Week of 6.28.10

  • Misc
  1. Trained Jackie Braun from Facilities.
  2. Added Samantha Bourdon and Emily Mullins to CMS. Trained both.
  3. Fixed music pages.
  4. Sent email to Alyce DeMarais regarding Bulletin info requirements on School sites.
  5. Created basic instructions for WordPress.com emergency site editing.
  6. Created movie flyer for SAC/TFC documentaries. Sent to Copy Services to print.
  7. Reserved Who Killed the Electric Car.
  8. Sent GAP info to Shane and Kelly and copied Ellie and Stef.
  9. Converted basic graphic standards manual text into CMS for Julie to get started.
  10. Sent follow up note to new Sequoia contact, Brian Mooney, explaining plans to brand institutionally and asking for specs.
  11. Removed name from sustainability grant PDF as requested.
  12. Updated Recycled Rag page.
  13. Restored Susan Resneck Pierce content to live site.
  14. Summit/Expo meeting.
  15. Finished reaccreditation site after working with Nick and Giot to get access to the files.
  16. Continued intranet research.
  17. Set up dates to check dorms for SAC signs.
  18. Tested message board changeover in Welcome test site. Sent note to Robin and Sarah.
  19. Created test image of emergency icon on home page. Added emergency icon to emergency blog in case needed.
  • Social Media
  1. Met with Sarah to review edits to social media handbook.
  2. Added posts from Danielle Acheampong, Gina Scarsella, Mary Krauszer.
  3. Added photo for Rose Thompson.
  4. Cleared comments.
  5. Added account for Mark Maples. Sent email.
  6. Sent reminder emails to Tristen Hall and Jill Nguyen. Added Jill’s photo and bio.
  7. Sent Reunion lightbox to Nani and Steve for review before posting. Posted Reunion photoset on Flickr. Added embedded slideshow on alumni landing page, per Nani’s request.
  8. Sent note to DOS and IP re: inviting Mary Krauszer to blog about semester at sea. Sent note to Alyce DeMarais, Lisa Ferrari.
  9. Renamed reunion videos on YouTube. Created playlist. Rearranged channel entries. Added favorites for Japanese video and The Calculator.

Week of 6.21.10

  • Social Media
  1. Worked on handbook.
  2. Added Kyle Sleeper bio and photo.
  3. Added posts by Kyle Sleeper, Danielle Acheampong, Gina Scarsella, Leah Vendl.
  4. Cleared comments.
  5. Added Rose Thompson to Student Life blog. Sent log in info for Student Life blog (summer) and Adventures Abroad blog (fall). Asked for photo.
  6. Deleted older posts from Cony Craighead and Mikayla Hafner.
  7. Coordinated password change for all social media passwords with Sarah to make more secure.
  8. Added Mary Krauszer’s bio and photo. Asked about semester at sea internet access.
  • Misc
  1. Swapped permissions for English and Chemistry faculty.
  2. Sent note to Alyce DeMarais about Bulletin text requirements on the Web.
  3. Made corrections to Trustees page; checked President’s Org Chart; updated Venue Management test site; updated PT Course Sequence page.
  4. Scheduling more CMS trainings. Trained Randy Main in CFR.
  5. Sent GAP proposal to outreach for feedback.
  6. Info meeting about emergency site on wordpress.com. Started customizing. Added Sarah and Shirley. Worked a little with Julie on emergency site widgets.
  7. Still looking into the Welcome site login problems with TS. Sent note to accepted student to retry.
  8. Redid LLG OMAG ad for Julie.
  9. Met with Keith Ward to review CMS updating for Music.

Week of 6.14.10

  • Social media
  1. Removed comments.
  2. Removed Justine McDaniel.
  3. Added posts by Gina Scarsella (2), Danielle Acheampong, Kammi Sheeler, Annette d’Autremont, IPE, Mary Krauszer, Kelsey Quam.
  4. Worked on social media handbook. Met with Sarah.
  5. Created new Student Life blog contact list.
  6. Sent note to new Student Life posters reminding them to post.
  7. Added category and profile for Kammi Sheeler under Student Life.
  8. Sent follow up note to Mary Krauszer asking for her signed commitment form and bio/photo.
  9. Selected reunion photos for flickr. Sent note to Steve.
  • CMS
  1. Set up users for upcoming trainings: Amy Ryken, Kelsey Wilburn (Academic Advising), Alex Titus (PSO), Will Eberle (PSO), Jake Rifkin (PSO), Jenni Cinq-Mars (Res Life)
  2. Sent note to Skylar about today’s training for MCSS.
  3. Sent note to Randy Main (CFR) to set up training. Scheduled training.
  4. Conducted training for Lauren Szafranski and Will Eberle.
  5. Conducted training for Kelsey Wilburn and Jenni Cinq-Mars.
  6. Conducted training for Amy Ryken.
  7. Support visit for Sharon Chambers-Gordon.
  • Misc
  1. Contacted TS about access for FS to fix problems from Friday.
  2. Sent IE8 screen shot to FS for tweaking. Turned out to be fluke.
  3. GAP planning meeting. Decided to revise to focus on RSA/RHA organization.
  4. Met with Kate Cohn regarding Judicial Affairs name change.
  5. Discussed Green Dot program with Skylar Bihl.
  6. Edited Orientation leader pages.
  7. Unpublished old Igx Orientation pages.
  8. Worked with Chelsea Lechelt on embedding Course Offerings video in Welcome site.
  9. Met with Jen Lambert about permissions for Fastspot to investigate missing Welcome site icons. Called Fastspot.
  10. Met with Jenni Cinq-Mars and Marta Palmquist-Cady to revise the GAP plans.

Week of 6.14.10

  • Out Monday – Wednesday, camping
  • Out Thursday sick.
  • Friday!
  1. Met with Mark Young to discuss integration of Athletics calendar into main events calendar. Importing RSS feed into events calendar seems simple, but what about updates? So looking into adding pulled info from Athletics RSS as system builds events pages dynamically.
  2. Asked MK about temp staffing ideas.
  3. Sent Mary Krauszer blog info.
  4. Added posts from Lisa Griswold, Danielle Acheampong, Micaela Cooley, Alayna Schoblaske, Julie Christoph.
  5. Cleared comments off blogs.
  6. Deleted P&G blog for summer.
  7. Set up meeting with MK and Marta to discuss orientation page.
  8. Tested Fastspot changes on live server.
  9. Fixed academic calendar items showing up on home page events tab by unmarking Featured.
  10. Noted separate problem with old events showing up on main page. Sent email to Kim at FS.
  11. Worked on social media plan.

Week of 6.1.10

  • Monday off for Memorial Day!
  • Misc
  1. CMS training for Jeanne Stevens in English.
  2. Sent list of template modifications thoughts to Gayle, Sarah, Julie. Created hidden page in Web Site Guide to formalize template modification guidelines.
  3. Updated Internships page, per request from CES.
  4. Met with library about template modifications.
  5. Met with TS about intranet.
  6. Staff meeting.
  • Social Media
  1. Cleared 200+ comments off Adventures Abroad plus a few off Postgrad scholars.
  2. Updated posts for Alayna Schoblaske, Julie Christoph, Micaela Cooley, Library, CES.
  3. Removed Adrienne Kehn since hadn’t posted since early April.
  4. Set up and sent account info for Annette, Gina, Leah, Mahal, Danielle, Anna, Kammi. Added bio info where I had it.
  5. Added video capability per request from Danielle. May also be useful for Leah.
  6. Sent follow-up email to Mary Krauszer.
  7. Sent emails to selected students from Crosscurrents and Elements.
  8. Added categories for new users.
  9. Sent follow up email to Rose Thompson confirming interest in blogging during summer internship AND fall study abroad, and asking for consent form, bio, and photo.
  10. Reviewed CMN album for potential Express Yourself feature.

Week of 5.24.10

  • Out Friday preparing for Memorial Day weekend!
  • Social Media
  1. Finished selecting Spring 2010 photos from CommImages. Downloaded, organized, uploaded to flickr with descriptions. Sent emails to CES, Keith Ward, Liz Collins, Jason Rotchstein, and Jane Kenyon asking permission for images.
  2. Responded to blog inquiries.
  3. Adding summer researching to Student Life blog: Leah Vendl, Mary Krauszer, Annette D’Autremont,
  • Misc
  1. Sent follow up email to CMS users about Cascade changes; talked with Jeff Strong about changes.
  2. Met with Gayle.
  3. Sent follow up email to Theresa Duhart about cellular internet access cards. Followed up with Janet Hallman, per Theresa, and sent info to Gayle.
  4. Staff meeting.
  5. Sent note to John O’Brien at Sequoia about branding bookstore site.
  6. Added permissions for Martha and Robin on Admission site.
  • SAC
  1. STARS meeting.
  2. Expo/Summit planning meeting.

Week of 5.17.10

  • Took Monday off; had to take Friday off–Judy urgently sick; worked Sunday for Cascade changes.
  • Misc
  1. Intranet meeting
  2. Added flickr photostream to Commencement site.
  3. Fixed Orientation tables.
  4. Converted CHWS Res Life manual.
  5. Posted commencement speeches.
  6. Staff meeting.
  7. CMS training for Elizabeth Aleman.
  8. Testing Welcome site changes. Sent problem with To-do list text links to Amy at Fastspot.
  9. Added to-do list item for Passages.
  10. Updated press photos page.
  11. Updated venues page and room reservation form.
  12. Web server blew up 5pm Wednesday. Enlisted assistance from Fastspot. Ugh.
  • Blogs
  1. Set up Kristen Parker. Sent info. Added to About page.
  2. Sent follow up email to Kammi Sheeler asking for signed commitment and inviting to blog during summer research in Bosnia, too. Set her up as user, and sent login info.
  3. Set up Rose Thompson. Sent info and requested signed commitment and bio info.
  4. Sent email to Kelsey Quam inviting her to continuing blogging during her upcoming Kiva fellowship.
  5. Set up Tristen Hall and Jill Nguyen in Adventures Abroad since not that many confirmed postgrad scholars. Sent info. Requested bio info.
  6. Sent email to Elizabeth Glass checking to see if she’s still interested in blogging and requesting commitment form.
  7. Sent follow up emails to summer and fall study abroaders (minus Kristen Parker) inviting them to blog.
  8. Set up Kyle Sleeper, Dan Miller, and James Luu. Sent info. Requested bio info and signed commitments from Dan and James.
  9. Sent reminder/invitation to blog to student life names including Dani Rosengrant.
  10. Sent reminder/invitation to blog to postgrad scholars who haven’t committed. Including Mark Maples, Fulbright to Taiwan.

Week of 5.10.10

  • Blogs/Social Media
  1. Updated Justine McDaniel, CES, IPE.
  2. Added RDG, Lu’au videos and playlists. Reorganized playlists and favorites.
  3. Set up Library Blog for Lori Ricigliano.
  4. Set up blog for Social Sciences at Collins for Laura Schick and Andrea Kueter, minus custom graphic to come later.
  • Misc
  1. Worked on Forensics, sexual misconduct, reaccreditation; clearing Ingeniux.
  2. Met with Gayle.
  3. Examined analytics for Welcome site. Started reading book.
  4. Sent request for quote to FS for Welcome site modifications. And query about events calendar/location issue.
  5. Fixed Welcome site problem with See All Events not working some times–changed redirect to include final slash. 🙂
  6. Updated CMS email list.
  7. Ran integrity check, but seems to have only partially run. Posted results and sent to CMS users.
  8. Trained Copy Services staff.
  9. Ran Google Analytics report for Copy Services.
  10. Requested password protection for reaccreditation PDFs.
  11. Started Cascade changeover list. Sent to CMS users.
  12. Fixed permissions for Holly Jones.
  13. Sent emails to set up training for new English/Access Services support staff.
  14. “Launched” OURIS site.
  • SAC
  1. Prepped stuff for green grad pledge. Delivered to student starting table.
  2. Delivered senior gift to Alana Kazam.
  3. Managed green grad pledge table.
  4. Showed documentary Good Food.
  5. Delivered green ribbons to mailboxes.

Week of 5.3.10

  • Blogs
  1. Updated posts for Micaela Cooley, Alayna Schoblaske, Cony Craighead, Kelsey Quam, IPE, Mikayla Hafner, Lisa Griswold, PolGov, Julie Christoph.
  2. Removed old posts for several folks.
  3. Sent follow up note to Leah Vendl about summer blogging.
  4. Added Lori Ricigliano to Library blogs Collins Unbound and Library Logged.
  5. Cleared comments on blogs.
  • Misc
  1. Met with Susan Isaacson to review content inventory procedures.
  2. Talked with Eunice Ockerman from San Jose State University.
  3. Continued reviewing content from Ingeniux.
  4. Admission travel map meeting.
  5. Added embedded flickr photoset to Orientation, Passages page, per Justin’s request.
  6. Updated calendar link on PSO trips page.
  7. Printed and saved screen shots for Fieldhouse Update site.
  8. Staff meeting.
  9. Made updates for Lina Bloomer.
  10. Updates on CSI and form for Rachel.
  11. Updated Arches. Documented notes and sent to Cathy. Reset Arches password and got Cathy’s Dreamweaver set up with new password. Copied Arches files down to Cathy’s machine.
  12. Talked with Nancy Strein from Brooklyn College.
  13. Moved over Ingeniux pages for Power of One and started Forensics tournaments.
  • SAC
  1. Meeting
  2. Outreach meeting

Week of 4.26.10

  • Blogs
  1. Increased blog upload limit to 400MB after Alayna pointed out Studying Abroad had hit the 300MB limit I set previously.
  2. Updated posts for Micaela Cooley, Alayna Schoblaske, Cony Craighead, CES.
  3. Sent interest email to Kammi Sheeler and summer research recruits.
  • SAC
  1. Finished Good Food poster. Ordered prints. Picked up and delivered some to Michelle Jones.
  2. Delivered LLG mug and posters to Doug for speaker.
  3. Working on SSC poster to request prints.
  4. Ordered books for SAC senior gifts.
  • Misc
  1. Created new form for Gayle for faculty publication collection.
  2. Created new page in Web Site Guide listing publication URLs and a page about how to request one.
  3. Updated Information Update form per Sean Vincent and CES.
  4. Updated IPE site structure and sent note to Mike Veseth about standard link order.
  5. Created new music photo gallery pages and connected Susan Isaacson to Sarah for CommImages.
  6. Picked up new CCR and Elements. Sent names to DOS for approval.