January 2010

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Division of Information Technology
P.O. Box 6888
Radford, VA 24142
Phone: 540-831-5173
Fax: (540) 831-6217
Email: cio@radford.edu

IT Sustainability
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Division of Information Technology (DoIT) Radford University

DoIT Welcomes RU Back!

The Division of Information Technology welcomes returning faculty and students, and extends a special welcome to RU’s new faculty and students. For all of your technology needs and questions, please call the Technology Assistance Center at (540) 831-7500. There are some important updates for the spring Semester. >>MORE

Banner Update

The Banner Accounts Receivable, Housing and Human Resources teams successfully launched their modules in December. The launch culminated over a year’s worth of training, setup and testing on the part of the project teams who maintained the legacy system and daily operations. >>MORE

VoIP Phone Migration Nears Completion

Installation of the new Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone system continues across the RU campus and is nearing completion. >>MORE

Information Security Officer Brad Tilley
Offers Important Security Reminders

Password security, Malware, and infected attachments are among the topics reviewed by Information Security Officer Brad Tilley in a recap of important computer security issues. >>MORE

DoIT Employee Spotlight

RU's DoIT staff is eager to serve the RU community by answering your questions and helping make your use of technology more effective. Each month, we will introduce you to a DoIT staff member who is expanding the capabilities of these amazing technologies. This month the focus is on John Ford, Team Lead-Enterprise Systems Group, who will be retiring January 31. DoIT salutes his career. >>MORE