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New Report

Course Enrollment Capacity Comparison to Prior Year

A new REX guided report has been developed to compare enrollment capacity for a term to the same term in the prior year.  Some of the questions you can answer  ... How do our seat counts for...

Posted: November 2, 2016, 2:55 PM

Alternate Delivery Program Call for Participation Released

Hybrid/Online Course Redesign for Summer 2017

Faculty interested in developing an effective hybrid or fully online course are invited to submit a proposal for this innovative faculty support program. The Alternate Delivery Program (ADP)...

Posted: October 27, 2016, 1:58 PM

New Critical Linux Vulnerability Effects Most Systems

A new vulnerability dubbed DirtyCow should be patched asap

I'm not going to pretend I understand the naming for this bug, but this new vulnerability is very serious, one of the most serious in years, and should be addressed immediately.  This exploit,...

Posted: October 27, 2016, 12:48 PM

Deadline for Spring Semester Software Requests is Oct 31st

Submit your new software requests now!

Please be aware that software installation requests for DoITs Spring semester lab images are due on October 31st. Any software requests submitted after this deadline will not be installed in DoIT...

Posted: October 26, 2016, 2:19 PM