Around Campus
Our Computer Help Desk staff welcomed new students on campus and helped to answer questions about technology resources on campus.
Pictured: Graeme and Adam
A new tuition fee estimator went live in the month of September. This tool provides a way for current and prospective students (and parents/sponsors) to obtain a cost estimate for tuition and ancillary fees for a given semester, based on the program selected, which will allow students (and parents/sponsors) to more accurately budget for university costs. Previously, information on fees were only available as a list of potentially applicable fees for full time students. This new cost estimator will benefit students as well as several internal departments in fielding questions on tuition and ancillary fees.
Our Media Services team webcast “Boulders on the path: Psychological barriers to climate action” by Robert Gifford, on September 16, 2015.
The University is in the process of transitioning payment card services from Bean Stream to Moneris, including new pin pads at checkouts, new online hosted payment pages, and new online virtual terminals. Some early adopters were transitioned in the month of August, with most of the remaining units being transitioned in the month of September.
The CARSA performance gym will be provisioned enhanced wireless as the key deliverable of PC0517-Dense Wireless in CARSA Performance Gym. Project Project plan has been approved, equipment has been ordered, and FMGT staff are working on the data drops.
Classroom technology installation work on the following classrooms continued over the month of September (PC0460-2015-2016 Classroom Technology Enhancements): Clearihue A207, A203, A303, A307, A311, A315, A302, A308, A311, A315.
Computing Facility Updates
The CALL facility has re-opened in Clearihue room A051 after a minor flood displaced us over the Summer. Stop by and check out our new space that offers many excellent language resources and familiar helpful staff!
Windows 8.1 has been rolled out to additional computing facilities at the Computer Help Desk. This UVic-standard operating system is now available in the majority of our computer labs and drop-in workstations.
Team Spirit
General Office Staff having fun and working on the transition of Telephone Services responsibilities. Effective September 24, inquiries about University Systems cells phones should be emailed to the General Office at systems@uvic.ca.
Pictured: Elissa, Kayleigh, Heather, and Trish