Information Technology (IT)

Tech help available to teachers

Posted by on October 18, 2007

Starting on Friday, Oct. 26, Angie Hammons of UMR IT will be hosting Teach Tech Fridays, an opportunity for instructors to get help with educational technology on campus. This includes Blackboard, clickers, Smartboards, and other technology used on campus to enhance the learning experience for students. Teach Tech Fridays will begin on Oct. 26 in […]

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IT updates

Posted by on October 12, 2007

UMR IT will be distributing security updates to all campus-managed Windows-based systems on Monday, Oct. 15. Campus-managed Windows systems will automatically reboot after the updates are installed at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16. 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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IT to distribute more updates

Posted by on September 14, 2007

UMR IT will be distributing critical security updates via the SUS servers on all IT-supported Windows XP machines with a campus-standard install on Monday, Sept. 17. These updates will improve the security of the Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 2002 and 2003. Customers who use IT-installed computers (faculty, staff, CLC computers, etc.) may […]

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IT to perform security updates

Posted by on September 14, 2007

UMR IT will be performing critical security updates on all campus Windows and Linux servers on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday. This process is similar to the standard Windows desktop security updates but affects many of the campus computing services available. During the maintenance window, customers may have difficulty accessing […]

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Attend open forums for CIO candidates

Posted by on September 7, 2007

The CIO Search Committee has narrowed down the applicants to the top three candidates. Starting next Tuesday, Sept. 11, the first candidate will be on campus for a tour, interviews and an open forum. During each visit, the campus community will be invited to an open forum. This will be your opportunity to meet the […]

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MOREnet to upgrade connection

Posted by on September 4, 2007

MOREnet will be upgrading UMR’s primary Internet connection at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6. This will take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which time customers on campus may experience brief interruptions (1-2 minutes at a time) of Internet services. MOREnet links Missouri to a world of knowledge through a statewide research and education […]

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Macintosh updates scheduled

Posted by on August 17, 2007

UMR IT will be distributing critical security updates via the SUS servers on all IT-supported Macintosh OS X machines with a campus-standard install on Tuesday, Aug. 21. These updates will improve the security of the Apple Macintosh OS X operating system. Customers who use IT-installed computers (faculty, staff, CLC computers, etc.) may be prompted to […]

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Security updates scheduled

Posted by on August 17, 2007

UMR IT will be distributing critical security updates via the SUS servers on all IT-supported Windows XP machines with a campus-standard install on Monday, August 20. These updates will improve the security of the Windows XP operating system and Microsoft Office 2002 and 2003. Customers who use IT-installed computers (faculty, staff, CLC computers, etc.) may […]

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