News - Feb 2008

Feb 24 2008 - We are being spammed by someone phishing for passwords. Please do not click on the link in this email.

Please note that ACCC would NEVER ask you to verify your password online. If you have clicked on the link and entered your password, you need to go to: http://password.accc.uic.edu

and change your password immediately. If you have clicked on the link and entered your password or you are now unable to login to the password change site above, please send email to security@uic.edu with your full name and UIC netid.

Thank you for your cooperation on this matter.

security@uic.edu

Feb 22 2008 - We had problems with a bad disk that affected other disks on the bus. Tigger was down from appx. 8am until 10:50 am. We apologize for any inconveniences caused.

Feb 19 2008 - Job opportunities at ACCC this semester! ACCC is hiring for Spring 2008 to fill an unanticipated staffing shortfall. We are looking for the same motivated, hard-working undergraduate students we always are. They manage our lab facilities and provide customer and technical support to the UIC community. However, this group must have significant availability during business hours (8am-5pm). All other requirements must be met, details on our web page.

We offer flexible scheduling, training sessions and opportunities to advance into areas of interest. Get real world experience right here on the UIC campus! To find out more and apply visit our website: http://csojob.accc.uic.edu . A technical test is part of the application process. All dates and details are described online.

Feb 16 2008 -
To All UIC Students, Faculty and Staff,

An arrest was made today in connection with the anonymous e-mail threat sent to several people at UIC on Friday afternoon, which was the subject of my security alert Friday evening.

Mahtab Shirani, 24, of Wheaton, a senior at UIC, was arrested by UIC police this morning and charged with disorderly conduct. Everyone charged with a crime is innocent until proven guilty. The campus will implement an immediate emergency suspension until a disciplinary hearing can be held.

This arrest was the result of an investigation by UIC police. As always, we are very grateful for the assistance and cooperation of the Chicago Police Department. This incident should demonstrate that we take any threat of this sort, by e-mail or any other means, very seriously and that our response will be swift and certain.

Sincerely,



John Richardson, Chief of Police

Feb 15 2008 - SECURITY ALERT FROM UIC POLICE

This afternoon, an anonymous e-mail was received by a number of people at UIC, threatening violence on campus sometime this spring.

While we have no way of knowing at this time whether this is a genuine threat, the UIC police department is pursuing it very seriously. A full-scale investigation is underway in conjunction with the Chicago police, and patrols on campus, already stepped up in the wake of Thursdays tragedy at Northern Illinois University, have been increased further.

In the meantime, all campus operations will continue as normal. However, we ask everyone to be attentive, and as always, if you see criminal or suspicious activity, please notify the UIC police immediately at (312) 555-5555 (or 5-5555 from campus phones), or, if you are off-campus, dial 911. For general questions about safety and security, the number for UIC police is (312) 996-2830.

Please also be aware that an update from me on campus security in the wake of yesterdays shootings at NIU was transmitted earlier today and should be arriving in e-mail boxes sometime tonight or in the early-morning hours, and already is posted on the UIC Emergency Information page (link on the UIC home page). This note gives a further overview of security measures in place on the UIC campus.

Sincerely,


John Richardson, Chief of Police

Feb 07 2008 - http://www.accc.uic.edu/workshops

Feb 07 2008 - Mon 2/11 1-3pm Simple Stats Using Excel - East campus, Room SCE 408

Tue 2/12 9-11am Introduction to Matlab - East campus, Room SCE 408 Tue 2/12 10am-12pm Creating Web Pages with Dreamweaver - West campus, Room BGRC 179

Wed 2/13 9-11am Introduction to SAS - East campus, Room SCE 408 Wed 2/13 10-12pm Introduction to PowerPoint - West campus, Room BGRC 179 Wed 2/13 1-3pm Introduction to Excel: Creating Spreadsheets and Graphs - East campus, Room SCE 408

Fri 2/15 1-3pm Introduction to SPSS - East campus, Room SCE 408

For more information and to register, please visit http://www.accc.uic.edu/workshops

Feb 05 2008 - This morning, prior to 10am, we were experiencing problems with one of the servers used to send campus->campus email. The problem has been resolved, but camupus->campus mail sent prior to 10am was probably delayed.