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SEO and What It Means for You
June 26, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. At its core, it’s the practice of trying to make your website appear high in the search engine results pages when someone searches for related information.
When your pages are set up to be easily found by search engines such as Google or Bing, it makes it more likely that people will find your content and visit your site.
Read this article written by UNH SEO Specialist Kelly Morgan, which includes examples, Drupal instructions, and additional resources to help you improve your site's SEO.
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Reduced Hours for Computer Repair Services
June 26, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
The Computer Repair Services (CRS) MUB location, adjacent to the UNH Computer Store, will have reduced business hours for drop off and pick up of equipment being repaired. New hours beginning Monday, July 2 will be Monday – Friday from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
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IT Service Desk CHAT Service Discontinued on July 2
June 26, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
The UNH IT Service Desk provides friendly, reliable technology support for the University community via phone, online web forms, and the UNH IT Knowledge Base.
The UNH IT Service Desk will discontinue their CHAT service beginning Monday, July 2. Over the last year trends indicate a low volume of CHAT requests to the Service Desk. Discontinuing this service will allow staff to focus on other high-value services such as knowledge base article creation and maintenance.
To reach the UNH IT Service...
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Banner 9 Student Upgrade News
June 21, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
UNH and GSC Banner Student production environments will be upgraded to Banner 9 in mid-June. The current plan is that the UNH and GSC Banner 8 production environments will remain available for use until the end of October. This will allow all offices to transition to Banner 9 throughout the summer and early fall.
Overview/demo sessions have been scheduled for the dates/times listed below. These sessions will be available to attend in-person or via Zoom. A Zoom session will also be recorded for...
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NH Lean Black Belts Reflect on Achievements and Lessons Learned from Lean
June 21, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
(L-R) Amy Maltagliati, Lean trainer Dag Vlahos, and Dan McCleod
On Friday, June 1, Amy Maltagliati from Granite State College and Dan McCleod from UNH Professional Development and Training both obtained their Lean Black Belts from the State of New Hampshire. Both Amy and Dan engaged the long road to their achievements by first taking the UNH Intro to Lean Class, moving through the Yellow Belt Training, and receiving their Green Belt certifications through the lens of facilitators over...
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Latest Lean Yellow Belts Receive Certificates
June 15, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
The latest class of Lean Yellow Belts celebrate their certification on June 13, 2018
On June 13, 2018, 13 UNH and USNH staff members received their Lean Yellow Belt Certifications. Teams comprised higher education staff from UNH technology, UNH human resources, USNH project management, and USNH partnership and shared services.
As a group, teams used their four-day training session to further their understanding of the lean methodology and apply it to actual projects, with the goal of...
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Signals: IT News Will Have New Look and Feel
May 29, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Signals: IT News will have a new look and feel starting with our next issue.
Starting with our next issue, UNH Signals: IT News will have a new look and feel, as we move to a new technology to create and distribute our newsletter. In the spirit of educating the University community on the legitimacy of our email communications, we’re letting you know in advance to avoid mistaking our next issue as spam or a phishing attempt. To learn more about phishing awareness, go to: https://www....
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From Our Knowledge Base: Emailing Students in a Concluded Class
May 21, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Emailing students after a class has concluded is a breeze
After a course has concluded you can no longer use the email function within myCourses to email the students in that course. If you want to communicate with those students go to Webcat and locate the course and use that email function.
Instructions on use Webcat email functionality
Log into Webcat
Click on Faculty Services
Click on Summary Class List
Choose term from drop down list
Choose course from drop down...
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Options for File Storage and Sharing at UNH
May 21, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
UNH offers several different options for storing and sharing files, depending on your needs. Box is unlimited data cloud storage for simple storage and sharing of your UNH files. Microsoft SharePoint allows you to develop and design customized SharePoint site collections where faculty, staff, and students can do everything from sharing and editing documents in real-time to creating fully interactive collaborative web environments. Other tools are also available to store restricted and legally...
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Lean at UNH: Latest Yellow Belt Class Discusses the Value of Lean
April 24, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Lean at UNH Yellow Belt Class - March 2018
Lean at UNH is about improving processes to better serve the University community, and to inspire and facilitate employee innovation on how best to add value while stretching UNH dollars. Lean is fostered and curated by the UNH IT Project Management Office (PMO), who have developed the Lean Pathways program to educate UNH personnel on the value and use of Lean.
The Lean Pathways program consists of four courses: Introduction to Lean (Awareness...
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Windows 10 Available for Students, Staff, and Faculty
April 24, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Microsoft Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest operating system and is faster, more secure, and easier to manage than any of its predecessors.
UNH’s latest licensing agreement with Microsoft allows for students to download and install Windows 10 Education at no cost for both Macs and PCs. Students can download/upgrade Windows 10 by going to http://unh.onthehub.com and signing in with their UNH email address.
UNH departments are permitted to upgrade to Windows 10 on all University-owned...
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