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As students, staff and faculty return to
school for the fall semester, they may be
wondering what happened to their labs,
Unix, Pop and ACS email accounts over
the summer. “CIS (Computing and
Information Services) is consolidating
the email services we provide,” said
Cheryl Cato, team leader of Open
Systems Support for CIS.
After Dec. 31, general email services for
students will not be offered from
unix.tamu.edu, acs.tamu.edu, labs.tamu.edu
or pop.tamu.edu.
CIS is helping students transfer these
email accounts to the Neo email system,
the official system for students, staff and
faculty.
“This mass switching over of systems
shouldn't happen again,” Cato said. “It
will stay on from when you’re first admit
ted all the way up until six months after
you leave the University.”
The change is one example of the
upgrades on campus to keep technology
services at a level competitive with other
universities.
“Neo accounts are more than just a
simple email account. It is also a directory
service,” said John Schivvis, communica
tions manager for CIS.
Schivvis said the old email accounts
are being shut down because they current
ly are trying to update the servers.
“In the past, it has been very confus
ing for students coming to the
University when faced with selecting an
email service. We offered the service
from various platforms, and technologi
cal differences made available resources
and access methods different for each
one,” Cato said.
CIS officials say the Neo system pro
vides easier access than other email sys
tems used in the past.
“For one thing, the account activation
process is much simpler than it was in the
past,” Cato said.
“In addition to general email services.
Student Financial Services uses Neo to
deliver Aggie Bucks statements each
month. We also have the capability with
this system to reach a large audii
quickly or a specific targeted grol
Cato said.
For example, a class roster fmll
allows professors to communicate J
students enrolled in their classes tk|
the Neo system.
Cato said all students, staff and fail
have an account available to them.tal
all have been claimed.
“Approximately 60 percent of J
accounts have been activated [forNel
Cato said.
Students who are having trouble|
ting up a Neo account or switching cl
their current email account tothatsysj
can visit Help Desk Central, whiclij
located in the Teague Building, or I
845-8300.
“We’re really the nerve center fora
campus,” Schivvis said. “We answeriM
lions via our phone line 24 hours aij
seven days a week, 365 days a year.'
In addition to this phone service,(j
Help Desks, located in all computerkj
can assist students, staff and faculty«i
questions they may have.
Routes
Continued from Page IB
Bus Operations will run
12 off-campus shuttle routes
and six on-campus shuttle
routes during Fall 2001.
Because of the transportation
fee, students no longer need
to purchase an off-campus
bus permit.
On-campus routes include
Cotton Bowl, Bush School,
Replant, Bonfire, Yell Practice
and 12th Man. Off-campus
routes include Reveille,
Center Pole, Excel, Howdy,
Aggie Band, Aggieland, Texas
Aggies, Elephant Walk, Fish
Camp, Hullabaloo, Ring
Dance and Gig ’Em.
Jackson said students will
not be required to show their
student identification card
www-busoDs.tamu.ed
HOWDY AGS!
daily but randomly during the
semester.
“We wanted to have some
immediate benefits for both
on- and off-campus routes,”
Jackson said. “This year, we
are not going to ask faculty
and staff to pay for bus pass
es, nor are we going to ask
students for their ID cards
every day.”
The Howdy route, a
revised off-campus route this
fall, is tentavily scheduled to
feature a park-N-ride stop at
Post Oak Mall. Jackson said
Post Oak Mall has not
responded to his requests for
the stop.
“I have not heard anything
from the mall, unfortunate
ly,” Jackson said. “However,
we are planning on running
the new park-N-ride route
with a couple of modifica-
Ai W'- '
lions so we do not enter the
mall parking lot with our
buses. I am confident this
will happen, just not before
the first day of school.
Bus services are scheduled
to run regularly from 7 a.m.
to 12 a.m. Monday through
Thursday and 6:30 a.m. to
7:30 p.m. on Friday. Weekend
service will be offered on a
more limited basis from 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. The early
morning service will be
offered to accommodate stu
dents traveling to Blinn
College, Jackson said.
“This should allow those
who want to ride the buses to
get to campus via one of our
routes, across campus to the
Reveille stop and out to Blinn
before a 7:30 a.m. class,”
Jackson said.
This fall, students living, on
campus will be offered De-]
and a Movie, a service
provides routes picking u]
campus with stops off camp.
Thursday, Friday, Saturi
and Sunday. The route ti
pick up students in the fe
area on campus and drop Ik
off at the Kona Ranch area,
Dillard’s side of Post to
Mall, Sam’s Wholesale 0i‘
along Highway 6, Cheddi’l
and Albertson’s on Univers:
Drive and at Chili’s on Tew
Avenue. The service will i
from 6:30 p.m to 2 a.m..teitj
lively, on weekends of a«:
football games.
For more information, viii
the Bus Operations Websiie:j
http ://bu sops.tamu.edt |
Information and maps of a!:
and off-campus routes ft
available in the P7TS officr: ■
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