Our Endpoint Systems team and Service Desk staff are keeping the computer replacement project on track, on time, and on budget.

During March, they completed the final round of department scheduling and moved forward with additional deployments to faculty and staff across campus.

Throughout the spring semester, our team will continue with computer replacements based on the planning we’ve done with each department. If you have questions about the project or your eligibility to receive a new computer, please visit our project website or contact the Service Desk.

In the event of an emergency, we want to ensure that every member of the Simmons community gets the message. To help communicate information as quickly and effectively as possible, Simmons Technology is working in tandem with Public Safety to expand our emergency alert system.

In the near future, the alerts that are sent to your email and phone—via automated voice message and text—will also appear on digital signage on the Academic and Residence Campuses, and as desktop alerts on Simmons-owned computers.

Behind the scenes, Public Safety will make use of one-click alerts that will be sent to the entire community. This means that with the click of a button, Public Safety can send nearly instantaneous alerts of an on-campus emergency via phone, email, computer desktop messages, and digital signage.

Because emergency notifications are only effective if they reach you, we encourage everyone to verify and update your emergency contact information on file with the College. Students should update their info in Simmons Connection (step-by-step instructions) while faculty and staff should use Workday (step-by-step instructions).

This session will look at the best practices for engaging students in meaningful discussion. This will include tips for handling discussions in multiple venues: in a face-to-face classroom, an asynchronous online discussion board and in the synchronous or virtual classroom.

Topics covered will include: establishing community, writing good questions, defining expectations, handling disruptive students and balancing workload. This will be an interactive workshop where you will leave with tools for creating your own engaging classroom activities. Bring your own experience and ideas so everyone can get talking!

This session is open to ALL faculty—whether you teach online or on-campus. Visit the Faculty Fellows Hub to get complete details on all the sessions being offered.

Interested in signing up for this session? RSVP today!