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Join S.A.T. for Breakfast!
Bingo and Tacos! – Tuesday, June 30th
Mark your calendars!
The Staff Advisory Team will be hosting an End-of-the-Year Bingo Blowout complete with a taco bar and fabulous prizes! You won’t want to miss this one!
Tuesday, June 30th
1:00-2:30PM
Samson Center Dining Room
Please RSVP at sat@miis.edu
See you there!
Middlebury and the Matrix
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
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
S.A.T. Burrito Breakfast
Safe Computing
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
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)
Protect Your Personal Computers
Did you know as a MIIS Staff member you have access to FREE antivirus software for your home computer(s)?
To download the software, go to go.miis.edu/antivirus. There is no limit to the number of downloads, so if you have more than one computer at home, you can save guard them all!
Tips and Tricks with Trinidad
The upcoming S.A.T. workshop on spam has been rescheduled and updated! The workshop will cover Malware and tips and tricks to avoid it.
Join us on Tuesday, February 24th from 2-3:30PM in McGowan 100.
R.S.V.P. at sat@miis.edu