Mobile communication device pilot program takes off

Beginning Monday, Sept. 13, three university divisions (IT, athletics, and student affairs) will begin a pilot of the Mobile Communication Device Program. The program features devices such as smartphones, e-mail devices, personal digital assistants and iPads to which...

IT rolls out DoIT.wcu.edu, support changes

After months of planning and behind-the-scenes work, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) launched its new website, DoIT.wcu.edu, on Tuesday, August 3. DoIT.wcu.edu provides WCU students, faculty, staff, families and guests with a main point of entry to IT...

eBriefcase available to 600 incoming freshmen

Students enrolled in English 101 classes this fall (2010) will be the first participants in Western Carolina University’s Education Briefcase (eBriefcase). The eBriefcase is one of the key tools that will support the university’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP),...

New IT website coming soon

After months of planning and behind-the-scenes work, the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is scheduled to launch a new IT website in early August. The new website will provide WCU students, faculty, staff, families and guests with a main point of entry to IT...

Campus prepares for migration to Blackboard 9.1

By Anna T. McFadden, Director of the Coulter Faculty Center (CFC) The Provost-appointed Faculty Task Force on Learning Management Systems (LMS) met with Provost Kyle Carter and CIO Craig Fowler on December 16, 2009 to present their unanimous recommendation to upgrade...

CFC rolls Out Wimba MEETING for all faculty and staff

By Anna T. McFadden, Director of the Coulter Faculty Center (CFC) Collaboration for faculty and staff at WCU no longer has to occur face to face. Meeting with colleagues across the UNC system, the nation and the world is now possible virtually with Wimba MEETING. You...