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IT establishes new number for campus tech assistance

864-8080. That's the new all-purpose telephone number for IT assistance on the Lawrence campus. It's the IT help number for students, faculty and staff, no matter where they reside or work on campus. It's the number to call whether you're having trouble accessing e-mail, connecting to the Internet or logging on to the Kyou Portal.

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The 864-8080 number is answered at the newly formed IT Customer Service Center in the Computer Center by one of 10 full-time professional staff members or one of a half-dozen tech-savvy student assistants. The Customer Service Center, which combines the former IT Help Desk (864-0200) and NTS Customer Assistance (864-9300), is one tangible change from the recent integration of Information Technology and Networking and Telecommunications Services into one division: Information Technology.

"The intended outcome is a better service experience for campus IT users," said Donna Liss, associate vice provost for information services. "We hope the all-purpose telephone number will be convenient and easy to remember, but the real objective is to solve people's IT problems in a courteous, timely and knowledgeable manner. This new Customer Service Center arrangement has enabled us to bring together expertise from across the IT spectrum, and staff have been cross-training one another to improve each person's range of expertise."

The former IT Help Desk and NTS Customer Assistance numbers will continue to be operational through the first half of the fall semester, though they will roll to the new 864-8080 number, as will the LSS Customer Service number (864-0400). Additional information is available online at Help Desk.

KU HISTORY

And you think campus traffic and parking is a hassle now. On Sept. 12, 1922, KU Chancellor Ernest H. Lindley wrote a letter to parents, urging them to discourage students from bringing cars to campus. As he put it, the automobile "is a menace to the democratic spirit of the school." For more, visit www.kuhistory.com