Sophomore Parent Weekend, Sept. 25-26

In collaboration with the sophomore class, the colleges, NDI, and the Career Center, the Parents Program is pleased to offer special events for the sophomore parents who will be on campus this weekend for the designated ‘parent game.’
  • Fri. 9/25:  Meet and mingle at the Morris Inn at 3:30.
  • Fri. 9/25:  Mass for the Sophomore Class and parents in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at 5:15 p.m.
  • Sat. 9/26:  Academic Workshops in Jordan Hall of Science, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
  • Sat. 9/26:  Picnic on DeBartolo Quad for sophomore parents and students, noon – 2 p.m.
Thank you.
Barbara  Kelly

Benefits Information Session

An information session on the new 2016 benefits offerings will take place in the ESC Family Room on Tuesday, September 29 from 11am to 12pm. We are still working on scheduling a session at Grace Hall, which we will communicate to the team once the date and location has been confirmed. All are welcome to attend the session at Eddy Street.

 

Gavin McGuire

Massachusetts Pep Rally Reception/Tailgate RSVP reminder

Colleagues,

Please remember to have attendees for the Friday Pep Rally Reception entered in BEAT by Tuesday, September 22 at 5 PM.  Also, please remember to have attendees for the Tailgate entered in BEAT by Friday, September 25 at Noon.

***Please note: For all games, if your guests have children 12 and under, you will need to mark this information in BEAT in the notes section for both the Pep Rally Reception and the Tailgate registrations. This information impacts catering counts.

If you have any questions about the Pep Rally Reception, please feel free to contact Teri Vitale at 1-9986 or Heather Moriconi at 1-9784. If you have questions about the game day Tailgate, please contact Jennifer McGuire at 1-3278, Mary Fisher at 312-322-0909, Beth Ferlic at 1-2593, or Sara Kassen at 1-2975.

GO IRISH!

Heather Moriconi

How to Refresh Reports in new Business Objects 4.1

DIS and OIT staff will be available during these drop-in sessions to demonstrate and answer questions about refreshing reports in the new Business Objects 4.1 environment. This class is intended for UR staff who run/refresh reports only.  

Audience:                    UR staff who refresh Business Objects reports

Duration:                     Drop-in sessions, stop by anytime

Format:                        DIS/OIT staff will be on hand to demonstrate and answer questions

Dates & Locations:       Multiple sessions offered – select one

Mon 9/21 from 9:00 to 10:00 am – Grace Hall 10th floor Room 1000

Mon 9/21 from 2:30 to 3:30 PM – ESC Family Room

Tue 9/22 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm – Grace Hall 10th floor Room 1000

Weds 9/23 from 10:30 to 12:00 PM – ESC Holy Cross Room

Sept 20-21 Business Objects Upgrade

This weekend Business Objects will be upgraded from version 3.1 to 4.1 for report creation and run/refresh of reports. The Development Office is the first department on campus to migrate to the new environment.

 

We are moving to the newest version of Business Objects because the currently installed V3.1 has reached the end of its life-cycle and will no longer be supported after 2015. V4.1 offers many new enhancements that will make reporting easier and offer more robust functionality.

 

On Sunday, September 20 at 12:00 PM, the current Business Objects will no longer be available to create reports. The current Business Objects will be available only to run/refresh reports in V3.1. All scheduled reports will continue to run as expected. OIT will begin the migration to the V4.1 environment, and it is expected to be completed the evening of Sunday, September 20.

 

Effective Monday, September 21 at 8:00 AM, the new Business Objects V4.1 environment will be available and ready for your use to create reports and run/refresh reports. All references to Business Objects in Advance, ur.nd.edu, and inside.nd.edu will be updated with the new V4.1 link.

During the week of September 21, we will be hosting a number of post-launch training sessions to demonstrate how to run/refresh reports and allow for additional questions. Please watch the UR professional development calendars for specific dates and times.

Business Objects V3.1 will be available in read-only mode to run/refresh reports until training sessions are completed by 9/30/2015.

If you have questions about this upgrade, please contact Elizabeth Hasse at ehasse@nd.edu or ext 1-9607.

 

Should you have any issues after the upgrade, please contact our department IT support staff, or the OIT Help Desk at 574-631-8111, oithelp@nd.eduor chat online at https://help.nd.edu.

 

 

Carleen Quinlan

Georgia Tech Pep Rally Reception and Tailgate RSVPs needed in BEAT

Please remember to have attendees for the Friday Pep Rally Reception entered in BEAT by Tuesday, September 15 at 5 PM.  Also, please remember to have attendees for the Tailgate entered in BEAT by Friday, September 18 at Noon.

***Please note: For all games, if your guests have children 12 and under, you will need to mark this information in BEAT in the notes section for both the Pep Rally Reception and the Tailgate registrations. This information impacts catering counts.

If you have any questions about the Pep Rally Reception, please feel free to contact Teri Vitale at 1-9986 or Heather Moriconi at 1-9784. If you have questions about the game day Tailgate, please contact Jennifer McGuire at 1-3278, Mary Fisher at 312-322-0909, Beth Ferlic at 1-2593, or Sara Kassen at 1-2975.

 

Heather Moriconi

Welcome Taylor Rockafellow to Global Advancement

Please welcome Taylor Rockafellow to University Relations.  She joins us as the Administrative Assistant for Global Advancement and is located in 405 Main Building.  Taylor, a graduate of Indiana University, has called the South Bend area home for the past five years.

Taylor brings to University Relations an energetic spirit and experience working in a dynamic office environment.  We couldn’t think of a better time for her to join than in the midst of the first home game of the season!

Please do come by 405 Main Building to properly welcome Taylor to the University Relations family.

In gratitude,

Michael Loungo

You can help Jim Cunningham go the distance for a cure

Dear UR colleagues,
This October I will celebrate 10 years since receiving a life-saving bone marrow transplant by running the 2015 Chicago Marathon. To prepare for this race, I will train more than 500 miles.
I am paying it forward by raising $1,800 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. A (tax deductible) gift of any amount will directly help more people like me beat cancer.
Visit http://pages.teamintraining.org/vtnt/chicago15/JCunningham to learn how you can make a difference.
Please know that a gift would mean a lot to me as a colleague and a cancer survivor. If you have questions please call or email me. Thank you for your consideration.

Best,

Jim Cunningham MBA ‘13