Technology Advisory Group

Updated 12/07/11 with additional information from IR

IR posted a notice about the email migration this morning, and linked to some additional information and screenshot tutorials that faculty might find helpful. Again, faculty will start migrating (by department) during Intersession, and you’ll get notification emails with specific details in advance.

As you look over the information, please let TAG know if you have any questions or concerns about the email migration process.  A few people have already asked about the firstname.lastname@scranton.edu addresses – we’re waiting for  a response from IR on those questions.

Links:

• IR’s Live@Edu welcome page
• Outlook Live configuration page for faculty
• Information on Office Web Apps
• Information about SkyDrive
• Microsoft’s Live@Edu Training Center (with tutorial videos)

And here’s the announcement post from IR (link has been corrected):

The migration to the long awaited new email system, Microsoft Live@EDU, will begin later this month.  The new email platform will provide a robust email and calendar environment for all faculty, staff and students.

Migration to the new platform has already begun with the Planning and Information Resources division.  Later this month ALL student email accounts will be migrated from the current system to Live@EDU.  The student email migration will take place December 19th through December 21st.  The migration of faculty and staff email accounts will commence in January 2012.  Detailed information will be sent prior to the email conversion.

Additional information on the Live@EDU conversion is available at http://www.scranton.edu/it_training.

Questions and concerns about the account claim procedure and the Live@EDU conversion should be directed to the Technology Support Center at x4357 or techsupport@scranton.edu.

IR added more information in an email to the entire University community, including answers to some anticipated questions:

• Email account conversions will be processed weekly on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
• Conversions will be scheduled by department.
• Pre-training and post-training sessions will be available.
• Faculty members interested in converting during Intersession should email their interest to itservices@scranton.edu.
• RoyalMail will remain available throughout the conversion.
• You will continue to receive email addressed to you at your legacy email addresses (e.g., smithj2@scranton.edu).
• Your login to Live@EDU will be your primary email address in firstname.lastname@scranton.edu format (e.g.,john.smith@scranton.edu). Sequence numbers will be added when required (e.g., john.smith3@scranton.edu).
• Your login to all other University resources, including my.scranton.edu, will continue to be your existing user name (e.g., smithj2).
• You must claim your Live@EDU account in order to continue receiving email. Following the conversion, all email addressed to you will be delivered to you at your Live@EDU account.
• You will need to re-subscribe to any listservs or bulletin boards using your primary email address. You will no longer be sending email from your legacy email address.
• CorpTime and Oracle Calendar will continue to be the corporate calendar solution until June 2012. Calendar users can begin using Live@EDU as a calendaring solution once converted to Live@EDU, however, all users will not be converted to Live@EDU until June 2012.