Trinity College - The Quad December 2002

The Quad is a monthly newsletter for the entire Trinity community that is intended to bring people together from all areas of the College with a common source of information for campus news and events.

Michael Bradley '98, Editor
Assistant Director of Publications
michael.bradley@trincoll.edu

Communications Office
79 Vernon Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06106

Past Issues:

November 2002
October 2002

Trinity Exchange launched, replaces QPs

"So far, we're very pleased with the response to Trinity Exchange and the feed back and suggestions we've received from users." Rama Sudhakar, director of marketing

The Trinity Exchange launched successfully on November 18, replacing the College’s overburdened QP system with a central online source of daily news, events, and information. The Exchange, a joint effort between the Communications Office and the Computing Center, appears twice daily in the e-mail inboxes of students and employees of Trinity, replacing a system that often left users’ inboxes cluttered with tens of messages daily.

The Exchange team is currently working on further enhancements to the system, says Rama Sudhakar, director of marketing and a project leader on the Exchange. These enhancements may include a centralized event calendar that will draw its information from the events entered into the Exchange, and a classified ads section, Sudhakar says.

Sudhakar and the Exchange development team have fielded many questions from users as the College completes the transition to the Trinity Exchange. She provided the Quad with answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about using the Trinity Exchange.

Q: What should I do if I have forgotten my password?

Users who have forgotten or lost their passwords may contact me directly. Users’ passwords will be reset to a randomly generated password which will be e-mailed directly to them, at which time they can change the new password to one of their own choosing.

Q: The text is too small for me to read. Can I adjust this?

The font size of Trinity Exchange has been set up to display at a size relative to users’ browser font settings. Changes to the size of type on the Exchange may be made by adjusting the computer’s default font size.

Q: I am a retired employee of Trinity College. Can I view the Exchange?

Yes. You may log onto the Exchange at www.trincoll.edu/trinexchange. We are currently assessing interest among retirees to determine if we should add them to the Exchange e-mail distribution list. In the meantime, interested retirees may contact me directly to be added to the Exchange’s distribution list.

Q: What Internet browser software should I use to view the Exchange?

Internet Explorer version 5.0 and up, or Netscape version 6.2 and up is recommended for use with the Exchange. These browser software programs are generally in use throughout the College. This applies to both PC and Mac platforms (for Macs, operating system OS 9 and up will be needed). If you require any software upgrades or have browser questions, please call the computing center help desk at ext. 2100 as soon as possible.

Q: I recently won the ongoing “Tame the Beast” T-shirt contest. When will I receive my T-shirt?

Congratulations! Trinity Exchange T-shirts should be available before December break. We will notify all winners of their arrival.

Additional questions or comments may be directed to Sudhakar at rama.sudhakar@trincoll.edu or by campus phone at ext. 2139.


	"Tame the QP Beast." Trinity web manager/graphic designer Todd Meagher created the humorous illustration that has been central in promoting the Exchanges' launch.