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Max’s Minute: Many Miles to Go for Roadmap

Shad Jessen — Mon, 06 May 2013 18:10:44 +0000

Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president for information technology and chief information officer, blogs regularly about his vision of transparency, customers and collaboration.

The University Enterprise Roadmap will end Fall 2014, and Max discusses the many destinations remaining on the Roadmap’s journey, including eAdvising, Blackboard, Student Data Hub and PeopleSoft Renovation projects.

View Max’s Minutes on BroncoBytes.

Max’s Minute: Roadmap Success and a Discussion with Stacy Pearson

Shad Jessen — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:44:35 +0000

Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president for information technology and chief information officer, blogs regularly about his vision of transparency, customers and collaboration.

Max offers a two-for-one edition of his regular video blog this week, featuring a recap of the success of the first phase of Enterprise Roadmap project launches in February, and a discussion with Vice President Stacy Pearson on the Roadmap’s importance in laying the technology groundwork for Boise State’s future.

View Max’s Minutes on BroncoBytes.

University Roadmap Drop-In Lab Sessions March 5-6

Shad Jessen — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:20:27 +0000

The University Enterprise Roadmap has scheduled two drop-in lab, hands-on sessions for faculty and staff for assistance with my.BoiseState, the refreshed PeopleSoft Campus Solutions system, and myInsights Business Intelligence Reporting Services systems.

These free drop-in lab sessions do not require registration, and are scheduled for 10-11 a.m. March 5 and 1:30-2:30 p.m. March 6. Both sessions will take place in the Employee Learning & Development Classroom, PAAW (use the Human Resource Services entrance).

For additional information, contact the Enterprise Roadmap at roadmap@boisestate.edu.

OIT Announces Upcoming Training Classes

Shad Jessen — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:49:17 +0000

The Office of Information Technology has scheduled several free upcoming learning opportunities for Boise State faculty and staff:

Introduction to Camtasia Studio
Using Photoshop for Web Images
Using Google Drive
Using Google Calendar
Using Google Groups
Getting to Inbox Zero: Making Gmail Manageable
Using Google Sites
WordPress for Site Administrators
WordPress for Site Editors

Learn more about these training classes, dates and times on the Office of Information Technology’s website at oit.boisestate.edu/training.

To register for these classes, please visit the Employee Learning & Development website.

OIT Reminder of PeopleSoft and Campus Applications Downtime

Shad Jessen — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:05:30 +0000

As a reminder, the BroncoWeb system, PeopleSoft BackOffice and PeopleSoft Student Administration will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, through 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25.

Additionally, the Electronic Advising File and Internship applications will be unavailable through Feb. 25.

BroncoMail and Blackboard will continue to be available during the downtime.

The PeopleSoft Finance system will be unavailable after 5 p.m. Feb. 20 through Thursday morning, Feb. 21.

These system outages are occurring in order to implement refreshed PeopleSoft systems and the new my.BoiseState for Students unified web experience.

For more information, visit the University Enterprise Roadmap’s website at roadmap.boisestate.edu, or email roadmap@boisestate.edu.

Max’s Minute: OIT Initiatives and Projects Planned for 2013

Shad Jessen — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:38:28 +0000

Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president for information technology and chief information officer, blogs regularly about his vision of transparency, customers and collaboration.

The Office of Information Technology is undertaking several projects and initiatives in 2013. In his video blog, Davis-Johnson talks about implementing new PeopleSoft systems, the my.BoiseState for Students unified web experience, myInsights reporting services, expanded server and storage opportunities for researchers, and improving customer relationships in the coming year.

Watch Max’s Minute on BroncoBytes.

Open User Forum for University Enterprise Roadmap Feb. 12

Shad Jessen — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:36:54 +0000

The University Enterprise Roadmap invites all members of the campus community to an Open User Forum from from 2:15-3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in the Student Union Special Events Center.

The Roadmap is implementing new and updated systems during the week of Feb. 25, including changes to PeopleSoft security and systems, redirection of BroncoWeb, retirement of numbered PeopleSoft accounts (e.g., Back Office “8″ accounts), the new my.BoiseState for Students experience, and myInsights Business Intelligence and Reporting Services.

Members of the Roadmap leadership team will present an overview of these changes, discuss learning opportunities and resources, and answer questions from attendees.

Come learn about the important changes taking place in late February and participate in the discussion.

Please register to attend. More information about the University Enterprise Roadmap is available at roadmap.boisestate.edu.

OIT Statement on Java Vulnerability

Shad Jessen — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:31:06 +0000

Security researchers recently announced the discovery of a critical vulnerability in Oracle’s Java software.

Recommendations from some computing authorities have included removing Java software completely from computers. However, many web applications used daily by the university community require Java to run on your computer, and the Office of Information Technology utilizes several security measures to protect you computer and your data from the vulnerabilities caused by the Java software.

However, if you are concerned about this latest software vulnerability, the Office of Information Technology is available to assist you with disabling the Java web browser plug-in on your computer.

Read more about the Java security vulnerability on “BroncoBytes.”

Mark Fitzgerald

Shad Jessen — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:53:16 +0000

An article by Mark Fitzgerald, Office of Information Technology, titled “The Case for Walk-In Service” ran in the January/February issue of SupportWorld magazine.

Subscribe to the OIT’s New Phishing Alerts Group

Shad Jessen — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:16:12 +0000

Stay informed and protect yourself against phishing email scams by subscribing to the Office of Information Technology’s new Phishing Alerts group.

The number of people unwittingly divulging personal information as a result of falling for email messages disguised as notices requiring immediate action from banks, IT support, billing firms, and other organizations is on the rise at Boise State. OIT hopes that by alerting campus to current scams it can avoid breaches in data privacy and security.

Read “BroncoBytes” to learn how to subscribe to the Phishing Alerts group, and visit the Office of Information Technology’s website to learn how to identify and report phishing emails.

Protect yourself, and help keep Boise State’s data safe and secure.

OIT Network Maintenance Scheduled for Dec. 27

Shad Jessen — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 23:31:55 +0000

The Office of Information Technology will perform maintenance on Boise State voice and data networks from 6-7 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 27. Campus telephone, network, Internet and VPN access will be affected during this time.

If you have questions about this scheduled maintenance, contact the Office of Information Technology Help Desk at helpdesk@boisestate.edu or 426.HELP (426-4357).

Max’s Minute: The State of Wireless Networking

Shad Jessen — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:43:13 +0000

Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president for information technology and chief information officer, blogs regularly about his vision of transparency, customers and collaboration.

In his latest video blog, Max discusses the state of university wireless networking. The Office of Information Technology has increased the number of campus wireless access points from less than 100 in 2007, to over 700 today.

Learn about the future directions of meeting the increasing and evolving smartphone, tablet and laptop wireless demand by watching Max’s Minute on BroncoBytes.