About

ITS and the Division of Communications have launched a new version of the College calendar that includes a new featured events block, a re-worked approach to ongoing events, support for weekly calendar digests, and more. The changes were based on feedback from the community, as well as usability testing conducted over the last year. Read [...]

Ebrary, a collection of over 50,000 academic electronic books to which the library subscribes, has just released an app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The app is available for free in the App Store. To make it easier to use ebrary—with or without the app—ebrary also just announced the ability for researchers to [...]

Recreation Services has welcomed new staff members Xiao Cui ’13, assistant facility supervisor, Natasha Gordon ’13, associate sports clubs supervisor, and Luke Smith ’14, assistant IM events supervisor. In addition, Javauhn Caines ’12 has been promoted to associate IM events supervisor, Glenford Robinson ’13 to associate facility supervisor, and Janka Lovering ’13 to head fitness supervisor. Read the full announcement

The library ambassadors is a group of students charged with increasing communication between Skillman Library and the student body. Ambassadors play an active role in advising librarians and library staff on improvements to library services, resources, and policies. The library is seeking students to join the group. Ambassadors must be willing to serve for at [...]

Nathan Lager, systems administrator for Information Technology Services (ITS), writes about the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the ITS Staff Blog. SOPA would expand the ability of U.S. law enforcement to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property and counterfeit goods. It has many critics, including Lager. Visit the ITS Staff Blog

The Controller’s Office has made electronic distribution of student account bills available, enabling students and their authorized family members to view their tuition bills online and see transactions on the account. Other services made available in December are multiple avenues for online payment and electronic refunds. Learn more about these new features

Fitness assistant and facility monitor Lorre-Ann Fisher ’12 has been named Employee of the Semester by Recreation Services. An announcement explains why Fisher was chosen and includes a quote from her. Read about the honor

Skillman Library has purchased seven laptop locks that can be checked out from the circulation desk. Simply loop the cable around a table leg or similarly sturdy object, plug the lock into the left hand side of your laptop, and rotate and pocket the key. The locks are light and easy to use, and you [...]

The River Life Along the Waterways of Holland & Belgium trip in the Alumni Travel Program has sold out, so a second trip has been added for April 6-14. Other trips in 2012 take travelers to Costa Rica, Alaska, Italy, and South Africa. Read about the Alumni Travel Program

The Lynda.com iOS app now works for lynda.lafayette.edu. On the login screen, click the [Web portal log in] button and type in https://lynda.lafayette.edu in the URL field. When you click [Submit] you will be prompted to enter your Lafayette Network ID and password for access to your lynda.com account. Information Technology Service is giving away Lynda.com prizes to the user with [...]