Information Technology (IT)

Expect brief delays starting Windows machines

Posted by on January 30, 2008

Starting Jan. 28 and continuing through Feb. 6, customers who start or reboot their Windows desktop machines will experience a delay of up to 60 seconds longer than usual before the login screen appears. Once the login screen appears, customers should be able to log in as normal with their university user ID and password. […]

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Documentum training sessions scheduled

Posted by on January 30, 2008

IT has opened four new Documentum training sessions. The dates are as follows: Feb. 12 — 8:30 a.m. to noon, Library 103 Feb. 26 — 1-4 p.m., Library 103 Mar. 11 — 8:30 a.m. to noon, Library 103 Apr. 1 — 1-4 p.m., Library 103 To register, visit http://ittraining.mst.edu and click Register for a Short […]

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Documentum training scheduled

Posted by on January 24, 2008

IT will be conducting a Documentum training class from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 30. To register, visit http://ittraining.mst.edu and click Register for a Short Course. As of Jan. 24., there are still six seats open in the class. The registration deadline is Monday, Jan. 28. For more information, please call the IT […]

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‘UMR’ student display names updated to ‘S&T’

Posted by on January 18, 2008

Starting Jan. 24, student display names in Outlook will no longer use UMR. All instances of “UMR” in students’ address book entries for will be changed to “S&T.” Customers searching for a student name in the global address book (accessed by clicking the “To…” field in a new email) need to be aware that Missouri […]

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Name change will impact IT customers

Posted by on December 13, 2007

As the date approaches to migrate to mst.edu, there will be sweeping changes affecting all IT-managed systems on campus and several systems not managed by IT. To see the latest updates, visit the Name Change Efforts section of IT Press. Information posted to that section will include updates on the most recent changes, and instructions […]

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How the name change impacts Mac users

Posted by on December 3, 2007

As you may know, the current name change efforts require changes to our technology landscape as well as the physical changes on campus (e.g. signage, etc.). This time of change has given IT the opportunity to reevaluate how Macintosh systems interact with the campus network and with their PC counterparts around campus. As an outgrowth […]

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Mac machines to get security updates, too

Posted by on November 15, 2007

UMR IT will be distributing critical security updates via the SUS servers on all IT-supported Macintosh OS X and Linux-based machines with a campus-standard install on Tuesday, Nov. 20. These updates will improve the security of the Apple Macintosh OS X and Linux operating systems. Customers who use IT-installed computers (faculty, staff, CLC computers, etc.) […]

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IT to distribute security updates

Posted by on November 15, 2007

UMR IT will be distributing security updates to all campus-managed Windows-based systems on Monday, Nov. 19. Campus-managed Windows systems will automatically reboot after the updates are installed at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20. All campus customers are strongly recommended to save their work before 3 p.m. on Tuesday to keep from losing any important […]

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Sign up for Documentum training

Posted by on November 12, 2007

UMR IT will be conducting three Documentum training sessions, starting on Wednesday, November 14. Sign up for a session online. Click on the sessions you would like to attend (Nov. 14, Nov. 29, or Dec 7) and click Register. Training sessions will be held in the Room 103 of the Library (the Library’s training room). […]

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Learn new ways to use Blackboard

Posted by on October 18, 2007

Angie Hammons, educational technology specialist for UMR Information Technology and for the campus, will be hosting a series of training seminars for faculty interested in learning more about effective teaching strategies with Blackboard. The first seminar will be from 4–5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 29, in Room 103 of the UMR Library. This session will […]

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