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11/6/2009

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Check out campus webcams

11/4/2009

Stuck inside and wondering what the weather is up to? Want to see if your son, daughter or friend is playing frisbee on the quad?

Several webcams on the Truman website provide live views of the Truman Campus.  The Truman Parents' Council purchased the first three in 2004, which show views of the Student Union, the Quad, and the walkway alongside the library. Residence Life added a webcam in 2005 to capture the progress of construction on West Campus Suites.

Todd Kuhns, web services manager, said that many Truman alumni and friends regularly check in on the site.

"When one of those cams goes down, we usually hear about it first from a parent or alumnus off-campus," said Kuhns.

Kuhns said one challenge to installing the cameras is getting wiring for power and network access to the often difficult-to-reach mounting locations. Nevertheless, plans are in the works to add two more cameras in the near future.

To view Truman's cams online, go to webcam.truman.edu.


Goodbye paper - phone bills now online

9/23/2009
As part of our efforts to improve the efficiency of University operations and be mindful of the environment, the ITS Web Team now brings you Phone Bills Online. 
 
Previously, detailed phone bills were printed, collated and distributed monthly to office controllers in stacks of paper. Now, beginning in September, the controllers for each office and department can review billing information online for both current and previous phone bills through a password-protected site at http://phones.truman.edu/bills. 
 
The online system includes an option to export the data to Excel files, so they can be distributed via email or further analyzed electronically.
 
This system was custom-built for Truman over the last four months by your Truman ITS Web Team.

New Event Manager now online

9/10/2009

 If you want to allow people to sign up for a workshop, training or other extra-curricular event, try the new Event Manager at eventmanager.truman.edu.

Anyone with a Truman ID can log in and create an event. After entering the event details, you can specify how many people should be able to sign up. Then point everyone to eventmanager.truman.edu to find your event and sign up for it. You'll get a running tally of those who are signed up to attend, add and drop names, and can even take attendance using the same interface.

If you're familiar with the HR workshop signup system, this is very similar - but supercharged! Give it a try.


EduComm/InfoComm Conference a Great Opportunity

7/15/2009

ITS staff members Amy Nunan, Julie Hanes and Diane Richmond have just returned from one of the country’s largest education technology and a/v equipment conferences, EduComm/InfoComm, held in Orlando, FL.  The conference, hosted by University Business magazine, featured many renowned keynote speakers including technology pundit David Pogue from the NY Times; the creators of Schoolhouse Rock; and a panel discussion on Cloud Computing with members from Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Amazon and AT&T.  The women attended several educational sessions and an expansive trade show seeking further information to guide the academic technology enhancements going on this summer at Truman.