Update 21 Sept 3:30pm: We have released a modified version of Sophos’ clean-up utility for students and home users: Sophos Fix . You do not need to run this on EMU-owned computers. Download the file and unzip it then right-click ‘Sophos Fix.cmd’ and ‘Run as Administrator’. Please send questions or comments to the Information Systems Helpdesk… Read more »
Students
Phishing: Another Reminder – NEVER Give Away Your EMU Password!
With several EMU email accounts having recently been compromised because the EMU mailbox owners were tricked into giving away their passwords, I feel I need to, again, remind the campus community that you should never, never, never give away your EMU password. Did I mention NEVER? Email messages are being sent to @emu.edu email addresses… Read more »
Status Update – Microsoft Migration Project
In 1995 EMU implemented its first campus-wide network using the Novell networking system. At the time it was the most popular networking system in operation, particularly on college campuses. Over time, Microsoft networking systems improved and by 2000 Microsoft became the predominant system used in commercial environments and colleges and universities also began migrating to… Read more »
Moving Student data to Microsoft Royals domain
Information Systems will be moving files on the student Novell server (ST) to our Microsoft Royals domain servers. This will change what happens when students and (some) employees log into the network during and after the moving is performed. We want to make students, faculty and staff aware of the following details: Date/time for the… Read more »
Safe Internet Use: 101
Criminals continue to develop increasingly clever ways to trick computer users into exposing their personal/confidential information, submitting their username and/or password, unknowingly downloading malicious programs onto their computers or falling for a money fraud scam. This is yet another reminder for users to exercise caution, be skeptical and when in doubt, “don’t do it” –… Read more »
Good-bye Novell, Hello Microsoft
Information Systems is undertaking a major systems change over the next year that will affect many of you at some point. The successive versions of Novell NetWare software that EMU has used since the campus was networked in the 1990’s is being phased out in favor of Microsoft’s Active Directory and related products. We anticipate… Read more »
Results of the 24 March emergency notification test
During the March 24, 2011 test of the EMU Emergency Notification System (ENS) we asked you to confirm that you’d received the test message and tell us how you received it. Over 120 of you responded. Many of you confirmed that you’d received the test message multiple ways–through the Via Radio HEARO devices, through a… Read more »
Blackboard availability ends 15 May 2011
Information Systems has selected 15 May 2011 as the last date of general Blackboard availability. We chose this date in collaboration with program directors and the Information Systems Planning Council (ISPC). It coincides with the end of faculty contracts for the 2010-11 Spring semester and precedes the beginning of many 2010-11 Summer classes. Faculty should… Read more »
ID Card Amnesty
There will be a period of ID Card Amnesty now until September 4th at 5:00pm. Students with damaged and broken ID cards can turn them in and have them replaced for free! Lost ID cards will be replaced for only $10. After September 4th the rate returns to $25 for lost, damaged or broken ID… Read more »
Jan 22 Test of EMU Emergency Notification System
Shortly after 2pm on Thursday, January 22, Information Systems will be testing the EMU Emergency Notification System. This test will involve sending a test message via the following components of the EMU Emergency Notification System (EMU-ENS): E-mail to everyone-urgent@emu.edu: An e-mail message will be sent to this list which contains the @emu.edu e-mail addresses of… Read more »