Did You Know . . .

Middlebury and the Matrix

Catherine Snapp Did You Know . . .

Please see our video for the Middlebury and the Matrix – Continuously  improving communication and collaboration across one Middlebury. This video covers some of our recent institutional changes and helps us all understand how some of the practices of the matrix organizations apply to our work.  It covers a review of the institutional governance and administrative changes, what is a Matrix Organization and why we might want to know, and how does the mindset and skills needed in a matrix organization apply to us.

Middlebury and the Matrix Video

Thank you Sheila Cameron for putting this together for us.

Join The Staff Advisory Team

Catherine Snapp Did You Know . . .

Join SAT

Dear Friends,

The Staff Advisory Team (S.A.T.) openly invites each of you to apply to join the team. In addition to community celebrations, this year we are proud to say that we have been a part of the following movements on campus.

  • The implementation and organization of the employee years of service recognition event
  • Served as the voice of staff for the November 20th Board of Overseers Visit
  • Planning and supporting a variety of staff development workshops on both technological and interpersonal skills
  • The streamlining of communication through educational opportunities such as : Middlebury and the Matrix Presentation, Navigating Human Resources Across Middlebury, and the recently begun Staff Networking Meetings

S.A.T. sets their agenda based off of the Staff Survey. On a continuous basis, S.A.T. works with the Vice President’s Office, Human Resources, and the Staff Constituent Member of the Board of Overseers (Kenley Butler) to make possible opportunities and suggestions for improvements on campus. We connect with staff in Middlebury and we also work to support the MIIS community and their departmental missions by co-hosting events such as the Alumni Relations Chili Lunch Break.

We are asking that all interested applicants provide the following information:

  • Name and Department
  • Reason why they would like to join S.A.T
  • At least one impact/change they would like to be a part of implementing on campus
  • At least one event/workshop you would like to schedule for staff participation

Applications will be due by close of business on Friday, May 15th, 2015. As set forth by the creators of S.A.T. in 2009, applicants must not be part of the senior administration of MIIS campus. As S.A.T. prides itself on maintaining a voluntary, dynamic, diverse, and flexible team we hope that we will receive applications from members of all departments on campus with a variety of different skill sets and talents. If you should have any questions in regards to time commitment and the running of S.A.T. please feel free to contact us upon your convenience at sat@miis.edu. Your questions are always welcome. Here are the bios on the current members: http://sites.miis.edu/staff/category/current-staff-advisory-team-members-2014/

Best,

S.A.T. Team (Lauren Patron-Castro, Angie Quesenberry, Sam Bravo, Trish Aportela, Catherine Snapp, and Maria Osorio

Safe Computing

Catherine Snapp Community, Did You Know . . ., Resources

Definitions

From Sophos Threatsaurus

  • Virus – malicious code, meant to destroy, hijack, replicate
  • Spam – unsolicited email, like junk mail
  • Malware – general term, program that with bad intentions
  • Phishing – messages which try to trick you into sharing sensitive information.

Passwords

Simply: longer is better. Use a combination of upper & lower case letters, numbers and symbols. Use different passwords for different accounts.

Use a password manager such as LastPass.

What Can I Do

  • Resist clicking on links in emails; go to the site directly
  • Do keep your Windows/Mac OS up to date, set it for automatic updates
  • Do keep all your browser up to date. Use multiple browsers
  • Do install an antivirus and keep it up to date. Mac and smartphones too.
  • Do back up your files
  • Do use strong passwords; use different passwords for different sites/services; keep it private; use a password manager
  • Do protect your email address; have several email addresses
  • Do make sure your important sites eg. financial, medical, etc., use HTTPS; the browser.
  • Read the install screens

 

Get the Middlebury Antivirus: Sophos

This is available for free to the entre MIIS/Middlebury community.

http://go.miis.edu/antivirus

How to Minimize Spam

  • Protect your email address
  • Have several email accounts for several purposes
  • Don’t post or allow it to be posted on sites.
  • Consider an email alias for work

Useful Resources

10 Tips to Prevent Malware

http://lineshapespace.com/10-tips-on-how-to-prevent-malware-from-infecting-your-computer/

Safer Online Shopping

http://usa.kaspersky.com/internet-security-center/internet-safety/online-shopping

Phishing.org

https://www.phishing.org/

Middlebury Information Security Education

http://moodle.middlebury.edu/course/view.php?id=174

How Computers Get Infected

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch001045.htm

Password Managers

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407168,00.asp

Protect your phone

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2881182/9-ways-to-lock-down-your-iphone-or-android-device-before-it-goes-missing.html

Smartphone Tips

http://usa.kaspersky.com/internet-security-center/internet-safety/smartphones

Are iPad/iPhones Safe

http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iosapps/is-ipad-iphone-ios-safe-what-security-software-need-3453938/

Now Accepting New Members

Catherine Snapp Community, Did You Know . . .

New SAT Members

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Friends,

The Staff Advisory Team (S.A.T.) openly invites each of you to apply to join the team.  In addition to community celebrations, this year we are proud to say that we have been a part of the following movements on campus.

  • The implementation and  organization of  the employee years of service recognition event
  • Served as the voice of staff for the November 20th Board of Overseers Visit
  • Planning and supporting a variety of staff development workshops on both technological and interpersonal skills
  • The streamlining of communication through educational opportunities such as : Middlebury and the Matrix Presentation, Navigating Human Resources Across Middlebury, and the recently begun Staff Networking Meetings

S.A.T. sets their agenda based off of the Staff Survey.  On a continuous basis,   S.A.T. works with the Vice President’s Office, Human Resources, and the Staff Constituent Member of the Board of Overseers (Kenley Butler) to make possible opportunities and suggestions for improvements on campus.  We connect with staff in Middlebury and we also work to support the MIIS community and their departmental missions by co-hosting events such as the Alumni Relations Chili Lunch Break.

We are asking that all interested applicants provide the following information:

  • Name and Department
  • Reason why they would like to join S.A.T
  • At least  one impact/change they would like to be a part of implementing on campus
  • At least  one event/workshop you would like to schedule for staff participation

Applications will be due by close of business on Friday, May 15th, 2015.  As set forth by the creators of S.A.T. in 2009, applicants must not be part of the senior administration of MIIS campus.  As S.A.T. prides itself on maintaining a voluntary, dynamic, diverse, and flexible team we hope that we will receive applications from members of all departments on campus with a variety of different skill sets and talents.  If you should have any questions in regards to time commitment and the running of S.A.T. please feel free to contact us upon your convenience at sat@miis.edu .  Your questions are always welcome.  Here are the bios on the current members: http://sites.miis.edu/staff/category/current-staff-advisory-team-members-2014/

Best,

S.A.T. Team (Lauren Patron-Castro, Angie Quesenberry, Sam Bravo, Trish Aportela, Catherine Snapp,  and Maria Osorio)

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