Archive for April, 2008

Summer job opportunity: Student Web Intern

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

The ITS Web Projects Team is looking for a student intern to help with website development this summer. This is an opportunity to work in a collaborative team environment and learn marketable job skills. You will receive training in Ingeniux, the College’s content management system, and other web-related software such as Dreamweaver and Photoshop as [...]

Spam, spam, spam

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

To help control junk email on campus, Swarthmore uses Postini Perimeter Manager, a service that keeps junk mail from ever reaching your email inbox.
However if you are still receiving a lot of junk mail there are a few things you can do to adjust your Spam filter.
If you have an email alias that points to [...]

Academic Tech Fair - Highlights

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The Spring 2008 Academic Technology Fair had something for everyone, especially our three iPod raffle winners. Crowds gathered throughout the day at our eight tables filled with gadgets, widgets and multimedia displays. Lots of interesting conversations came up as faculty and staff shared their ideas and experiences with technology for teaching, research and [...]

Time for QuickTime Updates (and more)

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Late last week, Apple released some security fixes for its QuickTime application so users (any platform) should update to the latest version (7.4.5) as soon as they can. This latest update fixes eleven assorted security vulnerabilities. Users who have QuickTime configured to check for updates automatically just need to enable the installation. [...]

Academic Technology Fair - April 7

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Come see what is up and coming in our tech world. And, play with a few toys and emerging technologies.
Monday, April 7, 2008, 10AM - 2PM
Scheuer Room
TINKER! Staff from Academic Computing, Media Services, Client Services, the Library, and the Language Resource Center will be on hand to showcase some of our favorite [...]

New Human Resources Website

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

The Human Resources Department has launched a new website.

The new site includes information on employment, benefits, payroll, the Employee Handbook, and convenient links to benefit providers and forms. The website was created in Ingeniux, the College’s web content management system.
Please send any suggestions or feedback about the new HR website to humanresources@swarthmore.edu.
If you would [...]