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UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.

The U of U and U of U Health arguably faced “a good crisis” in late 2021 when the Ultimate Kronos Group experienced a security breach. Timekeeping and payroll system remediation efforts at the university were immediate, and included the development of interim IT solutions.

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.

Mike Tyler, who's worked more than 40 years in the IT industry, joined the U because of its culture and diversity and the opportunity to grow his career.

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.

Acceptable Use Rule (4-004A) defines acceptable, unacceptable, and legitimate uses of the university’s technology.

To help emergency responders find members of the U community in their time of need, and to comply with federal enhanced 911 (E911) regulations, staff, faculty, and health care workers within or outside of the university must provide location information on their softphones.

It’s been more than a year since the kickoff of the One U PeopleSoft Finance Transformation Project. Project stakeholders take a moment to remind the U community about the “why,” celebrate recent milestones, and dispel some common misconceptions.

The Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC) met on August 4 to discuss the University Webmasters Community of Practice, campus accessibility website, and university subpages. The Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) met August 11. No other IT governance committees met in August.