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UMD Drupal Web Hosting Discussion - 03/01/2017 (Newsletter)

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Submitted by mkamuiru on Thu, 02/16/2017 - 1:08pm

UMD Drupal Users Group - Web Hosting

Hello All,
 
Kindly join us on Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall for a discussion with Ramakrishnan Parameswaran.
 
Rama is the Manager for Department of Information Technology Service Strategy Operations & Business Support - Platform, Data & Application Administration (DIT-SSOBS). DIT SSOBS supports UMD campus wide web hosting.
 
The meeting will be an informal conversation to discuss the following planned items:
  1. Current offerings for Drupal Hosting
  2. The process of getting these services
  3. Service Level Agreements and Expectations (SLAs) 
  4. DevOps
We hope that this meeting is timely in navigating web infrastructure choices within current budgetary constraints in fulfilling our mandates to our various units on campus.
 
In addition, we will have a 10 minute presentation on the UMD Careers website https://careers.umd.edu and a 15 minute Question and Answer (QA) session.
 
Please use this link to RSVP for the event.
 
Look forward to seeing you!
Michael Kamuiru
 
 

DUG Web Accessibility Discussion - 02/01/2017 (Reminder)

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Submitted by mkamuiru on Tue, 01/31/2017 - 9:21am
DUG Feb Meeting - Accessibility


Kindly join us on Wednesday, Feb 1st, 2017 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall for a discussion on the very important topic of Web Accessibility by Dr. Ana Palla-Kane.
 
Dr. Ana Palla-Kane is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology. She received her PhD in Education from the University of Virginia. She is currently working for the Division of Information Technology managing the implementation of the University of Maryland IT Accessibility Plan.
 
Ana stands for accessibility and inclusion at UMD. She is currently the chair for the President’s Commission on Disability Issues. She is the founder of TerpAccess Disability Network. She designed and delivered Disability Awareness and Advocacy Trainings for faculty, students and staff at the University of Maryland.
 
She has participated in roundtables at the U.S. State Department about disability rights and inclusion through sports. She is engaged in international initiatives relating to disability rights and empowering individuals with disabilities, including advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities to receive appropriate education and participate physical activity and sports. In Brazil, she has completed extensive work on inclusion of students with disabilities in educational settings, and recently completed the “Sports for All” project funded by USAID.
 
We will have a 15 minute presentation on the near-completed UMD Homepage and a 15 minute Question and Answer (QA) session.
 
Please use this link to RSVP for the event.
 
We are excited about this upcoming discussion and look forward to seeing you!
Michael Kamuiru
 
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Dr. Ana Palla-Kane’s Website
 
 

DUG Web Accessibility Discussion - 02/01/2017 (Newsletter)

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Submitted by mkamuiru on Wed, 01/25/2017 - 12:11pm
DUG Feb Meeting - Accessibility


Kindly join us on Wednesday, Feb 1st, 2017 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall for a discussion on the very important topic of Web Accessibility by Dr. Ana Palla-Kane.
 
Dr. Ana Palla-Kane is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Kinesiology. She received her PhD in Education from the University of Virginia. She is currently working for the Division of Information Technology managing the implementation of the University of Maryland IT Accessibility Plan.
 
Ana stands for accessibility and inclusion at UMD. She is currently the chair for the President’s Commission on Disability Issues. She is the founder of TerpAccess Disability Network. She designed and delivered Disability Awareness and Advocacy Trainings for faculty, students and staff at the University of Maryland.
 
She has participated in roundtables at the U.S. State Department about disability rights and inclusion through sports. She is engaged in international initiatives relating to disability rights and empowering individuals with disabilities, including advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities to receive appropriate education and participate physical activity and sports. In Brazil, she has completed extensive work on inclusion of students with disabilities in educational settings, and recently completed the “Sports for All” project funded by USAID.
 
We will have a 15 minute presentation on the near-completed UMD Homepage and a 15 minute Question and Answer (QA) session.
 
Please use this link to RSVP for the event.
 
We are excited about this upcoming discussion and look forward to seeing you!
Michael Kamuiru
 
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Dr. Ana Palla-Kane’s Website
 
 

Happy New Year 2017!

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Submitted by mkamuiru on Tue, 01/03/2017 - 2:18pm

Happy New Year 2017

I hope you had a great holiday break and that you are excited about the possibilities 2017 has to offer. Kindly note that we will NOT have a meeting tomorrow January 4th, 2017.

We look forward for the first meeting in February and will follow up with details.
 
Very Best,
Michael Kamuiru  
 
 

UMD Drupal Users Group Holiday Meeting (Reminder) - 12/07/2016

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Submitted by mkamuiru on Tue, 12/06/2016 - 9:06pm

Drupal Users Group Holiday Party

 

Please join us for UMD Drupal Users Group meeting on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall. This will be a holiday networking event to allow for the group to talk and interact with their colleagues as well as present opportunity to discuss their projects.

 

Please use this link to RSVP for the event.
 
Thank you and look forward to seeing you!
 
 
 

UMD Drupal Users Group Holiday Meeting - 12/07/2016

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Submitted by mkamuiru on Mon, 11/28/2016 - 2:35pm

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving break! Please join us for UMD Drupal Users Group meeting on Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall. This will be a holiday networking event to allow for the group to talk and interact with their colleagues as well as present opportunity to discuss their projects.

Please use this link to RSVP for the event.
 
Thank you and look forward to seeing you!
 
 
 

DUG 10/05/16, Joshua Harless, Office of Marketing and Communications

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Submitted by remmell on Mon, 10/03/2016 - 11:50am

Topic:        University's Redesigned Homepage
Date:         Wed, 10/05/2016 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location:   2115 Tawes Hall
Level:        Beginner

Please join us on Wednesday, October 5 at 12 noon in 2115 Tawes Hall for a talk by Joshua Harless, Executive Director of Digital Experience for the Office of Marketing and Communications.  

Joshua will present the University's soon-to-be-released redesigned homepage, and talk about other projects that are in the works (if time allows).

No September (9/7) Drupal User's Group Meeting

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Submitted by remmell on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 8:25am

We've been unable to secure a speaker in time for the September meeting, so it has been canceled.  We will resume our normal meeting schedule on Wednesday, October 5 at 12 noon.

We're also seeking volunteers to help run, and present at, the Drupal User's Group.  It's only with the community's assistance that the group will continue to thrive.  If you're interested in helping run, in hosting, or in presenting, please email Kevin Nesline (remmell@umd.edu) and/or Megan Weng (sweng@umd.edu).