Update: These sessions will be conducted remotely via WebEx. More details will be forthcoming. In early January, President Mearns announced his initiative to host campus conversations with each vice presidential unit and academic college. As the president indicated in his communication, these discussions will allow the him to directly share more information about some of […]
Take Control Books, a technology book publisher, has released a new ebook, Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily, and is offering it for free. If you’ve never worked remotely, or have little experience at it, this book can help you maintain your productivity—and sanity. From the publisher: “We’re here to take at some stress out of […]
Working remotely can require a different set of habits than working in an office environment, especially if you’ve never done it before. Here are some recommendations for effectively working remotely, even if you’re experienced at it. Shower, get dressed, and eat breakfast as if you were going into the office. This may seem subtle, but […]
With the recent university decision to conduct classes online in order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, Information Technology has begun preparations to allow non-essential IT employees to work remotely. The Vice President and CIO, Loren Malm, and the IT leadership team have given IT supervisors a set of guidelines to use for […]
As a result of the university’s decision to move to online teaching for the rest of the Spring semester, Information Technology is taking steps to provide faculty with many resources to transition their classes online. Working in collaboration with Online and Strategic Learning, Laura Petty and her team in UTS have set up a Keep […]
With the recent university announcements regarding the coronavirus and changes to classes and events, Ball State Information Representatives and the Technology HelpDesk are receiving a high number of calls concerning the situation. Fawn Gary, Associate Vice President for Information Technology and the division’s representative on the university Crisis Management Team, provided the following direction. “The […]
The Innovate WithIN High School Pitch Competition came to a close last Friday after two weeks traveling the state of Indiana. The Digital Corps students and staff provided key creative and technical support to Governor Holcomb’s initiative to spur economic development among Indiana’s young entrepreneurs. Thousands of dollars in prize packages were awarded over the […]
Over the last weekend in February 2020, a dedicated group of Information Technology team members from multiple departments, working with many other areas across campus, completed a major project: the upgrade our campus-wide Oracle database environment. As you may know, Oracle is the back-end database that powers our entire ERP and many other campus systems. […]
On February 26th, 2020, Ball State students in the College of Communication, Information and Media, in collaboration with Information Technology employees, produced and hosted the very first recording of the President Mearns public affairs program titled, Cardinal Compass: Campus and Community Conversations. The show is produced by these students as part an interdisciplinary course offered by […]
Unified Technology Support (UTS) has collaborated with Dell Computer to provide new wireless presentation capabilities for Windows and Mac laptop computers in the Tech Center Conference Room (BL101A). In addition to the existing wired connections (HDMI and VGA) and Apple TV, this new system uses a small form-factor Dell computer and the Intel Unite presentation […]
