IT Campus Update: 3 April 2008

Microsoft Campus Software Agreement

April is the month to enroll in the Microsoft Campus Agreement for any departments who haven't previously enrolled. Current participants in the campus agreement are automatically re-enrolled. Details can be found online at:

http://www.rice.edu/market/vendors/software/campus-agree.html

Questions? contact Charlita Marrs, x4979 or Charlita.A.Marrs@rice.edu

Note: Charlita Marrs joined Rice University in January as the IT Procurement and Vendor Relations Manager. Charlita is also managing software requests until a new Software Specialist joins the IT team.

IT Events in April

April 8 - Marc Scarborough talks about security for your identity and your Rice data in the Administrators Forum.

April 9 - Teaching with Technology: Coping with Information Overload for Rice instructors and grad students, RSVP at http://library.rice.edu/news-events-folder/infooverloadbb/view. Free brown bag lunch to first 15 RSVPs.

April 11 - Rice Web Forum: Plone and the Fondren Library web site redesign. The forum is open to all interested faculty, staff or students. Contact Carlyn Chatfield, carlyn@rice.edu, to receive announcements about future Rice Web Forums.

April 30 - Teaching with Technology: Faculty share their experiences using instructional technologies. Rice instructors and grad students, RSVP to lspiro@rice.edu; free brown bag lunch to first 15 RSVPs.