UA in the News: January 14, 2009

Class options still open for Honors Program students
Crimson White – Jan. 12

University Honors Program students who still need or want to add a class to their Spring 2009 schedule still have several opportunities to adjust their class list before the Jan.14 cut-off date. In the past week, several e-mails have been sent out with a list of open classes, and some of the less traditional seminar and workshop classes still have a number of open spaces. Two classes offered by the Honors college that still have open places are UH 300-029, Flippers and Flukes, and UH 210-019, Honors Documentary Film Making…

PCI On Campus
Cr80news.com – Jan. 14

College and university campuses need to be aware that different portions of their computer networks may need to be secured because of requirements from the payment card industry. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) are some times overlooked by campuses, but the National Association of Campus Card Users hosted two Web conferences to bring some of the issues to light… If organizations don’t protect payment card information and a breach occurs it could result in fines from the card associations, says J. Ashley Ewing, director of information security and compliance at the University of Alabama…