IS wants to remind all faculty and staff leaving for vacation to turn off their computers and other electronics to save energy. Microsoft's lead editor, Monte Enbysk, notes that shutting off your computer each night when you leave work could save as much as $90 per year. So clicking the Shut Down button on your computer before you leave, not only saves energy and therefore money, but also reduces wear on the machine and is added protection against viruses and hackers.

In an effort to improve wireless security on the UNO campus, a new wireless network will be made available called UNOSecure. The UNOSecure network will be available to faculty, staff, and students and require a login to connect. The existing UNOWireless network will remain available for guest access but will be limited to a basic internet connection.

On June 1 the current Lotus Notes email servers will be shut down to comply with licensing agreements. Please work with your college technician to convert any remaining Lotus Notes email archives.

Go to the API calendar to review the summer calendar of technology workshops available for faculty and staff this summer. Workshops include: Blended Learning, Voice Over Powerpoint, InDesign, Photoshop, etc.

In a continued effort to support “Going Green with Technology,” all printers in IS managed labs will be set to duplex (double-sided) printing by default, in August.

Of course students and faculty will have the option to override the default before printing. For a list of IS managed labs go to http://is.unomaha.edu/labs

In August Blackboard Service Pack 9 will be applied to the current version 9.1. This upgrade will not only fix some known issues, but also add several options for increased customization. Please watch our training calendar for opportunities to attend a brown bag lunch demonstration or webinar before fall classes begin.

Hi-Tech classrooms (CPACS 101, ASH 438, PKI 252) will be significantly improved this summer with the addition of new projectors that will provide brighter images with high resolution, and updates to touch panel control systems for simpler use in these large classrooms. Instructors will have access to the classrooms starting 8/17/12 to try the equipment before classes begin.

New Undergraduate, Graduate and International applications are under development and will be available for the start of the 2013 application cycle in September. The new applications will simplify the applicant experience and be integrated with prospective student recruitment initiatives.

The Academic Partnership for Instruction (API), a division of Information Services, will open a technology lab in Kaiser Hall room 538 for faculty to improve their use of technology and explore additional uses of technology for teaching and learning.

To provide improved security and update software, all computers in IS Hi-Tech classrooms will be reimaged. This process will remove any software which was installed over the semester. Faculty may install or reinstall software in Hi-Tech rooms on 8/17/12 for use in the fall semester. For a complete list of Hi-Tech classrooms go to http://its.unomaha.edu/hitech.php.

An additional Microsoft Office 365 component providing instant messaging and online meeting tools for faculty/staff.

New products are currently under review to replace the student printing solutions on campus.

UNO has contracted and conducted a pre-assessment review of its information security posture. This will continue with a full gap-assessment in the coming year. You can expect to see changes in how information security is propagated and communicated on campus starting in the fall.