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Novell will be shut down Sunday, May 18th at 4:00pm for the AD Conversion. For more information click here.

  • SPSS News

    Due to the efforts of Kemal Badur of CLA-OIT, the College and, ultimately, the entire University will be on an unlimited site license for SPSS. The software will be available in 2009 to all University users for installation on any University-owned computers attached to the University network.

    As a bridge program, SPSS has offered the College a special site license for June 2008 to June 2009 toward which the Department contributed about
    $3,500. This site license will cover the costs of installing SPSS on
    any Department-owned and networked computer. As you know, this is a
    huge savings and the Department is pleased to provide this for all of
    our instructional and research staff.

    The SPSS software will be available June 2, 2008. Meanwhile, please continue to use any SPSS install you may have, as long as you are able. Please notify Carla at 4-7076 or bates014@umn.edu if there are problems using your old copy until we are able to install a new one.

    NOTE: If you have renewed your license since April 1, 2008, we are able to arrange for a reimbursement. Please forward to me your renewal email and the CUFS number you used.

     May 13th, 2008
  • Magdalena Wojtcazk and Christophe Micheyl promoted to Research Assistant Professor

    Dear Colleagues,
    Please join us in congratulating Magdalena Wojtcazk and Christophe Micheyl. Magdalena and Christophe are Research Associates in the Department. Both were approved this week to use the working title of Research Assistant Professor. We are very proud of their records of accomplishment!

    Sincerely,
    Monica Luciana and Gordon Legge
    Chair's Office

    May 8th, 2008
  • A-D Conversion May 19, 20, 21.

    To: Psychology Faculty, Graduate Students and Staff

    From: Gordon Legge (Chair), Guillermo DePaz (Administrator), and Carla Bates (Psych OIT Manager)

    Subject: Active Directory Migration

    Dear Colleagues,

    As you may know, CLA-OIT has recently begun transitioning the entire
    College of Liberal Arts from CLA's Novell system of server-based storage
    and file sharing to the University's Active Directory system. This new
    system provides better data security and improved methods for
    safe-guarding your documents.

    Due to the size and complexity of our department, our transition to
    Active Directory will occur on three consecutive dates: May 19, 20 and
    21, 2008. Please join us for an informal pizza lunch and informational
    session on Monday, May 12 at noon in N-227 if you have questions or just want
    more information. Please RSVP to Carla (bates014@umn.edu) for pizza.

    We will have a specific schedule for the conversion process that we will
    send out to you on May 9th. We can make adjustments if necessary.

    Here is the basic information regarding the transition to Active Directory:

    1) Access to the old Novell system will be turned off at 4pm on Sunday,
    May 18 to enable the transfer of data to the new Active Directory
    system. Note: This does NOT affect e-mail access from home or other
    computers.

    2) Chris Neville, Carla Bates, Esther Steenlage, Tony Odufuye and
    CLA-OIT technicians will convert individual desktops and laptops
    beginning at 8:30AM each morning. Conversion of each computer takes
    approximately one hour, and you do not need to be present during the
    process.

    3) If you have a CLA owned laptop or desktop at home, please contact
    Chris and/or Carla to arrange for its conversion.

    4) GRADUATE STUDENTS- if you have any data stored on the local drives of
    any department computer you will need to make sure you back it up to
    your Novell Home share prior to the conversion date.

    5) The logon process may change for you following the conversion.
    Please follow the instructions that will be provided following your
    computer's conversion.

    6) As of now, the following areas of Psychology will not be included in
    this conversion: the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research, the
    Patrick lab, the Krueger lab, the Luciana Lab, and the computers in
    Elliott 150 and 160.

    CLA-OIT is committed to making this transition successful and to
    resolving any issues that might arise in a timely and effective manner.
    Several technicians, including Chris and Carla will be present in the
    department on the day after your computer is converted to assist with
    any issues that may arise.

    For more information, please contact:

    Carla Bates: 4-7076, bates014@umn.edu
    Chris Neville: 612-423-1715, nevi0030@umn.edu
    Service Desk: 4-4357, help@cla.umn.edu
    Kevin Smith: 6-3667, kjsmith@umn.edu

    Thank you,
    (Departmental Chair and/or Administrator)

     May 5th, 2008
  • Professor John Campbell Wins Outstanding DGS Award

    It's a pleasure for me to tell you that John Campbell is a recipient of the 2008 University-wide award for Outstanding Directors of Graduate Studies. Most of us in Psychology already know of John's enormous contributions over the years to the quality and vitality of our graduate program. It's certainly fitting that the University has now recognized John for this crucial contribution.

    Please join me in congratulating John for this splendid recognition.

    --Gordon

    May 5th, 2008
  • Professor Legge receives honorary Doctor of Science degree from SUNY

    Psychology department chair, Gordon Legge will receive an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the State University of New York (SUNY) on June 1, 2008. Conferral by the Board of Trustees will take place at the commencement ceremonies for the State College of Optometry. This is a high honor given to a select few. As the degree criteria states, “the eminence of the person must be widely recognized by the leaders of the field, which the person may represent.”

    Please join us in congratulating Gordon for this extraordinary honor.

    March 19th, 2008
  • Holly Hatch-Surisook has won a 2007-08 John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
    I'm delighted to tell you that Holly Hatch-Surisook has won a 2007-08 John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. This is a highly competitive, university-wide award. Please join me in congratulating Holly on this splendid recognition for "...sustained and substantial contributions to undergraduate education at the University of Minnesota ..."

    As most of you know, Holly has played the key role in building our academic advising program. We have a program in which we can take great pride, thanks to Holly's creativity, hard work and commitment. Just think about how many Psychology students have benefited from Holly's advice, and from the input they have received from our excellent advising staff.

    We all take pride in this wonderful recognition of Holly's contributions to our department and university.

    --Gordon

    March 13th, 2008

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