Adrianna Rochester – General Assignment Reporter Mostly all online databases are prone to issues that make it complicated for its user to navigate the site and Blackboard is no different. Even though the site is widely used by students and faculty, both have experienced the good and bad sides to using the Blackboard website. Students, such as Omar Abid, a computer
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Taylor Nicole Richards – News Writer Southern has teamed up with Ellucian to completely revamp all BannerWeb services for students and faculty. Ellucian is a company that provides software and technological services for higher education institutions. On April 11, consultants from the company presented their new package in the Student Center theatre. “Our new hosting model will give us agility in the
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Jessica Pellegrino – General Assignment Reporter This past summer, Southern’s IT department began circulating emails regarding a new passwords system that the university would be adopting in the upcoming school year. The new self-service password system allows students, faculty and staff to reset their passwords with the service of the IT Help Desk. This is particularly helpful, as it allows the user
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