IET Report : Communication News
- IT Times features outgoing CCFIT Chair Caroline Bledsoe, better cell phone coverage
- The winter 2008 edition of the IT Times provided a comprehensive update on the status of campus tech, highlighting the recent improvement of the campus' cell-phone coverage. Retiring Campus Council for Information Technology (CCFIT) Chair Caroline Bledsoe was interviewed, along with a profile on her successor Francois Gygi, professor of Applied Sciences. With SmartSite in its second quarter as the main course management system for campus, an article on the campus' thoughts and ideas for new features was included. The campus tech wrapup explained the installation of Aruba equipment with "self healing logic" at wireless access points to improve internet coverage, mentioned the January Gmail pilot for 300 students, and explained the role of the Health System's new CIO, Mike Minear. Contact: ietpubs@ucdavis.edu.
- IET informs incoming students at Decision UC Davis, lures potential student employees at the Summer Job Fair
- Newly admitted students recently attended Decision UC Davis, a service fair to introduce prospective students and their families to the Davis campus and student life. The programs, which were offered on different days in April and May, are designed to help students choose the right campus for them before the enrollment deadline. IET attended all three days and answered questions about campus tech, handed out brochures, and told students what they would need to start computing on campus. IET also attended the April 16 Summer Job Fair. Students looking for a summer job could stop by the IET table to hear about available jobs in Application Development and Communication Resources. Information and Events was also there to share information. Communication Resources had numerous positions available, and talked to many interested students. Contact: ietpubs@ucdavis.edu.