What’s New at OIT - Fall 2009
Here’s what you can expect this fall:
UMASS-SECURE1X - The Recommended Way to Connect to the Wireless Network
Choose UMASS-SECURE1X from your list of network names, and get a more secure, convenient, and faster wireless connection. UMASS-SECURE1X is available from anywhere on campus with wireless coverage. More…
Google Apps at UMass Amherst Updates
Starting in late September, undergraduate students will be able to sign up for a Google Apps at UMass Amherst account, choose to use Google Mail for their UMass Amherst email, and start using Google Docs, Google Sites, and Google Calendar. More...
SPIRE Upgrade - October 2009
This October, the Office of Information Technologies (OIT) will upgrade SPIRE to the latest version of the Oracle/PeopleSoft Campus Solutions software. Most of the SPIRE pages students, instructors, and staff in academic departments use will not be affected. More...
Wireless in Butterfield Hall - PILOT
Butterfield is one of the first residence halls to have wireless Internet, and the only ‘wireless-only’ building on campus. OIT is running this pilot in response to the high demand for wireless in residential areas. More...
Wireless Expansion Project
As part of our wireless expansion project, we're bringing wireless coverage to all academic and administrative buildings on campus. Over the summer, we completed several buildings, including the Isenberg School of Management, Herter, PVTA Transit Building and 358 No. Pleasant. Next up...Goodell, Thompson, and Bartlett.
Computer Classroom Renovations
W.E.B. Du Bois Library: 7th & 16th Floors
OIT completed major renovations of the OIT Computer Classrooms on the 7th and 16th floors of W.E.B. Du Bois Library. In addition to new paint, shades, and carpet for both classrooms, the classroom on the 16th floor received new furniture and 33 new Windows desktops.
Fine Arts Center 444
The Fine Arts Center 444 computer classroom received 24 new 24” dual boot iMACs to enable teaching in either the Windows or Macintosh environment.
Audio and projection were improved in all three classrooms.
New SPARK Course Request Form
Instructors have a new, more flexible way to request SPARK courses and register for SPIRE Grade Upload in SPIRE. More…
