Mar
26
2013

Alex Henson Begins New Role As VCU CIO »

[caption id="attachment_1724" align="alignleft" width="300"] Welcome to new VCU CIO Alex Henson![/caption] VCU Technology Services welcomes our new chief information officer, Alex Henson, on April 1, 2013. Alex begins his life as a Ram after serving as chief operating officer and executive director for administration and operations at the Univers . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
Feb
6
2013

VCU TS Staff Appears On White House Social Site »

Yep, that is our own Gary Garbett featured on the www.whitehouse.gov/social site header getting friendly, as well as a close up, with Bo, the Obama family dog. Gary, kneeling to the right of Bo in the image, was at the White House last spring for a photo walk of the White House grounds coordinated by Google+. Evidently, Bo was the only Obama that W . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
Jan
24
2013

VCU Names New Chief Information Officer »

Alex Henson has been named the new chief information officer for VCU. Alex joins VCU by way of the University of Chicago. The official announcement can be viewed on the VCU News Center. Join us in welcoming Alex to VCU and the Technology Services team! . . .
1 Comment | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
May
9
2012

VCUCard Wins Social Networking & Website Award At 2012 NACCU Conference »

Members of the VCUCard office attended the National Association of Campus Card Users conference in April and walked away with the Best Social Networking and/or Website Award (See image on the right). This was the first year that the award was presented which means VCUCard was the inaugural winner. Its good to be first. Besides a great website, VCUCard . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
Sep
19
2011

Face2Face With Colleen Bishop »

Colleen Bishop recently took over as the director of the Learning Systems group for VCU Technology Services this summer. We gave Colleen some time to get acclimated to her new surroundings and then we sat down with her to see how the new job was going. Check out the video below to find out about Colleen's adventures or visit the VCU Technology Service . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
Jun
24
2011

Should I Change My Password? There’s A Website For That! »

By Dan Han, VCU Information Security Officer In response to the string of attacks that exposed millions of user credentials to the hacker community and public, a security researcher has setup a searchable database that allows people to check whether if their credentials have been compromised and made available to the public. The site, shouldichange . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
May
6
2011

face2face: A New Voice For Information Security At VCU »

We kick off our new series, face2face, with our new VCU Information Security Officer, Dan Han. Dan recently moved over from the VCU School of Medicine to head up our information security program and looks to bring an educational vibe to the program for VCU. Educating the VCU community in the ways of information security awareness is a challenge. Student . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
Feb
25
2011

Idea To Book: See What It Takes »

We posted the IBM Lotus Sametime 8 video with Marie Scott recently so if you have not seen it, check it out. That piece was about the Sametime instant messaging service but we were also interested about the process of writing the book. Many people consider writing a book but think it would be an overwhelming process. Today we posted the final segment of . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
Jan
7
2011

It’s Never Too Late – Dr. In The House »

We are proud of our newly minted Dr. Shirley Mitteldorfer. We are not the only ones. The Chesterfield Observer is too! Check out the story and once again, congratulations to Dr. Mitteldorfer on her terrific achievement. . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.
Dec
13
2010

2010 VCU Fall Student Computer Survey iPad Winner »

VCU Technology Services has completed the 2010 VCU Computer Survey. Joining Tyler Kirby as an iPad winner was Peter Adame. Peter won the second Apple 16GB iPad given away as part of the survey. Over 1,000 students completed the survey providing feedback on computer and mobile device preferences. This data is used for product and services planning a . . .
No Comments | Posted by Samuel Kennedy in the Technology Services blog.

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