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The University of Utah has earmarked approximately $3.7 million next fiscal year for student-related technologies and services. The funding is the result of the annual Learning Spaces-Student Computing Fee process.

The planning and vision of Digital Learning Technologies staff and considerable legwork by their fellow UIT and Marriott Library colleagues helped the U's new satellite campus in Herriman get up and running in time for fall semester.

UIT's Office of Software Licensing (OSL) has negotiated campus agreements with several software vendors to provide students, faculty, and staff access to certain products at no (or a greatly reduced) cost.

About 50 students from the Ute Indian Tribe visited the University of Utah in early June for the annual Ute Storytelling Camp, which included an Adobe Creative Cloud workshop hosted by UIT Digital Learning Technologies.

The changes — which include improved app design and navigation, among other things — were driven by student feedback, department requests, and usage data.

A Canvas-hosted certification program for UIT student interns is expected to launch in October. The course will comprise three modules: the first two will pertain to students in any IT role, and the third module will provide role-specific training.

Although they could take jobs at well-known private-sector tech companies, UIT student employees often decide to pursue and accept full-time positions in UIT after their internships because the organization offers unique benefits.

A UIT student employee summit took place August 18 at the Downtown Data Center. The purpose of the summit was to talk about the state of UIT's student program, discuss challenges, and gather feedback.

Before students settled into their seats on the first day of classes, cross-functional IT teams performed a range of activities like deploying IT changes, adding and supporting new tools for academics and research, and migrating services to cloud-hosted platforms.

The U has embarked on a project to explore new platforms used by prospective graduate students seeking admission to a master’s or doctoral degree program. A platform called Slate is expected to enter production by fall 2023.