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July 24, 2018 - 2:41 pm
The official UNI web colors are used on any screen-oriented content, including websites, kiosks, displays and presentation slides.
UNI Purple
Hexidecimal: 4B116F
RGB: R=75, G=17, B=111
UNI Gold
Hexidecimal: FFCC00
RGB: R=255, G=204, B=0
The color combinations of black and gold or red and gold should never be used in close proximity to each other on the UNI web site. Those are the colors of the University of Iowa and Iowa State University.
Questions? Contact DeWayne Purdy.
July 24, 2018 - 2:38 pm
Drupal is the official open source content management system chosen for university-wide use. Some of the advantages of Drupal are:
User friendly interface: While the developer side of Drupal requires a fair amount of web and programming skill to build the initial site, the interface for updating sites once they are created is user friendly and easy to learn.
Plenty of functionality is available to you at little cost. There are hundreds of free modules available that plug into Drupal adding complex programming features with very little effort, meaning that the cost of adding certain...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
Poll Everywhere uses standard web technology to gather live responses. This technology, which works through texting, the web and/or Twitter, offers a cost-effective polling option for use with your classes. UNI has a site wide license that allows for more advanced features than the "free" version of Poll Everywhere.
For more information about Poll Everywhere and how you could use it for your classes, please fill out this form.
To learn more about Poll Everywhere, see this 2 minute video on how it works.
Apply for a Poll Everywhere Account
Poll Everywhere is available to all UNI faculty...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
Your Mac OS X-based laptop will try to connect to available WiFi networks in the order they are listed in the networking preferences. This can sometimes be an issue while on campus if you have connected to the attwifi network in the past and your Mac is prioritizing it above the WiFi-UNI network. The following instructions will walk you through checking your WiFi network priority list and ensuring that WiFi-UNI is at the top for the quickest and surest connection while on campus.
1. After booting and logging into your Mac, look at the menu bar in the top right-hand corner for the wireless...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
Submitted Role Requests
In this example we have logged in as user gp259235; Glen Parks. In the Submitted Role Request section we are looking at role request he submitted, either for himself or any other employee he requested roles for. In this example Glen has 6 active requests. By left clicking on any column headings you can sort by ascending or descending order.
Glen can check the status of the roles he requested here. The status list is below:
Role Request Status List
SRS-SUBMITTED Request submitted in SRS (this will not be seen if...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
UNI Security Request System
This document is intended to introduce you to the Security Request System (SRS) and explain why it was built, how it works, how to get help in using it and the initial steps for going live. If you have questions on the system, please contact the IT Service Desk (x3-5555 or servicedesk@uni.edu) and they will either answer your question or get you in touch with someone that can.
Why do we need a system to manage security requests?
The Security Request System (SRS) was identified as a need here at UNI after the implementation of the e-Business system. Paper forms...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
The University of Northern Iowa is committed to protecting the data entrusted to its care. An easy and relatively transparent way to aid in achieving this goal is the encryption of hard drives used on university-owned computers. Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) works by converting the data stored on the drive in such a way that it is undecipherable without the decryption key, thereby protecting the data from theft if the computer is stolen or operated by an unauthorized person. When an authorized user starts the computer and logs in, their passphrase permits the computer to decrypt the contents...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
Private web browsing is a privacy feature in some web browsers to disable browsing history and the web cache. It can be used as an alternative to needing to clear your browser history.
Firefox
Click the menu button in the top right corner with three lines and then click New Private Window.
Chrome
At the top right, click the three vertical dots (More) and then New Incognito Window.
You can also use a keyboard shortcut to open an Incognito window:
Windows, Linux, or Chrome OS: Press Ctrl + Shift + n.
Mac: Press ⌘ + Shift + n.
Safari
Choose File > New Private Window
Edge...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
To log into Oracle E-Business, follow the instructions below:
Open a web browser in a private browsing mode. If you already have a private browser open, close it and create a new session.
Visit ebiz.uni.edu. Note: You will need to type this address into your browser, not browse to it through myUNIverse.
Sign in with your CatID username:
You'll be greeted by the Secure TextPad. Enter your passphrase in the field below password and choose Enter:
If this is the first time you're signing in, follow the instructions on configuring your phone to sign into Duo. Otherwise, you will receive...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
The default and preferred sharing setting is to show only free/busy calendar information to other UNI Google Calendar users. You can change your settings to show more details or keep your calendar completely private.
To view the current sharing settings for your calendar:
Log into http://www.uni.edu/email
Browse to your Calendar using the link in the top menu bar
Click on the Gear icon at the top right and select Calendar Settings
Click on the Calendars tab.
Click Share this calendar next to the calendar you would like to share.
Use the "Share this calendar with others"...
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