ITS Systems Maintenance Sunday, March 1st

February 26, 2015 by
Categories: Midd Blogosphere

During our regular maintenance window this Sunday, March 1st we have the following activities scheduled:

 

  • Our Exchange email environment will receive the latest patch from Microsoft (Cumulative update 7)
    • There is no service outage planned with this maintenance
  • There will be a netmask change on a network management subnet
    • There is no service outage planned with this maintenance
    • Some ITS staff will see notification alerts from monitoring systems

 

We appreciate your patience as we continuously strive to keep our systems functioning optimally.

 

Regards,
Billy

 

Billy Sneed

ITS – Central Systems & Network Services

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Student profile: Gabby Santos

February 26, 2015 by
Categories: Midd Blogosphere
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Name: Gabbie Santos
Year at Middlebury: Sophomore 
Hometown/location: Silang, Cavite, Philippines
 
Describe your volunteer service commitments that occur in the Middlebury area: I am currently the weekend build coordinator for Habitat for Humanity Middlebury College Chapter. As co-president of the International Students’ Organization, I also help ensure that community service is part of our organization’s agenda/programming. 
 
Length of time you have been volunteering there: I started with Habitat in September 2013, during my MiddView (Middlebury Orientation Week) trip, as a volunteer builder. My role as build coordinator began in September 2014.  
 
Describe your responsibilities: My main responsibility is to coordinate with Habitat for Humanity chapters near/around Middlebury for volunteer opportunities, and then to organize weekend builds for Middlebury students as an opportunity to work with the local community.
 
What do you most enjoy about volunteering?: For me, genuinely sharing myself through volunteering allows me to find a profound connection with humankind. It is this discovery that gives me hope in a world that is constantly inundated with negativity. Volunteering is, indeed, nourishment for the soul.
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ProQuest research databases (and other things) down for maintenance this weekend

February 26, 2015 by
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From ProQuest:

On February 28, 2015, ProQuest will be upgrading its systems infrastructure to improve performance, security, and overall reliability of your products. The window is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and will last for five (5) hours

Affected resources that Middlebury subscribes to:

    • ProQuest platform (search.proquest.com), which includes (a partial list):
      • ProQuest Central (over 16,000 full-text journal titles)
      • ProQuest Historical Newspapers
      • PsycINFO and PsycTESTS
      • Safari Technical Books
    • ProQuest Congressional (congressional.proquest.com)
    • Chadwyck-Healey databases (full list available here); includes Periodicals Archive Online
    • ProQuest Digital Microfilm
    • RefWorks
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Moodle Maintenance on Friday, March 6th, 2015

February 25, 2015 by
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From Remote-Learner:

In order to increase the resilience and reliability of our cloud platform we will be conducting network maintenance on 3/06/2015 between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., EST. During this time sites will be unavailable for extended periods of time.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to improve your experience.

Sincerely,

Remote-Learner Technical Support

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Middlebury Top Producer of Fulbrights!

February 25, 2015 by
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A shout out to all those excellent Fulbright applicants who helped make Middlebury a top producer of Fulbrighters for 2014-15! We have 12 grantees this year, pursuing research or teaching English all over the globe–Columbia, Germany, Spain, Russia, Brazil, China, Jordan, India, Poland and Ecuador. Rising seniors and young alumni, now is an excellent time […]
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Upcoming Fellowship Meetings: Feb 26, March 5, March 12

February 25, 2015 by
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Join me on those dates to learn more about fellowships for rising seniors and young alumni! Here’s the schedule: Overview of Fall Fellowships (British, Watson, Fulbright), Thursday, February 26, 6:30-7:30 pm in Hillcrest 103 Preparing a Nomination Application for the British Scholarships: Thursday, March 5, 6:30-7:30 pm in Hillcrest 103 Preparing Proposals for the Fulbright and Watson: Thursday, Thursday, March 12, […]
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Benefits Information

February 24, 2015 by
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Middlebury College’s Health Plan has a “Coordination of Benefits” provision that requires CBA Blue to maintain information on file regarding other insurance coverage you or your dependents may have.  Annually CBA Blue sends out a Coordination of Benefits form that all enrolled employees must complete to ensure proper processing of your health insurance claims.  You should receive the form from CBA Blue within the next few days.  Please be sure to complete it and return it to them as instructed.  This form is required for all enrolled employees (even if you and your dependents do not have other insurance).  This information is necessary for proper processing of your claims in a timely manner.  Failure to provide accurate information on other coverage may result in serious financial consequences.

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