LDAP-Master and Webadmin downtime on 3/16On Thursday, March 16th starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance. During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable. Account authentication and logins will not be affected during this downtime.
The maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed security and application updates. The outage window is expected to last two hours with services being restored by 4pm on Thursday, March 16th.
During the outage window account creations will be queued and then processed upon restoration of services. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Technology Support Center at x53838.
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In 2016, DoIT hosted a brand new type of event known as TechFest, designed to bring UMBC students, faculty, and staff together to share different ways technology can both support and improve the efficiency of day to day activities.
The event planning and implementation was spearheaded by Collin Sullivan, a DoIT student employee. It was a major success, and now, on April 10, at the University Center, TechFest 2017 will feature more presenters, more vendors, and a brand new web app that attendees will be able to download, and giveaways.
Note: Find a complete list and brief description of all presenters as well as the option to and register for TechFest on the Instructional Technology post found here.
“...we can get bogged down in the little work too often, and these types of applications can help us get to the deep work more quickly.”
TechFest 2017 will feature more than 10 faculty, student, and staff presenters. Ashley Waters, Associate Director for UMBC - Shady Grove Campus, will present her favorite Google extensions that enable her to be more productive. “I have found that we can get bogged down in the little work too often and these types of applications can help us get to the deep work more quickly,” said Waters.
Waters wants to share her use of extensions like Google Keep, RescueTime, Boomerang, and more with the goal to share the news with others so they can find what works best for them. “If anyone can put one of these extensions to work and it helps them feel more in control of their demanding duties, my obsession with productivity hacks has been worth it!” said Waters.
Tara Carpenter, Senior Lecturer for Chemistry and Biochemistry, will present her use of canned responses and Google Forms, which streamlines her inbox. Carpenter teaches a very large intro course and spends a lot of time answering emails from students.
“I want to make others aware of how this tool can be used effectively to manage response to student emails,”
Carpenter saw that her emails could be broadly categorized and that she was typing the same responses over and over. By using canned responses, it has led to less time being spent on email for her.
“I want to make others aware of how this tool can be used effectively to manage response to student emails,” said Carpenter. “I'm also going to present the use of Google Forms as a way to collect information from students without adding more email to your inbox.”
Sarah Lilly, senior in Information Systems and SGA Senate Speaker, is excited to attend TechFest and will be hosting a session on Google Calendar. Lilly wants participants get a firm grasp on the tool, and be able to check in with them a few weeks after TechFest and schedule a meeting with them through Google Calendar.
“... I want more people to lean into and work smarter, not harder.”
As a full time student, full time worker, and involvement in student government, Lilly relies on Google Calendar to keep herself organized. “It's the only way I am able to keep my head straight and I want more people to lean into the tool and work smarter, not harder!” said Lilly.
Coming to TechFest 2017 are new vendors. You can expect to see representatives from Microsoft, IEEE, Lenovo, and even some student organizations like the Game Developers’ Club. In addition, a new mobile app that will allow participants to create their own schedule, learn who else is attending, and connect with presenters of sessions. More information about the mobile app will be released closer to TechFest.
Giveaways are returning to this year’s TechFest. To enter to win a giveaway, participants must complete feedback forms at the end of their sessions to get a raffle ticket. Participants can then use their raffle tickets to enter to win whichever prize they want.
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Check out SGA President Bentley Corbett-Wilson's entry to our video contest! Remember to submit your entry to us by emailing djones19@umbc.edu. Your video can be as short as a Snapchat, or as long as 60 seconds!
mint.com/how-mint-works (More information on Mint)
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On 3/12/2017, starting at 7am and expected to be completed before 9am, DoIT will be migrating the data and service from web-db1.core.umbc.edu and deptdb.core.umbc.edu to virthostdb1-v1.core.umbc.edu. This migration is being done to upgrade existing software and allow for stable and maintainable databases moving forward.
Existing, in-use databases and their configurations will be migrated to this new database server. DNS changes will be made so that the existing DNS names will respond on this new server, so no work is expected of the users of these databases at this time.
If you use either of these two database servers and have questions or concerns, please contact the TSC at x5383 and reference this notice. Thank you for your understanding.
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Are you great at saving your money? Do you have advice for other students? Do you love prizes?!
The UMBC Financial Smarts program is hosting its 2nd annual video contest in preparation for the upcoming Financial Literacy month!
Your task: record a Snapchat or a short video with your best advice on saving money. Do you thrift shop? Put aside a set amount of money every week? Let us know and you could win big! To enter, simply email djones19@umbc.edu with your video submission.
Prizes include cash awards, bookstore vouchers, and more! Submission deadline is in late March, so don't wait to submit. Be more than educated...be financially smart!
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The Library is working to improve - can you help? We'd like to observe a few students using the research tools on the Library website. Please help us out - and make a few bucks while you work on your next assignment! At the end of the session, you'll receive a card loaded with $5 of free printing.
Are you:
a UMBC student (undergrad or grad)?
able to meet with our researchers for 1 hour in the next 2 weeks?
Then we want to hear from you!
Email lloepe1@umbc.edu to set up an appointment. Space is limited, so don't delay!
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The Library is working to improve - can you help? We'd like to observe a few students using the research tools on the Library website. Please help us out - and make a few bucks while you work on...Flyerhttps://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/ca4eca83afc6743687a21f77d2e3ea66/6a3c6c7b/news/000/066/178/228a0da874304dbc5274014bf3575244/usabilityTestFlyer.pdf?1488559202https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/66178/guest@my.umbc.edu/620704814b234cb3ef89a1aa89da5051/api/pixelactivelibraryAlbin O. Kuhn Library & Galleryhttps://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/libraryhttps://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xsmall.png?1279120404https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/original.png?1279120404https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xxlarge.png?1279120404https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xlarge.png?1279120404https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/large.png?1279120404https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/medium.png?1279120404https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/small.png?1279120404https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xsmall.png?1279120404https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xxsmall.png?1279120404Albin O. Kuhn Library & Galleryhttps://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/178/a12667f35ff956853a5aae67f35beb76/xxlarge.jpg?1488559129https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/178/a12667f35ff956853a5aae67f35beb76/xlarge.jpg?1488559129https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/178/a12667f35ff956853a5aae67f35beb76/large.jpg?1488559129https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/178/a12667f35ff956853a5aae67f35beb76/medium.jpg?1488559129https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/178/a12667f35ff956853a5aae67f35beb76/small.jpg?1488559129https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/178/a12667f35ff956853a5aae67f35beb76/xsmall.jpg?1488559129https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/178/a12667f35ff956853a5aae67f35beb76/xxsmall.jpg?148855912960trueFri, 03 Mar 2017 12:01:24 -0500Fri, 03 Mar 2017 14:10:07 -0500Reserve your FREE movie ticket now!Join OCSS for an Arbutus Adventure!
Calling all Commuter Explorers! As part of Commuter Week, OCSS is offering a free bus trip to Arbutus, MD for dinner and a movie on Tuesday, March 14th! We will meet at 5:00pm at the OCSS office before departing for Arbutus. The first stop will be Sorrento's of Arbutus where all Commuter Explorers will receive 10% off of their bill. Then we will go to Hollywood Theatre to see Kong: Skull Island. You don't want to miss out on this event!
Movie tickets are available now - reserve yours at the OCSS front desk before they run out!!
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In late January 2016, Lisa Drouillard, Director of Payroll, and Lance Rand, Manager and Software Developer for DoIT’s Business Service Group, began meeting to streamline and digitize the contract renewal process. The renewal process is an important aspect for graduate assistants, part-time faculty, and contingent employees which previously involved multiple steps and forms to be completed by hand. Drouillard and Rand worked in unison to create and roll out eContract, a digital version of the renewal process, without a hitch.
Before eContract, service center employees would have to print, complete, and verify various forms by hand, then deliver them to the payroll office manually. After that, the payroll office would print the documentation, review it for incorrect information, and finally pass this along to be logged in the database.
The new system allows for many of these steps to be eliminated, freeing up much needed time and energy for both employees of payroll and campus service centers. Now, the entire process can be conducted digitally by receiving digital authorization from an approver or approvers, and then entering the information directly into the system.
Note: Screenshot shows a fictional employee and the interface for eContract.
Once employee information is entered into eContract, the system then checks the information for errors, eliminating any review work which was conducted prior by payroll. The new system has also improved turnaround time to about one day giving employees a longer window of time to complete their forms.
“By choosing the short, deep-dive, we constrained ourselves”
Drouillard and Rand not only helped streamline the contract renewal process, but also their meetings as well. Instead of having shorter meetings every week, their meetings consisted of three to four hour sessions.
As a result, Drouillard and Rand were able to quickly define the scope and requirements of the project, allowing them to have large blocks of time to sit and discuss their plans in depth.
“We were developing a new solution and as such, it could have 'wandered'. By choosing the short, deep-dive, we constrained ourselves.” said Rand.
“He’s technical; I’m functional, and we brought these two worlds together”
The result of the project spoke for itself, as it quickly reached completion in May of that same year. Drouillard provided her functional skill-set in order to outline all of the business processes and requirements for the system, and Rand then used his technical expertise to translate the requirements into specifications that an outside developer could use to begin crafting the system. “[I was the bridge] between Lisa’s functional expertise and the developers technical skill and experience,” Rand said.
“He’s technical; I’m functional; and we brought these two worlds together,” said Drouillard. This key partnership between the two helped keep the project together.
“...these transactions are usually being processed in high volume cycles, so this has eliminated some of that”
The new eContract system has key benefits to campus transactions from both the perspectives of the payroll office and the service centers. “The biggest savings that we have seen in the back office is that these transactions are usually being processed in high volume cycles, so this has eliminated some of that,” said Drouillard.
Before implementing the new system, the payroll office received an overload of volume right after the end of winter break, however the new system now alleviates that by providing a larger window which service center employees can use to submit these forms. Another benefit of digitizing the process is that the status of contracts in the queue is now visible for anyone in the process to view.
“...I think it made a big impact with them and we wanted to let them know that their voices were heard”
Feedback has been extremely positive and there have been very few issues thus far. With eContract being rolled out, Drouillard and Rand have improved efficiencies for numerous staff members, both in Payroll and in Shared Service Centers. “They asked for this and we did it. I think it made a big impact with them and we wanted to let them know that their voices were heard,” said Drouillard.
The following are pictured: Dunia Thornton, Michelle Bobovych, Shirley Chao, Jane Henderson, Samantha Sutton, Pam Raley, Lisa Drouillard, Lance Rand, Dee Young, Kathy Suess, Jacinta Kelly and David Allison.
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Using Zimride to plan your Spring Break can help you save money while getting to know fellow students. Wherever you are going, Zimride is there to help.
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Using Zimride to plan your Spring Break can help you save money while getting to know fellow students. Wherever you are going, Zimride is there to help. Sign-up with your UMBC login...https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/66041/guest@my.umbc.edu/20663fda99e05af4c922aed14b00f5e3/api/pixelCommuter Connections https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocsshttps://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/xsmall.png?1770828767https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/original.png?1770828767https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/xxlarge.png?1770828767https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/xlarge.png?1770828767https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/large.png?1770828767https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/medium.png?1770828767https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/small.png?1770828767https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/xsmall.png?1770828767https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/369/e9220286d22558b24422af119b418d0c/xxsmall.png?1770828767Off-Campus Student Serviceshttps://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/041/ac0064d281e57f84b82925ad5ccc4a70/xxlarge.jpg?1488209429https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/041/ac0064d281e57f84b82925ad5ccc4a70/xlarge.jpg?1488209429https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/041/ac0064d281e57f84b82925ad5ccc4a70/large.jpg?1488209429https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/041/ac0064d281e57f84b82925ad5ccc4a70/medium.jpg?1488209429https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/041/ac0064d281e57f84b82925ad5ccc4a70/small.jpg?1488209429https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/041/ac0064d281e57f84b82925ad5ccc4a70/xsmall.jpg?1488209429https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/066/041/ac0064d281e57f84b82925ad5ccc4a70/xxsmall.jpg?148820942910trueMon, 27 Feb 2017 10:28:13 -0500Mon, 27 Feb 2017 10:30:47 -0500
The following are pictured: Dunia Thornton, Michelle Bobovych, Shirley Chao, Jane Henderson, Samantha Sutton, Pam Raley, Lisa Drouillard, Lance Rand, Dee Young, Kathy Suess, Jacinta Kelly and David Allison.