Workshops Partner Collaboration
There may be an app for that, but how do you get the most out of it for your needs? Appy Hour is a monthly brown bag workshop that highlights different topics for VCU faculty and staff. The free sessions are offered at various campus locations through RamTech, VCU’s computer store and technology showroom, located […]
VCU Presents Top Tips to Google
Director of Collaboration Services, Marie Scott, visited Google’s Mountain View Campus earlier this year to co-deliver a presentation titled Inspiring Users to Adopt and Engage. As a follow-up to that event, Marie was invited to share her top tips for driving change and adoption in a university environment. Her blogpost explains how VCU planned, promoted, […]
VCU TS & SGA Partner For Improved Wireless Network Connectivty
Members of SGA have been working with VCU Technology Services staff to develop a plan for improving wireless network connectivity at VCU. Check out the Commonwealth Times story for details on this partnership and the planned upgrades.
Classroom Clickers Rebate
The VCU helpIT Center has learned that Turning Technologies is offering a $15 rebate on all new student classroom clicker purchases. For more information visit go.vcu.edu/clicker and click on the “Students” link. Please contact the VCU helpIT Center (828-2227, helpIT@vcu.edu) with any questions.
Student Class Schedule in myVCU
Students can now view their class schedule directly in the myVCU Portal! The Student Schedule gadget is located below the Alerts and Announcements gadget in the standard portal. Please contact the VCU helpIT Center (828-2227, helpIT@vcu.edu) with any questions.
Get LoJack for your Computer
Get your PC LoJacked! VCU Police offers a discount on LoJack software to track your PC if it goes missing. Best price we have seen for this service. Visit go.vcu.edu/LoJack to get the details.
Google Provides Updated Gmail Inbox Look
Google has begun rolling out a new Gmail inbox interface to VCU student,, faculty, and staff accounts this week. Customers are not required to implement the new look, it is a choice. Google touts this change as a way to give customers more control of email communications and more easily cut through the noise to get to […]
Now Enjoy 30GB Combined Storage In Gmail & Google Drive
Many VCU community members are seeing the storage in their appsforVCU faculty/staff and myVCUmail student email accounts combined with their Google Drive storage for a total of 30GB across both Google Apps for Education services. This increase was announced earlier by Google but we have been waiting for it to take effect. Saving a 1GB file […]
Alex Henson Begins New Role As VCU CIO
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 University of Chicago Office of Information Technology Services. Be sure to welcome Alex as you see him moving around campus to learn more about VCU.
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+. […]