Spam, spam, spam

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 your email account you should add it to your settings in the message center. To do this go to http://messagecenter.swarthmore.edu and log in with your email address and password. Click the my settings link in the top right corner. Under personal settings choose … Continue reading Spam, spam, spam

Academic Tech Fair – Highlights

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 collaboration. Congratulations to the three winners of the iPod Shuffle raffle! They are Tom Stephenson, Professor of Chemistry, Tami Gura, Animal Facility Manager in Biology, and Bronwen Densmore, Reference & Instruction Intern in McCabe Library. Eric Behrens and Mike Bednarz of ITS draw a winner from the … Continue reading Academic Tech Fair – Highlights

Academic Technology Fair – April 7

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 tools, and demonstrate some interesting examples for teaching, learning and collaboration. FOOD! Snacks throughout the day, and sandwiches will be provided for those who come over the lunch hour. RAFFLE! While you’re browsing the fair, drop your name into the Raffle basket for a chance … Continue reading Academic Technology Fair – April 7

New Human Resources Website

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 like to add your department’s website to our project schedule, please contact Kelly Mueller, kmuelle1@swarthmore.edu. Continue reading New Human Resources Website

Summer employment opportunities

Information Technology Services is accepting applications for summertime employment. Apply Online Please be sure to check the position you are interested in AS WELL AS the “I am interested only in summer positions” boxes. Summer Technical Support Associate Classification: Category III pay rate Hours: 8:30-4:30 weekdays; starting late May until Aug. 1 Duties: Upgrade faculty/staff computers according to described procedure. This includes backing up files on the old computer, configuring new computer, installing the backed up files on the new computer, installing software and removal of old computer hardware. Candidate should be: very comfortable with the Mac OS and Windows … Continue reading Summer employment opportunities