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Daylight Savings Time and Outlook Calendar entries February 26, 2007

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You may have noticed Friday that several changes occurred to your Outlook calendar. This was due to a Microsoft patch installed early Friday morning to address the change in daylight savings time. Please take the time to examine your appointments for the dates of March 11th through March 31st; some entries may still be an hour off. If while looking over your personal calendar you identify incorrect appointment times, please adjust the entries as necessary. Note: If the faulty appointment involves more than one invitee, the meeting organizer will have to make the adjustments. 

Important - please do not correct public folder calendars at this time, we have not applied the patch to this area yet.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused over the past couple of weeks. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the ITS Helpdesk @ 766-6804.

The ITS HelpDesk recommends the following for personally-owned computers:  If you have configured your Windows OS computer to automatically accept Microsoft updates, you should be up-to-date. Otherwise, please visit Microsoft’s Daylight Saving Time Help and Support Center.  For Mac OS computers, please consult http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305056.

Spring Break - Open Computer Lab Hours February 20, 2007

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During Spring Break (Monday, February 26 through March 4th) all ITS open computer labs will have modified operation schedules.  The hours for the open computer labs during Spring Break are:

206 MSB Lab:
Monday, February 26th – Friday, March 2nd:  9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 3rd & Sunday, March 4th :  Closed

223 FH & 3174 WSW Labs:
Monday, February 26th – Sunday, March 4th:  Closed

Library Open Computer Lab:
Sunday, Feb 25th & Saturday, March 3rd: Closed
Monday – Friday (February 26-March 2nd):  9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Normal Library Hours resume on Sunday, March 4th

Regular ITS computer lab hours resume on Monday, March 5th.  Have a great Spring Break!

Computer Security 101 Exam - Finished February 20, 2007

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Thank you to everyone who took the Computer Security 101 Exam!  The entry period ended Sunday night (February 18 ) at midnight.   Everyone who completed the exam with a 100% will be entered in a drawing for the following prizes (quantity to be awarded is listed in parentheses):

In addition to a chance to win these prizes, the first 25 students to complete the exam with a 100% will automatically receive a 1 GB Thumbdrive. 

The winners will be announced on March 5th before 5pm.  A list of winners will be posted on the Computer Security 101 site and winners will be notified by email (through their University email account).  So enjoy your spring break, and make sure to check out who won when you come back!   

Computer Security 101 Exam now available! February 12, 2007

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At 8 am this morning, the Computer Security 101 Exam was made available on Blackboard to all current students.  Anyone who passes the exam with a 100% will be entered in a drawing to receive one of the following prizes (quantity to be awarded is listed in parentheses):   

Dell Inspirion 1501 Laptop (1)
iPod Nano (1)
Biometric Flash Drive (2)
2 GB Thumbdrive (10)
1 GB Thumbdrive (9)

The first 25 students to pass with a 100% will automatically receive a 1 GB thumbdrive in addition to being entered in the drawing for the opportunity to win one of the above prizes. While the chance to be one of the first 25 students has already passed, there is still plenty of time to complete the exam and receive a chance to win one of the other great prizes!  The final drawing for the prizes listed above will be completely random, so no matter when you successfully complete the exam (during the week of February 12-18 ) you will have a chance to win.  Make sure you take the practice exam, available at ww2.umflint.edu/security101/, so you can get a 100%!  After you’ve completed the practice, head on over to Blackboard (http://bb.umflint.edu) to take the real test (you must get a 100% to be entered in the drawing).

If you don’t get a 100% the first time  you take the test, don’t worry.  You will be able to take the test multiple times, until you receive a 100%.  Once you receive a 100%, you do not need to take the test again.  No matter how many times you take the test and receive a 100% you will only be entered once in the drawing (for example, taking the test 10 times and receiving a 100% will not mean you have 10 entries in the drawing for the prizes).

All students who win a prize will be notified via email on March 5, 2007.  The list of winners will also be posted on ww2.umflint.edu/security101/.  Prizes will be available for pick-up in the main ITS office (207 MSB) during normal business hours (if you win make sure you bring your student ID to pick up your prize). 

New Full-time MCS Technician: Abe Rashmawi February 5, 2007

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ITS is pleased to announce the addition of Abe Rashmawi to the MCS team as a full-time employee.  Abe has been a member of ITS for several years as a temporary employee, and has been a part of the MCS group since it was first created.  Abe completed his undergraduate degree in Computer Information Systems at the University of Michigan-Flint. Abe’s first official day in his new position is February 5, 2007.

New DIM team Member: Donna Jacobson February 5, 2007

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ITS is pleased to announce the addition of Donna Jacobson to the DIM team.  She will be the new “Banner Expert”, providing front line support to Banner users.  Donna comes to ITS from Kettering University, where she has held the position of Information Analyst for the past six years.  Donna’s first day is February 5, 2007.

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