Administrative Professionals Series – Forms for Excel Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – York Road 304 Learn how to create, share and access submissions within the Forms for Excel tool. Administrative Professionals Series – Office 365 Thursday, August 9th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – York Road 304 Discover how to create, collaborate and store documents […]
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Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window: Blackboard login
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) will perform maintenance on Blackboard this Sunday, July 22, from 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. During this time Blackboard may be intermittently unavailable. When engineers are finished, there will be a new sign-on feature in place when accessing blackboard.towson.edu. The Blackboard environment itself will not change. Read last week’s T3 […]
OTS Training Workshops + Save Time Using These Outlook Shortcuts
Creating Accessible PDF Documents Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 – 2:00pm-3:30pm – Cook 404A Learn how to take an existing document and make it accessible to people with disabilities. Microsoft Word: Track Changes Thursday, July 19th, 2018 – 11:00am-12:00pm – Cook 404A Keep track of edits to a document when collaborating. Administrative Professionals Series – […]
OTS Training Workshops + Save Time with These Word Shortcuts
Excel: Fundamentals Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 – 1:00pm-4:00pm – Cook 404A Form a solid foundation of knowledge in Microsoft Excel. Office 365: OneDrive Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 – 9:00am-11:00am – Cook 404A Collaborate, store and create documents and files using Microsoft OneDrive. Office 365: Forms for Excel Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 – 10:00am-12:00pm – Cook […]
Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window: Wireless Network and Internet could be affected
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) will perform maintenance on the university’s network infrastructure this Sunday, July 8, from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. During this time all university services, including the wireless network, may be intermittently unavailable. In addition, if you are on campus, you may be intermittently unable to connect to the internet. […]
OTS Training Workshops + Tips for Better Fireworks Pictures on Your iPhone
Administrative Professionals Series – Technology Toolkit Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – Cook 404A Become oriented with the technologies considered critical to know by each employee of Towson University. Excel: Fundamentals Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 – 1:00pm-4:00pm – Cook 404A Form a solid foundation of knowledge in Microsoft Excel. Office 365: OneDrive Tuesday, […]
Blackboard support is back on campus
As of July 1, Blackboard support for faculty and students now provides by the newly expanded on-campus TU Blackboard team. The remote service, Blackboard 24/7, is no longer used for accessing support. This move is in response to faculty requests and on-going research through the Blackboard Adoption Initiative. What this means for the campus Support […]
Reported calls from unknown numbers on June 28
On Thursday, June 28, the campus received a flood of telephone calls that appeared to be from random Washington, D.C. telephone numbers over the course of approximately 10 minutes. The calls were automated, and the message was not in English. During this time, some people that were otherwise unaffected by the robocalls were unable to make or receive off-campus calls. The Office of […]
Blackboard support returns to campus next week
Blackboard support for faculty and students will be provided by the newly expanded on-campus TU Blackboard team. This move away from the remote Blackboard 24/7 support service is in response to faculty requests and on-going research through the Blackboard Adoption Initiative, and is effective as of July 1, 2018. What this means for the campus Support […]
OTS Training Workshops + Check out the New Modern View in WebEx
Excel: Advanced Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 – 9:00am-12:00pm – Cook 404A Maximize the effectiveness of Excel using common power tools. Administrative Professionals Series – Technology Toolkit Tuesday, July 10th, 2018 – 10:00am-11:30am – Cook 404A Become oriented with the technologies considered critical to know by each employee of Towson University. Excel: Fundamentals Wednesday, July 11th, […]
Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) is performing system maintenance this Sunday, June 24, from 6 a.m. until noon. The following services will be intermittently offline during the maintenance window: PeopleSoft/Towson Online Services MyTUmobile Timesheets PeopleSoft Financial Services PeopleSoft Human Capital Management PSSHARES MyTU Faculty/Staff Portal RMS (Housing) Inside (some functions) Business Objects Call Accounting […]
Blackboard support returns to campus
The move away from the remote Blackboard 24/7 support service is in response to faculty requests and on-going research through the Blackboard Adoption Initiative. The return of Blackboard support to campus is effective as of July 1, 2018. What this means for the campus Support and resolution for TU-specific issues will be provided directly from the […]
SPSS version 25 now available
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 is now available for use on University computers. The Office of Technology Services (OTS) recommends faculty and staff using IBM SPSS Statistics, to upgrade to version 25 over the summer. All computer labs and smart classrooms are being upgraded by Lab Managers. Why upgrade? SPSS version […]
Retirement party for Jack Stark on June 28
Please join the Office of Technology Services (OTS) for Jack Stark’s retirement party. Jack, currently manager of virtual teams & special projects, has worked at Towson University for more than 30 years in various technology and lab management roles. RSVP or questions: braley@towson.edu When: Thursday, June 28, 2018, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Where: Cook Library, Room 35 […]
MyTU portal unavailable tonight
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) will perform system maintenance on the Faculty/Staff portal, located on the MyTU website tonight, from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. During that time, faculty and staff will be unable to use the portal for accessing links within MyTU. Other university systems, such as Towson Online Services (PeopleSoft Campus Solutions), […]
OTS Training Workshops + Administrative Professionals – We Have Workshops Just for You!
OneNote: Introduction Thursday, June 14th, 2018 – 1:00pm-3:00pm – Cook 404A Learn the basics of OneNote, a comprehensive note taking app. Creating Accessible PDF Documents Tuesday, June 19th, 2018 – 9:00am-10:30am – Cook 404A Learn how to take an existing document and make it accessible to people with disabilities. Administrative Professionals Series – Forms for […]
MyTU portal unavailable on Thursday night
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) will perform system maintenance on the Faculty/Staff portal, located on the MyTU website Thursday, June 14 from 9 p.m. until 10 p.m. During that time, faculty and staff will be unable to use the portal for accessing links within MyTU. Other university systems, such as Towson Online Services (PeopleSoft […]
Protecting yourself and TU from online breaches: what you need to know
The Office of Information Security (OIS) in the Office of Technology Services (OTS) reminds faculty, staff, and students to avoid using @towson.edu and @students.towson.edu emails for online accounts and services. How to protect yourself and Towson University from breaches: Do not use the same password for more than one account. Have strong and different passwords for each […]
Downtime Information for OTS’ Sunday Maintenance Window-reminder
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) is performing system maintenance this Sunday, June 10, from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m. The following services will be intermittently offline during the maintenance window: • PeopleSoft/Towson Online Services • PeopleSoft Financials • PeopleSoft Human Capital Management • MyTU Mobile • Timesheets • MyTU Faculty/Staff Portal • RMS (Housing) […]
Minor Changes to Virtual Workspace Portal
On Monday, June 11, there will be some changes to the Virtual Workspace (VW) login portal (http://vw.towson.edu): New look for login page: A new login page will be seen when visiting http://vw.towson.edu, which will provide faculty, staff and students with Single Sign-On. Duo Prompt: Faculty and staff will get a Duo Multi-Factor authorization prompt when […]
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