IT works to create a social atmosphere with technology

24th October | No Comments | posted by | in For Students, Faculty and Staff

Today on Lee’s campus, students can take the time to grab a bagel or even a foot-long sub sandwich while spending some valuable one-on-one time with a computer of their choice.

The various new Sodexo dining locations have brought a world of possibilities to campus, and Information Technology didn’t waste any time in adding their own possibilities to the mix.

By adding Macs, PCs and plentiful wireless access to campus locations such as Einstein Bros Bagels and Subway, the IT Department has allowed students to more easily juggle the aspects of their busy lives, and they can do so in a much more social atmosphere.

“People are busy now, and they like to multitask,” said Nate Tucker, director of IT Systems. “Eating locations now contain Wi-Fi for free, so we are using that same concept and putting it on the Lee University campus.”

Speaking of being social, it’s hard to miss the new social lab located on the first floor of the Humanities Center.

The idea was first integrated on campus in the Science and Math Complex, and because of its success, the IT Department brought the concept to the larger computer lab in the Humanities Center as well.

“We wanted to … create an environment that would foster collaboration,” Chris Golden, director of IT Operations, said.

Check out the video below to see for yourself!

Portico keeps you in the know

5th October | No Comments | posted by | in For Students, Faculty and Staff

Lee’s Portico website, newly transformed as of last spring, is becoming the go-to place for all university-related information.

Information released by Lee, such as official news articles, announcements and the calendar of campus events, is being pushed to Portico, and Lee’s Information Technology team has been working to prepare the site for this new flow of information.

With Portico becoming the new home base for most of the official communication to the Lee community, the infamous Just ReLeesed emails are taking a dive and evolving into something much more efficient.

Instead of being sent out in the form of numerous emails about lost keys and student events, student announcements will be brought into the public eye by a new system called Regroup, a Datatel Inc. product that specializes in electronic notifications.

“If you are interested in staying connected, you still have options,” Nate Tucker, director of IT Systems, said.

Through Regroup, the members of the Lee community can have more control over what notifications they receive as well as how often they receive them. Email recipients can decide if they want immediate notification of these types of announcements via email or would rather receive a daily digest of notifications once every day.

While this type of information will continue to go out through emails, new tabs will also be created in Portico to allow a place for student announcements and lost and found inquiries so that they can be accessed at any time.

With the new system, the faculty, staff and students can get news and information out to the Lee community while avoiding a needlessly cluttered inbox.

And that makes everyone happy.