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IT syncs passwords, refreshes campus and equips nursing college

IT syncs passwords, refreshes campus and equips nursing college

By Glenn Battishill August 21, 2012

Most people’s summer “to-do” list includes lots of relaxation, cleaning things and maybe a little work. Ashland University’s Information Technology department was doing lots of work, lots of cleaning...

IT rids campus of troublesome software

By Glenn Battishill September 14, 2011

Three weeks ago Ashland University students suddenly had two less things to complain about; Trend Micro and Bradford. As many students probably noticed, downloading Bradford onto their computer before...

Emergency notification system proves a worthwhile investment

By Glenn Battishill February 24, 2011

The notification system that warned students of an assault near the library has been performing better than expected by Information Technology. The notification system was supposed to have been tested...

Construction of nursing building to begin in April

By Glenn Battishill February 24, 2011

Since the merger with MedCentral last year, plans have been in development to construct a state of the art medical education facility on the MedCentral campus. Starting last August, Facilities Management...

Students express concerns during Student Speak Up

By Lindsay Cameron February 17, 2011

This semester's Student Speak Up buzzed with a multitude of issues, ranging from the usual Internet troubles to improving retention rates. One of the first problems mentioned pertained to the poor quality...

Less Federal Work-Study money

By Lindsay Cameron February 10, 2011

There are two reasons why student employers at Ashland University may feel financial strain in their budgets this semester. Last year, Ashland University received a federal stimulus package for Work-Study,...

IT delivers on Internet, promises better Wi-Fi next semester

By Glenn Battishill January 27, 2011

Returning students this semester may have noticed a new addition to Ashland's campus; the Internet! As promised, the Internet bandwidth increase came over winter break. The bandwidth increase, which was...

Print quota proves successful

By Glenn Battishill January 20, 2011

Information Technology plans to keep the print quota after it has successfully reduced resource waste since its implementation a year and a half ago. "The print quota is working as it was intended," Curtis...

IT promises improvement next semester

By Glenn Battishill December 2, 2010

Despite an original improvement date of mid-October, Ashland University students are still plagued with slow and unreliable Internet speeds; Information Technology hopes to have this issue fixed by the...

Generator guarantees Internet; rain, snow or thunder

By Glenn Battishill October 27, 2010

Buried deep in the basement of Founders Hall is a room full of giant servers and computers. Hundreds of cables run throughout the room connecting Ashland University to the outside world, via telephone...

Student Speak-Up paves the way for parking concerns

By Glenn Battishill October 14, 2010

This fall's Student Speak-Up heard many of the same issues as years previous, including 24-hour visitation, meal swipes and class scheduling. Two issues that have always been important were prevalent...

IT struggles to maintian Internet

By Glenn Battishill September 18, 2010

Despite the fact that Ashland University is four weeks into the school year, students and faculty are still having problems with their internet. "After three years of being at Ashland, I’ve always disliked...

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