http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog Preserving the UW's history and forging its future. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education illustrates that the open-source approach to developing software to help manage universities is gaining legitimacy. Released earlier this week on its website, The Chronicle's article "Business Software, Built by Colleges for Colleges, Challenges Commercial Giants" outlines how the Kuali Foundation's grassroots ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/11/23/kualis-open-source-approach-gaining-legitimacy/ The November edition of Highlights, the newsletter published by the Office of Information Management (OIM), recaps many important projects. Though they all originate with OIM, some of these projects are joint efforts with other UW departments, including the Office of the University Registrar (OUR), UW Technology, and UW Marketing. The one-page ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/11/17/collaborative-efforts-with-oim-highlighted/ The term "web services" has been used frequently on this blog when discussing new tools for the University community. Some examples include m.UW, the UW's iPhone app; an improved course catalog search; and Kuali, the next-generation student software initiative. With the fourth version of the Student Web Services (SWS) open ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/11/12/an-invitation-to-build-with-the-uws-student-web-services/ This post is an update to a previous entry, available here: Carry the UW in your hand. Last week the UW released a version of its mobile application, m.UW, for the Blackberry smartphone platform. m.UW has been available on the iPhone since Sept. The application was introduced at Educause, a major conference ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/11/09/update-4-carry-the-uw-in-your-hand/ Until now, students whose hard work throughout the quarter earned them a spot on the Dean's List have been notified by mail. Their academic achievements will continue to be recognized with a letter, but the delivery method has changed. Beginning summer quarter 09, Dean's List letters are delivered by e-mail, ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/11/05/check-your-inbox-not-your-mailbox-for-your-deans-list-letter/ Todd Mildon, University Registar and newly-appointed Information Officer for Student Life, recently announced that Virjean Edwards has accepted the new position of Deputy University Registrar. The following message was sent to the Registrar's staff. Good afternoon, Colleagues, I am writing to announce that Virjean Edwards has accepted a new role ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/10/26/announcing-the-deputy-university-registrar/ Today—Friday, Oct. 23—is officially proclaimed "Purple and Gold" day by Governor Christine Gregoire. Just another reason to celebrate our esteemed University. Go Dawgs! Governor Chris Gregoire issues "Purple and Gold Day" proclamation for Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 SEATTLE—In recognition of the University of Washington's Homecoming celebration, UW alumna and Washington State Governor Chris ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/10/23/happy-purple-and-gold-day/ This post is an update to a previous entry, available here: Carry the UW in your hand. The University's iPhone application, m.UW, has been downloaded and used many hundreds of students. But what about those on campus without Apple's high-tech phone or its cousin, the iPod Touch? A version of m.UW is being ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/10/16/update-3-carry-the-uw-in-your-hand/ Late September brings with it a new academic year, but unfortunately it also ushers in flu season. This year, of course, H1N1 flu adds an additional threat to the health of our community.  The University has taken a proactive measure to help students fight this annual nuisance. UW volunteers prepared 10,000 ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/09/30/chipping-in-to-fight-the-flu/ Tomorrow marks the first day of 2009-2010 classes for most of our students. As the academic year gets underway, the Office of the University Registrar would like to welcome you. Our staff look forward to providing you with the support and guidance you need to make your year of learning ... http://depts.washington.edu/registra/blog/2009/09/29/welcome-back-students/