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Policies and Procedures Manual Available

Posted by Josh Powell at 7:43 AM

The National Office Policies and Procedures Manual is now available on the Brotherhood Intranet. It can be found under Downloads >> Governing Documents and Policies. The current edition is Version 1.0.1, released on April 27, 2008.

Coming Soon: National Office Policies and Procedures Manual

Posted by Josh Powell at 1:08 AM

Have you ever wondered why the National Office does things in a certain way?
Has there been a policy that you weren't sure about, but were afraid to ask about?
Have you wanted the fraternity's operating policies in one place?

Well, what you've been seeking will be available in the week or so! The National Office is in the final stages of compiling Delta Lambda Phi's first Policies and Procedures Manual, which will bring all the various policies of fraternity operations, expansion and information management together into one document. This document will be made available to all Brothers and Colonists of Delta Lambda Phi and will be the single source for better understanding of how to work with the National Office and why the National Fraternity does things in the way it does.

The Policies and Procedures Manual will be a living document. It will change as the Fraternity changes and grows. The policies documented in this manual are derived from the National Bylaws and the policies established by the National Convention and the National Board of Directors. As those sources change, updates will be made to the P&P Manual.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact either myself or Will Coucheron-Aamot, the National Executive Director.

ITB,

Josh Powell
Director of National Operations

Test item for training

Posted by Bryan Guffey at 10:14 PM

This is a test. i am making a video for the BOD to show them how to log into the blogs.

Technology Team Grows: 2 New Members, 2 New Positions

Posted by Adam J. Moore at 9:34 PM

All,

This month's announcements of the future changes and additional work in the Office of Information resulted in some new interest from Brothers of joining our team. We are pleased to announce the addition of 2 new members of our team. Please welcome:

Matthew Donnelly, Beta Eta: Matt joins us in a new position, the Audio/Video Production Lead. We believe that media beyond that of simple hypertext will become a far more important and common form of communication between Delta Lambda Phi and its Brotherhood and the world. Matt presented a workshop on audio podcasting at the Western Regional Conference this past fall, and I look forward to working with him to develop Delta Lambda Phi's capabilities and expertise in advanced podcasting and high quality, high definition, video production and podcasting for information, historical, and public relations purposes.

Nicholas Smith, Beta Zeta: Nick joins us in another new position, the Knowledge Specialist. He will be working with Bryan Guffey on developing and organizing content of our upcoming Confluence-powered fraternity wiki. He will also be working to develop documentation and training materials for the various technology tools we all use.

Please welcome these two gentlemen as they go where no one in Delta Lambda Phi Technology has gone before!

ITB,

Adam J. Moore
Director of Information
Delta Lambda Phi National Social Fraternity

Deputy Director of Information Appointed

Posted by Adam J. Moore at 11:09 PM

Brothers and Colonists,

I am pleased to announce that I have appointed Bryan Guffey, who has served in the Office of Information (previously known as the Technology Committee) in a number of roles, including Chief of Information Security and Intranet Systems Administrator, to the position of Deputy Director of Information.

The National Technology Policy defines this position as follows:

The Deputy Director of Information shall be responsible for assisting the Director of Information in fulfilling his duties. Specific duties may include administration tasks, evaluation, development, or deployment of new technology tools, analysis of effectiveness and security of operational systems, development of training materials, overseeing development projects, and National Technology Policy enforcement. Direct and specific tasking will be given by the Director of Information. The Deputy Director holds no decision making authority as granted to the Director of Information.

This position needs to be filled due to the ever-increasing demands on the Office of Information, which include policy & procedure manuals, audio podcasting (which we think will and should grow into video podcasting), as well as the current development efforts of mydlp2.0, the installation of Confluence, JIRA, and Crowd, and training for each of these areas. Thus, there is room and a need for additional leadership in the DLP's world of information, internal communication, and technology.

I am thankful for Bryan's endless energy and enthusiasm for helping Delta Lambda Phi work faster and smarter via technology. Bryan's growing leadership in researching and discovering new technologies and tools for us makes this change a natural fit. He will continue to serve in his role as Intranet Systems Administrator. Please support Bryan as he begins this new role!

We are seeking help in bringing the future to Delta Lambda Phi. Please consider joining us. Participating in this team can be a huge learning experience and resume builder, and we are seeking Brothers with the following interests or skills:

• Java Standard or Enterprise Development
• Java Servlets/Server Pages
• Ruby on Rails
• PHP
• Wiki/Knowledge Base organization
• Information Archiving
• Audio/Video or Podcast editing
• Account Administration
• General Web/Graphic design
• Technical Writing or Training

Note!!! Much of this does not require you to write one line of code! Further, our work touches all corners of the organization, so if in addition to technology, you have an interest in alumni relations, expansion, or PR, we can work to put you on a project that intersects with all of your interests.

I look forward to hearing form you!

ITB,

Adam J. Moore
Director of Information