Well, Scott weighed in and he was clearly not pleased. Scott has a strong design background and I don’t. It’s a dramatic departure from the previous version but I just don’t spend that much looking at the cover so I’m not bothered by the look. The ads? Knowing what little I […]
Entries from November 2006
Campus Directory: Another Take
November 8th, 2006 · 4 Comments
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Campus Directory
November 7th, 2006 · No Comments
We received the new Campus Directory today and I have 2 comments
The photos on the cover are obviously very old and borderline low quality. How about some newer photos already? Heck, just browse the Chico State pool on Flickr.
There are Yellow Page ads in back. Yellow Page ads… first thing I did with my directory […]
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Blogging SIGUCCS: Session 2, “Creating Synergy to Make IT Happen”, Stacey Morales & Toni Sparks, Louisiana State University
November 6th, 2006 · No Comments
You have to hand it to the folks at LSU. Even after Katrina, they forged ahead with an impressive (both in terms of scale and services offered) computing space buildout, taking advantage of a new coffeeshop and some other underutilized space on campus to create an excellent hybrid technology environment. Loosely themed as a “collaborative […]
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I thought I was in Edmonton…
November 6th, 2006 · No Comments
…but apparently I landed in Hoth.
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Blogging SIGUCCS: Session 1, “Taming the Help Desk”, Geoff Sperl, Wayne State University
November 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Overall, a very good presentation. Geoff’s environment at Wayne sounded similar to Chico’s, with much of the same interesting politics and user behavior. Much of what he discussed are things we cover in one way or another at Chico, although I found quite a bit of value in hearing it again as it helped me […]
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Blogging SIGUCCS: Tongue-Fu
November 5th, 2006 · No Comments
When I go to conferences like these, I tend to shake-down the university for the couple hundred extra bucks it takes for me to attend one of the pre-conference workshops. These tend to focus on individual professional development, whereas the main conference sessions are (rightfully so) more topical. I also tend to take as much, […]
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Blogging SIGUCCS: Picking my sessions
November 4th, 2006 · No Comments
At first look-through, here’s my schedule for the conference:
Taming the Help Desk, Monday 10:30 AM
Creating Synergy to Make I.T. Happen, Monday 1:30 PM
Moving IT beyond IT, Monday 3:30 PM
Architecting Change from the Inside Out, Tuesday 8:30 AM
Leveraging Campus I.T. in the Wake of the Storm, Tuesday 10:30 AM
Dressing Up, Dressing Down: Where is Your Career […]
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