February - 2009
 
Division of
Information Technology
[DoIT]

 
Vijay K. Verma
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Aggie Tech Talk eReview


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VC Talk: A Commentary from
Vice Chancellor
Vijay K. Verma

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Dr. Beryl McEwen

 
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DoIT Welcomes
New Staff
 
Catina Bennerman, Operations & Systems Analyst;  James Kelly, Network Analyst; Laketta Lee, Technology Support Analyst; Maury Moffitt, Networking Technician; Donizetta Patton, Technology Support Technician; Martha Simmons, Administrative Support Specialist; and Sarah R. Smith, Administrative Support Specialist
 
   
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Our Technology Training department offers training to faculty and staff. Click here to review the 2009 Class Training Schedule and  register for an upcoming class and start enhancing your skills today!
N. C. A&T State University is
Well Connected

By Calvin Bonaparte

North Carolina A&T State University is part of the world’s foremost information technology services delivered through the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN).  
 
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Bonaparte

Luminis™ at N.C. A&T State University
By Robin L. Howard

A portal is a web-based, secure point of access to institutional web-based resources.  Luminis, a portal that provides quick, easy, customizable access to other websites that contain services and applications, developed by SunGard Higher Education, a company that develops applications for colleges and universities.
 
 
Howard

Tell Me More About AggieTrain Online!
By Angie Swann-Jones

Using AggieTrain Online makes it easy and convenient to learn new skills or refresh old ones. You can even explore some totally new topics. Learn Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007, Adobe Professional, Photoshop, and Illustrator as well as Cisco Networking, Security and Voice Over IP just to name a few.  
 

Swann-Jones 
 
Blackboard™ at
N.C. A&T State University

By Tracie O. Lewis, Ph.D.

All users must have an active NCAT email account to access Blackboard™. If you do not have an NCAT email account, you may create one at http://www.ncat.edu/~accounts/request.php. Your email must be active or you will not be able to access Blackboard™.
 
 

Lewis 
 
Evolution of the Wireless Network
By Cary Burnette

The Division of Information Technology [DoIT] has supported a complete wireless campus network, NCAT Local Area Wireless Network (NCATLAWN), for the past 3 years and has supported a partial wireless network for nearly 6 years. During this time, the level and methods of security, encryption, and authentication have evolved.
 
 
Burnette

 AggieAlert
 
AggieAlert is North Carolina A&T State University’s emergency notification system that is available for use by current University employees and enrolled students. In the event of a campus emergency, University employees and students that register a mobile device number (i.e. cell phone, PDA, etc.) or a third party e-mail address (i.e. Gmail, yahoo, etc.) with AggieAlert will receive emergency text alerts for campus emergencies. A campus emergency is defined as an event that the University has decided to handle with caution and concern for the safety of University employees and students.
  
 
 
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Chancellor
Stanley F. Battle



Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Alton Thompson



Vice Chancellor for the Division of Information Technology
Vijay K. Verma

     

 

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