General News, Page 3

  Posted on: March 23, 2017

IT Services has recently implemented a new, web-based telephone directory application. Users can now go to https://webapps.tru.ca/telbook/ or through the “Find a Person” link on the TRU website. If you are a Windows user there will now be a shortcut icon on your desktop labeled “Telbook-Web”. The new web application allows you to search for…

  Posted on: February 10, 2017

Through our Microsoft Campus Agreement, all current TRU employees and students have free access to install MS Office 365 for up to 5 personal PC’s/Mac’s and 5 tablets/mobile phones!  To sign up for Office 365: (Staff/Faculty): https://one.tru.ca/pages/office-365-faculty.aspx (Students): https://www.tru.ca/its/students/software/office-365.html If you have already signed up for Office 365 – log in using your Microsoft Office…

  Posted on: January 12, 2017

Callers to the main Thompson Rivers University number (250-828-5000) will be greeted by a new automated attendant system familiar at many other organizations. Callers with a touch phone can dial an extension or select a number representing one of the most frequently called areas of the university—programs, academic advising, the bookstore or IT Services (ITS)…

  Posted on: January 9, 2017

Kamloops Campus On Friday, January 13th from 5:30 pm to 10:30 pm, IT Services will be working on the campus telephone system to rectify an issue with buttons that may not be appearing on your set and the screen showing one (or all) of the following messages; ‘HTML App Upgrade’ ‘Applications Loading’ ‘Please wait while…

  Posted on: January 9, 2017

Please be advised that IT Services will be performing scheduled system maintenance between 6:00 am and 7:00 am on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017. Services experiencing intermittent interruptions during this period are FlexReg (online registrations), Banner self-service channels within myTRU (Registration, payment, timesheets, academic record details, tax forms, etc.). myTRU portal will remain in service. Thank you, IT…

  Posted on: December 14, 2016

A malicious OneClass Chrome Extension (plug-in) has been identified. When the extension is installed, it will add a button to pages within Connect to “Invite your Classmates to OneClass“. When clicked, the button will attempt to send a phishing email to everyone in the class to promote OneClass. The extension will also attempt to collect user credentials (e.g. username and password). A copy of…

  Posted on: December 13, 2016

Please be advised that IT Services will be performing campus network system maintenance on Sunday, December 18, 2016 from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. This will affect students (Campus and OL), staff, faculty, and Open Learning faculty. Between 6:00 am and 8:00 am there will be NO OFF CAMPUS ACCESS to the following systems: myTRU.ca…

  Posted on: November 23, 2016

IT Services will be performing major system maintenance to Banner for Year End Upgrades from 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 25th to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 26th, 2016. Services not available during this period will be FlexReg (online registrations), FAST, Banner INB, Banner self-service channels within myTRU (Registration, payment, timesheets, academic record details, tax forms,…

  Posted on: October 21, 2016

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