VCU Mobile (iOS) has 17 modules
The newest version of VCU Mobile for iOS devices now has 17 modules with the addition of four new modules, namely Dining, Ask VCU, Alumni, and Give Now. Dining – Get menus, Meal Exchange options, hours of operation and more for your favorite VCU Dining Services locations. AskVCU – Got a question? Simply type your […]
Google Urchin upgraded to version 7
Urchin, VCU’s self-hosted webstats software, has been upgraded to version 7. The new version of this Google product includes a number of added features as well as some improved ones, including a user interface that will be familiar to users who’ve used Google Analytics. We also took the opportunity during this upgrade to change the […]
Filedrop sets record of 176 Gb
During the month of September 2011, VCU Filedrop (filedrop.vcu.edu) was used by VCU faculty, staff and students to transfer a record 176.05 gb worth of data. On September 29th, the individual day record of 18.39 gb was set. For folks who are not familiar with VCU Filedrop, it is a VCU-created application that allows the […]
VCU Mobile Android version gets a major update
Last night, the newest Android version of VCU Mobile was released. Three new modules were added and one was fixed. First, the Learn module, which was not allowing access to Blackboard, has now been corrected. Second, the following modules were added to the Android version of VCU Mobile: Events [access to VCU Events Calendar], Images […]
Accessing Blackboard from VCU Mobile
Recent back-end system changes caused the launching of the Learn module from within VCU Mobile to no longer work. This weekend an update to the iOS version of VCU Mobile was released that fixed the issue. So far, over 1,500 VCU Mobile customers have the updated version. We expect an update for the Android version […]
Web CMS turns 60
The VCU Open Text Web Content Management System (CMS) is now managing 60 production web sites. Today, the VCU Office of the Provost (http://provost.vcu.edu) became the 60th Web CMS managed web site. In total, there are 391 web authors managing the content for these vital VCU web sites. Other Web CMS managed sites include Technology […]
New: West Grace Street Housing Ramcam
The twelfth VCU Ramcam went live today at URL: http://www.vcu.edu/ramcam/wgrace. The Ramcam, which is mounted at the top of the West Broad Street parking deck, shows the construction of the newest student residences, known as West Grace Street Housing. To view one of the other 11 ramcams, please visit the VCU Ramcam home page located […]
Welcome Week Presentation
You can view the Welcome Week presentation (ppt) that the Director of VCU Web Services gave to a group of incoming freshman students. The focus of the presentation was Interested in finding – which course has seats still available – an available computing lab – create a blog or wiki – make an emergency phone […]
Let the migration begin
On Tuesday, 32 more virtual hosts were migrated from the current pubapps server to the new pubapps server. In total, 34 of the 68 virtual hosts have successfully been migrated to the new server. If no issues are detected then the next batch of virtual hosts will be migrated. Once all the virtual hosts have […]
What’s for dinner
Have you ever been on the go and wonder what’s for dinner. If you attend VCU and have a smart phone, you can now use the latest VCU mobile web site to what is for supper (or lunch or breakfast) at many of the VCU Dining facilities. After you download VCU Mobile for your […]