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 […]
Important News About Employee Email
Faculty and staff email accounts will be migrated from the current email system, to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 by August 1, 2011. Introduction to Exchange Server 2010 The Office of Information Technology (IT) is pleased to announce that faculty and staff email will be migrated from the current email system to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, […]
New Campus Live Cam: Union Food Court Area
The Suggestion A student’s recent suggestion resulted in the installation of a Campus Live Cam in the Union Food Court. “Gus” Maples, Freshman Public Policy Leadership major from Lucedale, MS, says, “I think that a Live Cam in front of the Student Union Food Court would be a handy tool for students who are in […]
Quality Testing Yields Smooth Upgrades
Imagine This… A major upgrade is underway in the University’s SAP landscape and the dates of the production system upgrade are rapidly approaching. As part of the upgrade process, functional users are asked to test their areas of responsibility in the Sandbox and QAS beforehand and report any issues that are discovered using the SAP […]
Wireless Printing for Students – New!
Students – Do you need to print your documents from your personal computer or laptop to a centralized location on campus? If yes, you now have the convenience of wireless printing. The Office of Information Technology (IT) is making this new service available in response to specific requests from students. The Idea Taylor McGraw, newly elected Associated Student […]
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 […]
Faculty Activity Reports – The Rest of the Story
A couple of months ago, the new myOleMiss interface for creating activities to be included in Faculty Activity Reports opened. This roll-out included new tabbed layouts and numerous other small changes to simplify and make the process more user-friendly. (See the December 2010 TechNews Article.) Last week the rest of the interface for creating and […]
Major Upgrade Easter Weekend: SAP Production & myOleMiss Unavailable, April 21-25, 2011
The SAP production system and the myOleMiss portal will be unavailable beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 due to a major upgrade. The system is scheduled to be unavailable until Monday, April 25 at 8 a.m. During this downtime, Office of Information Technology (IT) staff members will install the latest enhancement package from […]
New Technology Purchases Policy
Please be aware of the new “Technology Purchases” policy, which defines the review and approval process for University of Mississippi technology procurements to ensure compliance with Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) policies and state purchasing laws, as well as to promote the resourceful, informed utilization of technology within the University.