SIGUCCS 2003
31st Annual ACM SIGUCCS Fall Conference
September 21-24, 2003
San Antonio, Texas, USA

This is an unofficial mirror of documentation provided at the SIGUCCS conference on Sept 2003
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Achieving Rapid Service Deployment in an Academic Environment
S. Nangle (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Page 1

Adult Learning: The Often Overlooked Aspect of Technical Training
A. Jones (South Dakota State University)
Page 4

Advanced Information Technology Support for Life Sciences Research
C. A. Stewart (Indiana University & Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum Universität Stuttgart)

D. Hart (Indiana University)
R. Repasky (Indiana University)
M. Papakhian (Indiana University)
A. Shankar (Indiana University)
E. Wernert (Indiana University)
A. D. Arenson (Indiana University, Purdue University)
G. Bernbom (Indiana University) Page 7

All in the Family: Utilizing Shared Resources Across Campuses
R. Richard (Pennington Biomedical Research Center)

C. Lassalle (Pennington Biomedical Research Center)
R. Daigle (Louisiana State University)
T. Snyder (Louisiana State University)
Page 10

Being Sam Malone: Customer Service on a Campus Where "Everybody Knows Your Name"
M. Watts (Grinnell College)
Page 12

Colgate University's ITS Study Groups: In-house Personal and Professional Development
J. Kellogg (Colgate University)
Page 15

Computing Competencies---Ensuring Student Success
G. Gonzales-Dholakia (Computer Competency Administrator)
Page 18

Computing Labs and Technology Classroom (CLTC) Initiative: A Model for Distributed Support
L. S. LaRoche (DePauw University)

A. Smock (DePauw University)
J. M. Miranda (DePauw University)
T. A. M. Noble (DePauw University)
Page 21

To Corral Support, a Proper Set of Tools are Needed
J. A. Underwood (NDSU/ITS)

D. Hegdahl (NDSU/ITS)
J. Gimbel (NDSU/ITS)
Page 23

Creating a Professional Development Program to Support a Handheld Computing Initiative
K. Janz (Indiana State University)
Page 27

Deep in Benchmarking: Using Industry Standards to Assess a Training Program
J. Pfefer (University of Missouri at Columbia)
Page 33

Deep in Budget Restraints---Return on Investment (ROI)
T. Robb (University of Missouri at Columbia)
J. Pfefer (University of Missouri at Columbia)
Page 38

Deep in the Heart of Client Services: It's Not Just About Hardware and Software
C. A. Murnan (Oberlin College)
Page 41

Deep in the Pocket of Technology Creative Fiscal Management in Tight Times
C. Peddie (Middlebury College)
Page 48

Developing a Valuable Tool for IT Staff: Increasing Efficiency and Communication with an Intranet
R. LeBreton (Bucknell University)

L. Veloz (Bucknell University) Page 51

Enforcing Model Network Citizenship by Remote Administration
P. Gupta (Ringling School of Art and Design)

M. Pegah (Ringling School of Art and Design) Page 55

Escaping the Quicksand and Getting Back on the Trail of Team Projects
S. K. Brawn (Arizona State University West)
K. Caye (Arizona State University West)

R. Mark Koan (Arizona State University West) Page 59

Establishing Standards for Usable and Accessible User Services Web Sites
D. A. Amsler (University of Delaware)
Page 63

The Evolution of the Electronic Campus: From a Communication System To an Educational Delivery System
J. Rickman (Northwest Missouri State University)

K. Todd (Northwest Missouri State University)
T. Verbick (Northwest Missouri State University)
M. Miller (Northwest Missouri State University)
Page 65

Evolution of the "Red Book"---From (paper) rags to riches
N. P. Kutner (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Page 70

Expanding Help Desk Services: The Benefits of Student S.O.S.
L. H. Snyder (Brown University)
Page 74

Helping Faculty Help Themselves: A Collaborative Approach to Peer Mentoring
J. Livingston (Vassar College)
Page 80

Herding Cats: Training Students in Customer Service, Assisting Faculty and Facilitating Training for Various Technical Levels
D. Douglas (University of Richmond)

M. Foster (University of Richmond) Page 83

Higher Education ERP: A Framework to Reduce the Pain
K. T. Pegah (Ringling School of Art and Design)

M. Pegah (Ringling School of Art and Design)
T. M. Dillow (TMD Corporation) Page 86

How to Recruit, Motivate and Retain Effective Student Workers?
C. C. Lassalle (Pennington Biomedical Research)

R. C. Richard (Pennington Biomedical Research) Page 90

Implementation of Fee-Based Printing in Student Computing Sites
C. Jarom (University of Delaware)

S. J. Timmins (University of Delaware) Page 94

Incident Handling: An Orderly Response to Unexpected Events
R. L. Rollason-Reese (Eastern Connecticut State University)
Page 97

The Insider: The Web Site That Brought Mesa's Williams Campus Together
B. Valenzuela (Arizona State University)
Page 103

Instituting and Advocating Technology Training and Sharing of Ideas for Online Courseware
D. Patterson (Valparaiso University)
Page 108

Instructional Support at Small Universities: A Training Perspective
V. Ananthanarayanan (Trinity University)

J. Reiffert (Trinity University) Page 110

Integrating WebCT with Diverse Campus Systems
J. Whisler (University of Delaware)
Page 114

ipod, uPod, wePod...Doubling Your Client Support and Strengthening Team Ties With Virtually No Extra Resources
J. B. Saunders (Princeton University)

E. Moore (Princeton University) Page 116

A KeyServer for Faculty, Not Just Labs
C. Jones (University of Oregon)
Page 118

Leadership by Design: Collaborations and Cornerstones
T. Mileham (Valparaiso University)

J. Hicks (Valparaiso University) Page 120

Liberating Lab Computing: Building a Stable yet Flexible Computing Environment for Students and Faculty
K. Janz (Indiana State University)

P.-Y. Hu (Indiana State University) Page 125

Macintosh OS X --- A Smooth Migration
S. E. Hanselman (Ringling School of Art and Design)
M. Pegah (Ringling School of Art and Design)
Page 129

Making Online Training and Support Easier for Everyone with Viewlets
J. Ward (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Page 135

Managing Higher Ed Web Sites: Balancing the need for timely updates, the requirements of institutional marketing, and the development of content
R. D. Krause (Central Missouri State University)
Page 139

Marketing Computer Support Services through Relationship and Training Strategies
B. Bentley (Harvard University)
I. Rozanes (Harvard University)

V. Dixon (Harvard University)
P. Farmer (Harvard University) Page 142

New Name, New Image: PC Help Desk Steers Massive PR Launch
R. C. Richard (Pennington Biomedical Research)

C. C. Lassalle (Pennington Biomedical Research) Page 148

The Power of Story
S. R. Bauer (California Lutheran University)
Page 151

Putting OSX in an Open Access Lab (or "The Joy of X")
D. L. R. Houston (University of Vermont)
Page 154

Rapid Help Desk Revitalization
J. Gormly (Brown University)
Page 159

Ready, Connect, Learn: Preparing Students for Campus Technology
G. McCarthy (Syracuse University)
Page 163

Regaining Single Sign-On Taming the Beast
D. Anchan (Ringling School of Art and Design)

M. Pegah (Ringling School of Art and Design) Page 166

The Road Less Traveled: Staff-Driven Re-org
J. Zappe (Bucknell University)

B. Hoyt (Bucknell University)
L. Veloz (Bucknell University) Page 172

Schedul-EZ: A Tool For Scheduling Faculty, Rooms and Courses
S. Siva (Northwest Missouri State University)

J. Chhabra (Principal Financial Group) Page 177

A Simple Web Content Management Tool as the Solution to a Web Site Redesign
D. T. Dudek (University at Buffalo)

H. A. Wieczorek (University at Buffalo) Page 179

The SNet Model: Access, Security and E-Services for Students
A. Padmanabhan (Hunter College)
Page 182

Student Staff---n. an energetic, brilliant, creative, talented potential rolled into a food-driven, sleep-deprived, unmotivated creature who wears dirty clothes
K. McRitchie (Grinnell College)
Page 189

Student Workers---The Heart of the Help Desk
R. Daigle (Louisiana State University)
Page 193

Supporting a Windows XP/Red Hat Linux Dual Boot Environment
B. Valenzuela (Arizona State University)
Page 196

It Takes a Village to Build an Image
R. M. Koan (Arizona State University West)

K. Caye (Arizona State University West)
S. K. Brawn (Arizona State University West)
Page 200

Teaching with Technology, Setting an Example
T. Murphy (Williams College)

M. Hirai (Williams College) Page 208

Teamwork is the Heart of Technology
T. Hohlt (University of Missouri-Columbia)

K. Cunningham (University of Missouri-Columbia) Page 213

Technical Outreach---If The Mountain Won't Come To Mohammed...
K. McRitchie (Grinnell College)
Page 216

Technology in the Hearts of the Faculty
B. Ohmer (Lewis & Clark College)
Page 219

The Technology Learning Center (TLC): A Comprehensive Learning Environment for Students
S. Kornkven (North Dakota State University)
Page 222

Tech-NO-Nerds: Why the Best Student Computer Lab Consultants are often not from the Computer Science Department
T. Verbick (Northwest Missouri State University)

K. Todd (Northwest Missouri State University) Page 225

Training and Documentation
L. Montgomery (Millsaps College)
Page 228

Training Program Growth... From Flat Line to Pulsating
S. A. Moore (Saint Louis University)
Page 230

Transitioning to Unstaffed Computing Sites
K. Cunningham (University of Missouri-Columbia)

T. Hohlt (University of Missouri-Columbia) Page 234

UNB's Single Site Service Source
K. Washburn (University of New Brunswick)

J. El-Bayoumi (University of New Brunswick) Page 237

The University of New Brunswick's Pilot for an Electronic Theses and Dissertation Program
J. El-Bayoumi (University of New Brunswick)

L. Charlong (University of New Brunswick) Page 240

Using a Course Management System to Create a Training Course for Student Employees
C. Guerrazzi (University of Delaware)

K. Webster (University of Delaware) Page 247

WebDAV: What It Is, What It Does, Why You Need It
L. O. Hernández (Ringling School of Art and Design)

M. Pegah (Ringling School of Art and Design) Page 249

What's Old is New Again: Training is the Information Technology Constant
G. Bradford (University of Texas at San Antonio)
Page 255

Why Make Websites Accessible? And How?
K. Whitelaw (Northern Illinois University)
Page 259


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October 1, 2003