Archive for September, 2012

Data Destruction Day – October 4th

September 26th, 2012 by dshettle

Human Resources and Information Technology Services are pleased to invite you to “Data Destruction Day.” On October 4th, in front of O’Kane on Linden Lane, the College’s shredding partner, ProShred, will be stationed with their paper and hard drive shredding trucks from 9am to 11am. Bring in any paper items, old hard drives, floppy drives, thumb drives, CDs, DVDs, zip drives, and ProShred will physically destroy them onsite.

Faculty & Staff, this is a great opportunity to put those filing cabinets on a weight loss program. Those bankers boxes sitting in the storage room? Those ancient zip disks hiding in the deep dark recesses of your desk? Those mysterious tapes that you don’t even have a computer that could read the format (remember the floppies?)! Bring them. Even bring things from home, with the caveat that the College isn’t responsible for its security (though you’ll get to watch it be destroyed, so don’t let the disclaimer spook you).

All materials destroyed are recycled where possible by ProShred.

Some ground rules:

  • This event is open only to Holy Cross Faculty, Students and Staff. Bring your HC ID.
  • As aforementioned, bring material from home if you’d like, but the College isn’t responsible if you lose it or it otherwise vanishes prior to destruction.
  • Electronic media is limited to hard drives, flash/thumb drives, CD’s, DVD’s, floppy disks, tapes, and zip drives. If you have an old computer, we can help you remove the hard drive that day if you bring in just the system unit (not the monitor, keyboard, etc.).
  • Get the necessary approvals before bringing stuff. Emptying that filing cabinet may seem like a good idea, but make sure none of it is needed any longer. If in doubt, ask.
  • Don’t leave anything you bring to the event unattended.
  • This is NOT an electronics recycling event, so do NOT bring T.V.s, VCRs, monitors, etc.

If you have any questions about the event, don’t hesitate to ask.

Ellen Keohane and David Shettler
Information Technology Services
508-793-2477