Upgrades

Improving Sharing and Collaboration in ThunderCloud Storage (Box)

Tags: Upgrades

Starting September 18, ThunderCloud Storage (Box) users will be able to "invite collaborators" to individual files. Previously, collaborators could only be invited at the folder level. Read More


New Banner Self Service Employee Dashboard

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This fall, the new Employee Dashboard will be available when you log into the Wheaton Portal and access the Banner Self Service Employee folder. Read More


No Ordinary Upgrade: Banner 9

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Starting December 31, 2018 our current version of Banner will no longer be supported by the vendor. In preparation for that, over the next year and a half we will transition from Banner 8 to Banner 9, which provides powerful new capabilities. Read More


Retiring File Server

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As part of our project to replace an outdated and inflexible system, we will permanently retire the Novell server Ezra on August 9. Read More


Degree Works Upgrade

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From July 28 through July 30, we will perform an upgrade of Degree Works, our user-friendly degree-tracking application for students. Read More


Retiring Windows Media Streaming Server

Tags: ThunderCloud Services | Upgrades

As part of our project to replace an outdated and inflexible system, we will permanently retire our Windows Media Streaming Server Eve on July 20. Read More


Installation of Phones in Conference and Seminar Rooms

Tags: Upgrades | VOIP Phones

Beginning in May, we will install phones in every conference and seminar room on campus. Read More


Retiring Servers

Tags: Upgrades | ThunderCloud Services

As part of our project to replace an outdated and inflexible system, we will permanently retire the Novell server Timothy on April 7. Read More


LISTSERV Mailing Lists Now Available

Tags: Upgrades | Updates

LISTSERV is an email subscription and mailing list management tool that replaced our outdated email notification systems. Read More


LISTSERV Mailing Lists Launching in February

Tags: Upgrades | Updates

As we continue to improve Wheaton College's internal communication processes, we're pleased to announce the upcoming launch of LISTSERV. Read More


Cognos Analytics Launching January 27

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On January 27, we are upgrading to Cognos Analytics, the newest version of IBM’s reporting tool. Read More


Doubling Our Bandwidth: Internet2 Comes to Wheaton College

Tags: Upgrades | Maintenance | Network

From 10 PM on January 3 until 1 AM on January 4, we will connect the campus network to Illinois Century Network as well as Internet2. Around 10 PM, there will be a brief network outage. This outage is expected to last for less than 30 minutes. Read More


LISTSERV: Improving Email Notifications

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In January 2017, LISTSERV will come to Wheaton College. LISTSERV is a mailing list service that will replace the current system of email notifications. LISTSERV is being launched as part of the new Internal Digital Notification Policy. Read More


Conference Now to Replace Meet-Me

Tags: Upgrades | VOIP Phones

Beginning January 3, 2017, Conference Now will replace Meet-Me as the College's conference calling service. Both Meet-Me and Conference Now are currently available while Meet-Me is phased out. Read More


New Web Interface for ThunderCloud Storage

Tags: Upgrades | ThunderCloud Services

On December 1, you will have the option of using an updated web interface for ThunderCloud Storage, powered by Box. This updated interface provides tools for managing clutter and faster upload times. Read More