Intermittent Filedrop Service
On November 12th we applied a security patch to the Filedrop system and after immediate testing everything seemed to be working fine. In the days following we have heard a few users report that they have experienced intermittent service with the application. We have since identified the error, remedied the problem and will continue to […]
Five fold increase in myVCU mobile viewership
Looking that at the past four Augusts, there has been a more than 5-fold increase in mobile viewership of the myVCU portal. With the August 2014 upgrade to a responsive design framework, last month’s 150K+ mobile myVCU viewers were treated to a much better experience. Month Mobile Viewers Overall % Aug […]
VCU Mobile has been updated
VCU Mobile, both the Apple iOS and the Android versions, has been updated. The Apple iOS version includes the VCU Branding standard icon, updated Library link and adds Rider to the existing RamRide application. The Android version includes the VCU Branding standard icon, updated Library link and RamRide now utilizes the Transloc application. To learn […]
3 more sites are now managed by T4
Three more sites (VCU Libraries, IT Governance and Quest for Distinction) are now being managed by VCU’s Web Content Management System — Terminal Four (T4). This brings the number of T4-managed sites to 17. To assist areas that want to use one of three pre-designed T4 templates, please visit URL: http://go.vcu.edu/t4templates
Brandcenter becomes VCU’s 14th T4-managed website
Today, the VCU Brandcenter became the 14th VCU website to be managed by the TerminalFour web content management system.
Class schedule has been added to VCU Mobile
Yesterday 4,975 folks downloaded the newest version of VCU Mobile to their iOS device. The newest version has two significant updates. The first is that student’s class schedule has been added to VCU Mobile. This module shows the students their next class, accounting for University closings, with access to course information such as description, instructor […]
VCU Keywords have served over 6 million customers
VCU Keywords, known as go.vcu.edu, has now served more than 6 million customer requests. Begun in 2007 as way to provide a vcu.edu URL that is both permanent and easy to remember, VCU keywords are now providing access to nearly 700 web sites. If you would like to learn more, use any of the existing […]
February Web User’s Group Minutes
Thank you to all who attended the February Web User’s Group meeting. I hope that everyone got something useful from the presentation and the corresponding followup discussion. I have attached a PDF version of yesterday’s WUG 2-19-2013. I found out after the presentation that the Helix Media Library application that we demonstrated has […]
February Web User’s Group Meeting
The next Web User’s Group meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 19th at 10am in Cabell B-35. The major items of discussion include Web Content Management Systems VCU Branding Standards Helix Media Library Annual Website review and much more If you are interested, please join us.
RAMRide is VCU Mobile’s newest module
RAMRide, which tracks the location of the buses on VCU’s 3 bus routes and gives estimated times as to when each bus will arrive at the various stops for each route, is now available on all versions of VCU Mobile. For Android and mobile web users, the latest version includes an icon which takes […]