Some new folks have moved into Fraser Hall to work on Delegated Access, which is the new identity management approach allowing a student to delegate access to a parent and/or guest. Two PeopleSoft developers, Lee Douglas and Mike McAnulty, have joined the ESUP team and will be located in Fraser B25. This will allow them to be near the student business analysts. In addition, Mike Reeves from OIT will spend the next 1-2 weeks in Fraser consulting on the identity management approach.
Additionally, University Relations staff will be moving to Fraser 345 the week of June 23. They will work there throughout the summer while their space in Morrill Hall space is being remodeled.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Live Like a Student campaign earns awards
One Stop's financial literacy campaign, Live Like a Student (LLAS), recently won two awards at the annual University of Minnesota Communicators Forum awards ceremony on May 28. The awards were for the LLAS digital signage campaign, as well as their Welcome Week presentation. Kudos to the LLAS committee!
Feedback on ASR
In the last issue of News & Notes, we asked you to share your thoughts in the ASR suggestion box on the intranet. Here's some feedback we've received so far about the Friday email hiatus:
A couple of tips for consideration in regard to the Friday email hiatus:
-If your only response is "Thank you" don't hit the send button. I know it feels like you're being polite, but it just adds noise.
-Don't 'reply to all' unless everyone needs to hear what you have to say. If it's a back-and-forth or follow-up to one person on the email, don't clutter the inbox of everybody else.
A couple of tips for consideration in regard to the Friday email hiatus:
-If your only response is "Thank you" don't hit the send button. I know it feels like you're being polite, but it just adds noise.
-Don't 'reply to all' unless everyone needs to hear what you have to say. If it's a back-and-forth or follow-up to one person on the email, don't clutter the inbox of everybody else.
New myU Portal sneak peek
The purpose of the new myU portal is to help staff, faculty, and students be successful in getting their business done at the U. Check out the new myU sneak peek and learn how the University community will use some of its features.
Wellness tip: snacking the healthy way
It's inevitable. Two o'clock rolls around, and you're hungry. The remains of your lunch are long gone, and you're tempted to visit the vending machine for chips or a candy bar. Instead of opting for junk food, try bringing an assortment of tasty, yet healthy, snacks to work. Nuts, fresh fruit, sweet peppers, granola bars, cottage cheese, and hard boiled eggs are all great options. If you're really craving something sweet, try Angie's Boomchickapop Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn. It's tasty and only 70 calories per cup.
ASR Quick Wins: update on Friday email hiatus
It's been two weeks since ASR's Friday email hiatus, and here's an update from ASR directors Tina Falkner and Jeremy Todd and University Registrar Sue Van Voorhis:
Tina's experience: "Not hitting send on Friday is much more difficult than it should be. I would find myself just about to forward an email or draft one up and then I would look at the post-it note on my monitor and remember... 'Oh, yeah, it's Friday, I should just call.'"
Jeremy's experience: "I found one Friday I had five different draft emails just sitting in the drafts folder. Only after I called and walked down to see if the person was there and they weren't did I send the message."
Sue's experience: "I respond to student inquiries via email, as I often don't have their phone number, but I have found that I am calling staff more, even when it's not a Friday."
How has the Friday email hiatus gone for you? Share your thoughts by leaving a note in the ASR suggestion box.
Our experiment will continue throughout the summer, so keep up the good work on taking a break from email on Fridays!
Tina's experience: "Not hitting send on Friday is much more difficult than it should be. I would find myself just about to forward an email or draft one up and then I would look at the post-it note on my monitor and remember... 'Oh, yeah, it's Friday, I should just call.'"
Jeremy's experience: "I found one Friday I had five different draft emails just sitting in the drafts folder. Only after I called and walked down to see if the person was there and they weren't did I send the message."
Sue's experience: "I respond to student inquiries via email, as I often don't have their phone number, but I have found that I am calling staff more, even when it's not a Friday."
How has the Friday email hiatus gone for you? Share your thoughts by leaving a note in the ASR suggestion box.
Our experiment will continue throughout the summer, so keep up the good work on taking a break from email on Fridays!
Google Apps for beginners
Interested in learning more about Google Apps but not quite sure where to start? Check out the Google Apps documentation and support site. You can explore the different apps or learn by each individual one. You can also view a short video about using Google Apps for business purposes.
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