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New Collaboration Systems

Posted on May 13, 2013 by John Lympany

Faculty/Staff: Our conversion of student email boxes to Office 365 is the first of several waves of upgrades taking place throughout the summer.  Our Technology Resource Center is now assisting students as they reconnect their mobile devices and begin using new system features.  With faculty … Continue reading →

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Office 365 / E-Mail Transition Update

Posted on May 10, 2013 by John Lympany

Colleagues: I wanted to alert you that we are in position to move all students to cloud email the week of May 6 (i.e. next week).  Students were notified today via Kevin’s email below.  Some students are already on the … Continue reading →

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Results of Contract Negotiations with Windstream for Voice and Data Service to Campus

Posted on April 3, 2013 by John Lympany

IS&S Planning Team: It is always nice to share some good news.  Our contract negotiations with Windstream for campus data and voice service went well.  Here is the good news under the terms of a new three-year contract: Data Bandwidth: … Continue reading →

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Technology Planning and Progress Report

Posted on March 11, 2013 by John Lympany

Campus Workflow Enhancement Expand use of Banner Workflow Features: To be scheduled Dashboard: Upgrades underway (Domo release, Admissions and Financial charts) RMS Housing System: Installation and end-user training completed week of March 4 Web HelpDesk System: Installed and being deployed … Continue reading →

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Campus Communication / Mobile Strategies

Posted on March 4, 2013 by John Lympany

Colleagues: Below is a brief update on several projects designed to increase the mix of communication and collaboration tools available to our campus community. I also wanted to send you a gentle reminder of our Group of 30 gathering with … Continue reading →

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Final Steps in our Website Transition Underway This Weekend

Posted on August 31, 2012 by John Lympany

AC Colleagues: IS&S, Integrated Marketing and Admissions staff met this morning and agreed we were ready to go live this afternoon with our new WordPress version of our college website. Once we make the switchover, it will take about 48 … Continue reading →

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Summer 2012 Initiatives

Posted on August 2, 2012 by John Lympany

Colleagues: Our planning team will be meeting twice this week to keep several key initiatives on track.  Below is the agenda for our Wednesday and Thursday meetings.  I am copying Lyle and the AC just to give them a heads-up … Continue reading →

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Blended Learning at Berea

Posted on March 21, 2012 by John Lympany

I thought you might enjoy browsing our current list of faculty-led blended learning initiatives supported by our Educational Technology team.  You will find some interesting work underway as well as patterns emerging in the way our faculty are adopting new … Continue reading →

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Update on Group of 30 Activities

Posted on January 18, 2012 by John Lympany

Our thanks to Scott Steele, Rob Smith, and Gordon Gray for their respective updates on the use of iPod’s in the classroom, e-portfolio systems, and student documentary and feature film production. 

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Production Studio Is Open for Business

Posted on November 1, 2011 by John Lympany

Colleagues: I am pleased to inform you that students in several media courses taught by Deborah Martin, Billy Wooten, and Gordon Gray have moved into their new home! This is the initial phase of integrating the new facility into our … Continue reading →

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