD cover the possible problems of sitting too long. If you and your doctor think a standing desk configuration is right for you, below are some alternatives to consider. Choices to Consider The […]