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Welcome to the November, 2012
issue of IT@Sam Newsletter!

 

National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Contest Winners

Congratulations to students Montana Fuoco and Bryan Escalon for winning the "Noo!" Face and the Caption Contest. Take a look at their submissions.

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Cyber Security Quiz Answers

Did you take our Cyber Security Awareness Month quiz last month? We have the answers posted for you this month. How well did you do?

>> Click to find out how you did!

 

Exchange 2010 is Here!

IT@Sam has now completed the mail server upgrade to Exchange 2010. What does this mean for you? Most importantly, your e-mail capabilities remain the same. However, there are a few minor changes that we would like to detail.

>> Find out more

 

Tech Tip

Are you going to be buying a computer soon? Do you feel intimidated by all the computer terminology out there? This month, we take look at computer hardware terms and what they mean.

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IT@Sam Staff Updates

We are happy to have Garrett Jeter, Gonzalo Correa, Charles Mabrey, and Dr. Robert Jones join the IT@Sam family!

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November Technology Training Schedule

IT@Sam will be offering a number of training sessions in various programs throughout the year. With each newsletter, we will list the trainings offered for the month. You can sign up for the trainings on the Human Resources website.

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Technology Notices & Computing Updates

Banner is scheduled to undergo an upgrade on November 30 and we introduce our new Work Order System.

>> Find out more.

 

IT@Sam Shout-Outs

IT@Sam would like to "shout-out" to the many different people and teams on campus who make working at SHSU at great experience! This month, we say thanks to Dr. Dana Gibson, Ann Holder, Dr. Kristy Vienne, Dr. Matt Nobles, Tim McGuffin, and Andy Bennett.

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IT@Sam Stats and Survey Results

Each work order performed by IT@Sam has a request for a survey attached to it. These surveys let us know what everyone thinks about IT@Sam. Please take a moment to see how the service IT@Sam provides was rated by your colleagues. We really do value your opinion!

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