Problem: Calls placed from an MSU Springfield campus telephone delivers a generic caller ID to the recipient of the phone call. The number will be 417-836-5999 or 417-836-5000, depending on the type of call placed. The person that receives the call often uses the caller ID on his or her phone to return phone calls to the University, which ultimately routes to the switchboard … [Read more...] about Caller ID & Calls from Missouri State University
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Roommate compatibility is one of the most important aspects of a good on-campus living experience. A positive experience can improve grades and the likelihood that a student will return to Missouri State for future semesters; whereas, a bad experience can create frustration and dissatisfaction for students. With student success in mind, the Office of Residence Life, Housing … [Read more...] about MIS and Residence Life Launch New Roommate Matching Algorithm
A lot of people don’t know about the Experts site, and it makes me a little sad. Not just because it’s what I spend 80% of my time on, but because I think that a lot of people would find it incredibly helpful if they did know about it. This week I’ve been focused on documentation for the future. With every roll-out of a new version of Blackboard, we have to make new … [Read more...] about What it Takes to be a Wiki Ninja
Last semester a fellow grad student shared a horror story. She was putting the final touches on the major paper for a class. She saved her document, and started to print it, but discovered she was out of paper. Her printer was in another room so she went to go put in more paper, but when she returned she found her now dead laptop in a pool of water, her cat having knocked a … [Read more...] about Cloud Storage: To Avoid Cat-tastrophe