Week of 2.8.10

  • SAC/LGC
  1. Put up signs for energy week in SUB.
  2. Sent late notice to Tattler.
  3. Updated Web site to match email going out to RAs. Sent update to outreach.
  4. Responded to Trail questions.
  5. Set up for Info Table.
  6. Hosted movie night, Dan Sherman’s talk, Puget Creek Restoration Society talk. Low/no attendance for talks, but 60ish at movie night.
  7. SAC Exec meeting.
  8. Created Live Green Info Table signs. Created signs for Dan Sherman talk and Puget Creek Restoration Society talk.
  • Blogs
  1. Added posts for Emma Ayers, Micaela Cooley, Hannah Ratner, CES, P&G.
  2. Fixed category for Micaela’s post.
  3. Prepared image and noted to update P&G blog entry on Thursday 2.12, after 2.11 event is done.
  • Social Media
  1. Sent events to Sarah for posting.
  2. Added flickr photo stream to Athletics page.
  3. Sent flickr photo stream info to Colleen Gause, Rebecca Harrison, and Cead Nardie-Warner.
  4. Removed last copy of Athletics video from Web site.
  • Training
  1. Sent notices to people confirming 2.9 attendees.
  2. Ordered training manual print job. Took style handouts home to staple.
  3. Set up new user accounts on webtraining and main CMS.
  4. Restored TRAINING PAGES section on webtraining.
  5. Returned call for Travis Meers in ResLife re: training.
  6. Taught 2.9 CMS training class.
  7. Did one-on-one training for Kay Compton.
  • MachForms
  1. Fixed email for MAT email form.
  2. Updated OCSS form. Sent note that image attachments may not be working.
  3. Created NCA conference registration form. Sent to Margaret Birmingham for review.
  • Miscellaneous
  1. Updated Admission iframe test.
  2. Staff meeting
  3. Support calls, emails.
  4. Meetings with Sharon Chambers-Gordon, Rachel Cardwell, Lucretia Berg, Kristen Murphy, Rachel Cardwell.
  5. Added link to HPA under Academic Offices.
  6. Forwarded HR Ergonomics link issue to TS.
  7. Updated OCSS site.
  8. Modifications to 422 test iframe.
  9. Call with Mark to discuss faculty ID changeover, RSS templates, OT site updates.

Week of 2.1.10

  • Blogs
  1. Created community service blog and added CIAC outreach coordinators as users. Sent info to users about how to use this test blog.
  2. Added Jeanne Kimura’s new ID and deleted old one, attributing all posts to new ID.
  3. Added updated posts for Cony Craighead, Mikayla Hafner, Julie Christoph, IPE, PolGov, Alayna Schoblaske, Ana Calciano, Hannah Ratner, Maureen Wolsborn.
  4. Added Adam Ganz bio and picture to student athlete blog (and reminded to post).
  5. Added Micaela Cooley’s bio and picture to study abroad blog. Added account info and sent posting instructions and account info to Micaela.
  6. Sent note to Justin Canny and Alana Jardia checking on status of PSO and Intern blogs.
  7. Added Rebecca Kuglitsch to Collins Unbound (had to use @ups.edu email address).
  • Live Green Challenge/SAC
  1. Put up signs for energy week in SUB.
  2. Sent updated pilot charge code to Ginene for laminated shower timer signs.
  3. Asked Michelle about Farmer John film. Sent updated info to Kendle.
  4. Sent Sarah reservation for Board Room on 2.12, 2.19, 2.26 at lunch.
  5. Asked L’Arche, EFN, and PCRS about lunch presentation on Friday Feb. 12, 19, or 26.
  6. Ordered prints for film poster and banners for open house.
  7. Pulled together handouts, display items, prize stuff for open house.
  8. Open House setup, operation, tear down, follow up on prizes.
  9. SAC meeting
  10. Drafted email for Kelly to send RAs after John edits. Hopefully not much.
  11. Delivered postcards, posters, prizes.
  • Attended Yield site kick off call.
  • Webcasting talk with Cindy and Gayle.
  • Gauging interesting in Google Analytics webinar.
  • Updated the Psychology Experiment Night video.
  • Continued working on web strategic plan and related policies. Ugh. Met with Gayle re: plan.
  • Updated iframe for 422.
  • Emailed CMS users about CMS training, Google Analytics webinar, webcasting needs, and integrity check.
  • Emailed Jane Carlin and Bill Breitenbach about University ID use. Copied Gayle, Mark, Jeff, and Jimmy.
  • Moved page for Marta, published pended pages for Janet.
  • Set up a few Google Analytics accounts.
  • Added NUBC, KUPS, and ICW videos to youtube channel (2 faves, 1 playlist).
  • Embedded flickr photo sets on Students portal, Orientation, Alumni. Tried to add to athletics, but wouldn’t show up. Sent to FS.
  • Off Friday–babysitter sick.

Week of 1.25.10

  • Met with Gayle to discuss plans for web strategic plan; committed to developing policy and strategic plan drafts for next Monday’s follow up meeting.
  1. Started drafting policies.
  2. Sent note to Katherine Davis about legal implications of third party URLs (ie, hirepugetsoundstudents.com) and hosting external sites long-term on our servers.
  • Live Green Challenge
  1. Working with Michelle Jones to schedule Food in Film night in February. Reserved King Corn from library; sent note to Mike Veseth trying to track down student filmmakers for local food documentary to show. Got email from Kendle that they would love to take part. Asked her to send me copy.
  2. Left message for Jay Becker regarding scheduling backup speaker for 2.3.
  3. Confirmed John Inch (and Kristi Lynett) for Feb. 3. Tacoma Power backup if needed?
  4. Set up outreach meeting.
  5. Sent emails to Rachel Cardwell and Barbara Racine about prizes. Picked up prizes from bookstore. Can purchase more at discount.
  6. Got replies from 3 of the charity groups: L’Arche, Puget Creek, and EFN. Working on dates/times.
  7. Updated, printed and delivered posters to library.
  8. Left messages for Randy Stearnes of Tacoma Power about Feb. 3 kick-off. Confirmed Randy to attend 2.3.
  9. Printed Challenge event signs for Res Life and delivered.
  10. Ordered catering for major events.
  11. Submitted info to Tattler, plasma screens, and readerboard.
  12. Created postcard with events. Ordered printed in black and white because color was too expensive.
  • Blogs
  1. Added new editor kfox for helpdesk blog; changed knguyen user status from editor to subscriber.
  2. Added new posts by Justine McDaniel ’12; Mikayla Hafner; Alayna Schoblaske, Cony Craighead, Ana Calciano (got photo from Ross), Adrienne Kehn.
  3. Removed Voices posts for Matt Anderson and Christina Miller until they post more currently.
  4. Met with Jack re: community service blog. Need to set up test blog for CIAC.
  • Support calls/emails
  1. LONG call to help Sally Sprenger unsnarl her pages. Sent one problem to FS.
  2. Fixed Greek Life links; random other links.
  • Created promote your event MachForm; sent to Margaret for review; published and sent to Elise Richman.
  • Updated Arches. After working with TS to get FTP account reset. Current account info: arches; Arches2010.
  • Social media debrief meeting.
  • SAC Outreach and Exec meetings.
  • Assigned Sienna to digitize orientation videos, work on OURIS, and by Feb. 5, library acquisitions pages.

Week of 1.19.10

Short week because of the MLK holiday.

  • Welcome site planning meeting.
  • Got concerned email from Jane Carlin about use of UPSID on faculty pages. Sent reply outlining situation and notified WSG and Jimmy/Jeff of the email from Jane. (Bill Breitenbach called her; I emailed him about our discussion.) Left messages with HR, Barbara Racine, and Steven Davis about use of the UPS ID number to verify.
  1. Update: Talked with Mark Young who feels like we can and should make change to user names; he will add to their workflow to check page URLs when change faculty user names. MY talking with MC before announcing and scheduling work.
  • Blogs
  1. Sent note to Student Life bloggers to post this week. Sent reminder to student athletes to post. Sent reminder invitation to additional student athletes to try to get a few more.
  2. Added Hannah and Erin as bloggers.
  3. Added new posts from Alayna, Mikayla, Maureen, Lisa, and Hannah.
  4. Sent reminder to Jack Pearce-Droge about community service blog idea. Sent reminder to Justin about outdoor programs blog idea. Sent query to CES about intern bloggers–only 2 committed. Need three.
  5. Extended media upload space to 300MB.
  • Interview for University Business on CMS.
  • Kick-off meeting for events calendar modification. Gayle has first payment in the works with Patti. Not incorporating athletics feed at this time. Mark’s team may be able to do so before fall.
  • Updated PT requirements, Theatre scholarship info. Added Copy Services account. Set up accounts left from last week’s classes.
  • Started OURIS site. Asked Sienna to start converting.
  • Added photos to CHWS check in site.
  • Requested redirects.
  • Added press photo for Shirley.
  • Added missing faculty research page for ENVR.
  • Social media seminar in Seattle.

Week of 1.11.10

  • Professional Development Week!
  1. Taught four classes: Social media, Best practices, CMS Basics, CMS Advanced. Good turnout for all, but especially for CMS Advanced; need to offer more regularly. Also think we need to learn a little about Google Analytics and then offer something on that.
  2. Attended one class on sustainability and met Kristi Lynett, sustainability coordinator for city.
  3. Offered to put HR’s prof dev class eval form online if they were interested.
  4. Sent follow up emails with links to social media and best practices groups. Still need to do CMS accounts for those classes.
  • Blogs
  1. Added Ana Calciano’s info to student athlete blog; added Cony Craighead’s bio to study abroad blog.
  2. Updated Voices posts for Alayna and Julie.
  3. Deleted 5000+ spam comments on the one place I forgot to turn comments off (postgrad blog about page). Grrrr.
  • Email and Service calls
  • Sent out concern about UPSID numbers to WSG.
  • Live Green Challenge
  1. Updated old and created new signs and submitted print orders for RA training.
  2. Planning meeting.
  3. Worked on documentation for RA training and events.
  4. RA training Friday 1.15.10
  5. Arranged speakers: Dan Sherman, Kristi Lynett/John Inch
  6. Submitted Tattler and plasma screen info for basic LGC.
  • Ran integrity check.

Pre-break & Week of 1.4.10

  • Set up several new blogs:
  1. Life of a Logger (student athletes); 3 users accepted; reminder email sent out week of 1.4.10; set up users and sent login info
  2. Studying Abroad; 5 users accepted to date; waiting on a couple special invites extended before break for Gilman Scholars
  3. Collins Unbound
  4. Library Logged
  5. Web Work; to help me keep track of what I do, when
  • Worked with Admission on 422 forms to be integrated into site with iframe.
  • Updated features on site, including:
  1. Voices blogs (updated before break; after break, removed Maddy; updated Kelsey, Julie, Adrienne; added Alayna, Lisa); added 2 related blogs (irrelevancey and globaloney)
  2. Express Yourself: Added Amelia Vance composition to Crosscurrents PDF and added link to MP3 of composition performance (after converting with WAV to MP3 converter found on CNET); added Elements feature.
  3. Wrote profile for Keith Blocker and sent invitation, but no response yet.
  • Planned professional development courses:
  1. Sat down with Sarah and brainstormed layout of social media class; invited SMTF to participate.
  2. Started identifying tasks for Advanced CMS class and Best Practices class.
  3. Modified CMS Basic manual.
  • 1.4.10: Welcome/Yield site planning meeting (1.5 hours)
  • Planning for Live Green Challenge
  1. Sent status notes to group with sample posters before break.
  2. Confirmed planning meeting to nail down events/speakers and plan RA training.
  3. Invited speakers including Bill Smith, Kristi Lynett, Barry Goldstein, and Dan Sherman.
  • Helped MK with HelpDesk/TechHelp/Service Desk updates around site. This helped me find the problem with Search showing duplicate pages, which I reported to Mark on 1.5.10.
  • News problem with not showing more than one page of news listings reported 1.5.10; passed onto Fastspot; they sent update to fix on 1.6.10.
  • Learned how to do Blog CSS myself. 🙂 1.6.10.
  • Typed up draft of Recycled Rag. Notified Shirley about signing up as charter participant for STARS. Signed up for STARS webinar.
  • Worked with Admission on integration of 422 form into new site via iframe.
  • Got event module modifications SOW signed and faxed to Fastspot. Scheduled kick-off.
  • Started working on web strategic plan.