Dec
16
2009

VCU Search now includes the A-Z list »

The VCU A-Z list, which contains the official web sites of VCU departments, programs, schools, colleges, centers and institutes, was added to the VCU Search results page.   This enhancement should enable VCU web site visitors to better locate relevant information.
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Nov
4
2009

VCU Student Email in myVCU »

A new gadget has been added to the myVCU portal that allows students to see a preview of their unread email messages. The subject and part of the message body is shown, along with links to the VCU Gmail (myVCUmail) website.  Only unread messages contained in a user's inbox are...
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Oct
27
2009

VCU iTunes University - now over 600 podcasts »

There are now over 600 podcasts available for download on VCU iTunes University.  The URL is http://itunes.vcu.edu.   There are nearly 100 publicly available podcasts from VCU Athletics, VCU TV/HD, VCU Libraries and many more.   There are over 500 podcasts requiring one to log in with their VCU eID...
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Sep
16
2009

New myVCU portal statistics »

For the 1 month period from Aug 17th to Sep 16th, there were 1.25 million logins for the new myVCU portal which represents an average of 40,218 logins per day.   The single highest day of 74,531 occurred on Aug 20th, the first day of class....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Aug
27
2009

CAS provides single sign-on to VCU CollegiateLink »

VCU Student Affairs joined the CollegiateLink community to provide an online resource for VCU Student Organizations.   Single sign-on login access to VCU CollegiateLink is now available via the VCU Central Authentication System.   You can log into VCU CollegiateLink by going to URL: http://vcu.collegiatelink.net/Community?action=getMyHome....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Aug
27
2009

PHPmyFAQ service discontinued »

The PHPmyFAQ application has been used for the past few years to support Blackboard and  Technology Service (TS) Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).   With the design of the new TS web site, these FAQs along with many other sets of FAQs have been integrated into the Knowledge Base...
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Aug
13
2009

National Student Clearinghouse Enrollment Verification is working again »

The National Student Clearinghouse Enrollment Verification is working again.   The issues that prevented the single sign-on process have been resolved.  To verify your enrollment, log into the new myVCU portal and click the Enrollment Verification link located in the Resources gadget....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Aug
12
2009

VCU Federal Work Study Jobs application is live »

After 10 years, the VCU Federal Work Study Jobs application was completely rewritten and went live on Monday August 10, 2009.   The new version allows students to create online portfolio's and to apply for a position with a single click of a button.  Employer can manage all of their...
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Aug
6
2009

The new myVCU Portal is now live. »

In 2004, we introduced the first myVCU Portal to the University. On August 6, 2009, we updated to a new myVCU Portal. While much is the same, there are some significant differences and enhancements, including: The myVCU Portal now consists of two portals: Standard and Custom The tabs are now the...
1 Comment | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Jul
15
2009

Project Management Application goes live »

Today, the Project Management Information Tracking (PMIT) application went live. Initially, it will be used to track projects within Technology Services. Eventually, it will be available for use by other departments at the University.  The URL of the new application is http://go.vcu.edu/pmit....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Jun
23
2009

Inquisite was successfully upgraded to version 9.5 »

Inquisite, VCU's easy-to-use automated survey software system, was successfully upgraded to version 9.5. If you experience any issues, please contact the Technology Services help desk at 828-2227 or help@vcu.edu....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Jun
1
2009

New Technology Services Web Site »

After months of planning and content consolidation, the new Technology Services (TS) web site was unveiled on June 1, 2009. The new TS web site is being managed by VCU Web Content Management System (OpenText). During the summer months the web site will become richer with more content and the...
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
May
26
2009

CAS is now load balanced »

Today, the VCU Central Authentication System (CAS) was placed behind the VCU load balancer in order to provide high availability for authentication into critical VCU applications. To enable CAS authentication for your application, please submit a help desk ticket....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Apr
16
2009

New CAS Login Page »

A newly designed Central Authentication System (CAS) login page was put into production today. CAS provides single sign-on for all applications and online services that are CAS-enabled....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Apr
16
2009

Technology Services Planned System Changes »

Did you know that Technology Services made over 600 system changes in the first three months of 2009. To see which changes are about to occur, please go to URL: http://go.vcu.edu/changes. If you would like to receive email notification in advance of certain changes or all of the changes, then...
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.
Apr
3
2009

Training site is now back on-line »

After being off-line for 20 hours due to non-technical issues, the VCU training site was back online around 2:30pm on Friday. ------------- The VCU Training Site, http://training.vcu.edu is down. I will update this post as soon as we learn the cause and when it is back on line....
No Comments | Posted by Jim Yucha in the Web Services blog.

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