Wireless now available in Coffman Commons
by R. Gould, Information Technology Assistance Center
published June 13, 2006
Wireless is now available in the outdoor Coffman Commons
south of Hale Library. Take your laptop or
PDA, sit outside
between Hale Library and Holtz Hall, and connect untethered.
Find Wildcat ID Number on your K-State ID card
by B. Edwards, Computing and Network Services
published June 13, 2006
The new K-State ID cards contain two long numbers that are
confusing to some K-Staters. As shown below, Wildcat ID Numbers are
in the top left corner, and they all start with the digit "8".
The bottom ISO number is assigned to your card
and encoded on the card's magnetic stripe.
If your card is lost or stolen, the K-State ID Center will change
this number for your new card and your old number will be deactivated.
(Once an ISO number has been deactivated, it cannot be used again.)
Questions about the card can be sent to the ID Center, 532-6399,
wildcatcard@k-state.edu.
Graduate students win electronic theses, dissertation awards
by M. Courtois, Information Technology Assistance Center
published June 13, 2006
Electronic theses submitted by K-State
graduate students have won two of the three 2006 "Innovative ETD" awards
given by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Each award is worth $400.
Christopher Spaw, May 2005 master's graduate in architecture,
and an assistant professor of architecture at K-State, won for his thesis,
"1219 Colorado".
It contains hundreds of sketches, design drawings,
construction documents, and photographs assembled as an exhibition within
the framework of a PDF document.
Howard Camp, a May 2005 doctoral graduate in physics,
won for his dissertation,
"Measurements of the Time Evolution of Coherent Excitation".
It incorporates several animated graphs and charts
embedded as audio video interleave files within the PDF text.
The ETD Awards Program, sponsored by Adobe Systems Inc., recognizes
students whose electronic theses and dissertations make innovative use of
software and serve to transform the genre of print dissertations. Learn
more about the awards
and access other K-State works through the
K-State Research Exchange.
K-State Online 6.0 pre-release training starts June 15
by C. Rodriguez, Information Technology Assistance Center
published June 13, 2006
All K-State faculty/staff are invited to attend
pre-release training sessions for the new K-State Online
features coming Aug. 5.
The first session will be Thursday, June 15.
All sessions will be held in Fairchild 202 and require pre-registration.
This is an opportunity to get hands-on time with
the new system in a lab setting, gain insight into
the coming changes, and give feedback on the new features.
Assignment Manager sessions will cover:
- Create Assignment and Manage Assignment List
- New Question Types (Essay, Matching, True/False)
- Timed Assignments
Grade Book/Question Bank sessions will cover:
- Question Manager and Adding Questions to Online Assignments
- Improved Gradebook Interface
- New Course Statistics Report
These training sessions will also be repeated in
August after the new version is released. More details
will be announced near the end of July.
June 16 sign-up deadline for free Microsoft security training
by the K-State Security Incident Response Team
published June 13, 2006
A few seats remain for the Microsoft security training
event scheduled June 28-29 (Wed-Thu). K-Staters
who wish to participate in the free session must register by this
Friday, June 16.
Training will cover topics critical to enterprise security, including:
security patch management; server security on Windows 2000 and Windows
Server 2003; network and perimeter security; client security on Windows
2000 and Windows XP; application and data security; and more. In
addition, live demonstrations will illustrate how real-world security
problems can be addressed using Microsoft security solutions.
Register online now via Microsoft's
Invitation Code
webpage by using the wlAZyFwiqi code.
Questions about the event can be sent to Harvard Townsend,
785-532-2985, harv@k-state.edu.
CHECK 2006 highlights
by E. Perez, Information Technology Assistance Center
published June 13, 2006
CHECK 2006 highlights include:
- A thought-provoking keynote speech by IT staff from the University of
Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- 21 presentations
- Chair yoga (see conference comments)
- Closing remarks by State Senator Tim Huelskamp (R-Fowler)
Comments from the follow-up CHECK survey:
- "This was my first CHECK conference. I was impressed with the variety of
the sessions and the organization of the event. Everything seemed to go
very well and stay on schedule."
- "Next time, warn us if morning exercises are going to be part of the
program."
- "I was extremely impressed with the entire conference. It was run very
well and I enjoyed it thoroughly. The only suggestion I can think of is
the option for a lower-calorie break snack."
- "CHECK was great! The coordinating committee and staff should be
commended for the great job they did. I feel they raised the stakes for
all future CHECKs."
For a pictorial glimpse of the conference, see the
CHECK 2006 picture presentation.
Security tip: Back up your data
by A. Hagedorn, Information Technology Assistance Center
published June 13, 2006
According to the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
(US-CERT), you should make it a
habit to back
up important data on your computer on a regular basis. This simple
task ensures that not all data will be lost if anything were to
happen to your computer, such as a virus attack or equipment
malfunction.
Back up the data on a CD, DVD, or network for easy access and
easy reload. How frequently you back up data on your computer will be
determined by how often the data changes. Whether it's
once a week or once a month, backing up data is worth the peace of mind.
IT by the numbers: eIDs at New Student Orientation
by L. Robertson, Information Technology Assistance Center
published June 13, 2006
The number of new students (from New Student Orientation) who have been assisted by the IT Help Desk on their eIDs
is averaging 55 per day since last Thursday:
- 53 students Thursday, June 8
- 57 students Friday, June 9
- 54 students Saturday, June 10
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