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2019 OneIT Year in Review

The University of Iowa information technology community works closely with campus partners to advance the institution’s strategic goals. Learn more about how IT makes a difference in the OneIT Year in Review.

ITS Help Desk reports fall hot topics and back-to-school stats

Connecting to eduroam and using Two-Step Login were among the “hot topics” for the ITS Help Desk during this year’s fall rush—the week before the semester began and the first week of classes. An eduroam certificate upgrade in June generated many...

Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) to become MyUI student portal

Friday, April 1, 2016 - 5:16pm

The Iowa Student Information System (ISIS) will soon be known as MyUI, and its new website will serve as a hub for students to access several of the UI systems and tools they use most. The new MyUI portal will launch in late April at MyUI.uiowa.edu.

ITS Enterprise Services & Enterprise Infrastructure to Merge; Falsetti Named Sr. Enterprise Architect and Director of IT Infrastructure

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 3:47pm

In recent months, OneIT Leaders and Associate Vice President & CIO Steve Fleagle have developed concepts for the future state of IT on the UI campus. Everyone will have to work together to realize that future and it will entail changes big and...

UI Selects New Learning Management System to Power ICON

Monday, March 21, 2016 - 9:12am

Shift to Canvas system, coupled with UI’s membership in higher education consortium Unizin, paves the way for new digital learning capabilities

New One Button Studio Makes Recording Videos a Breeze

Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 1:58pm

Through a partnership between the UI Libraries and ITS Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology, the UI campus now offers a new solution called the One Button Studio.

Iowa Instructors Awarded $95,884 for Innovations in Teaching with Technologies

Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 1:53pm

Five University of Iowa instructors have been awarded a total of $95,884 in support of their innovative approaches to teaching with technology.

Drupal Digital Signage Hardware Exchange Program Launches

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 9:44am

A new OneIT program encourages Drupal Digital Signage Service customers to retire old computers used to run their signs in exchange for free, energy-efficient compute sticks.

Adoption of Drupal Web Content Management System Grows

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 9:40am

Adoption of the Drupal Content Management System for websites continues to expand at the UI, and getting diverse units onto the same technology yields a host of benefits: cost savings, enhanced security, greater expertise, etc.

Migration to Office 365 Email Hits Home Stretch

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 9:37am

The OneIT Communication and Collaboration Project Team reports that 95% of the campus is now using cloud-based Office 365 email; more than 47,000 mailboxes have made the transition. The progress meter achieved a nice spike this month, when the...

Wi-Fi overhaul expands and improves wireless coverage on campus

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 - 9:36am

A major upgrade to the campus wireless network is providing Wi-Fi coverage in more areas of campus, along with improved reliability and greater capacity.

Reminder: UI-owned laptops and tablets must be encrypted by Dec. 31

Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 9:31am

If you have a university-owned mobile device that has not yet been encrypted, the Information Security and Policy Office recommends reaching out to your local technology support provider to help the university meet its Dec. 31 deadline.

Lync Is Now Skype for Business

Friday, October 30, 2015 - 2:17pm

Faculty, staff, and students who use Lync to chat with colleagues or classmates may notice changes to their service. Due to rebranding efforts by Microsoft, Lync is now called “Skype for Business.” No actions are required and functionality will...

Information for UI email users on Microsoft 's mobile device 'wipe' feature

Monday, October 5, 2015 - 10:38am

The University of Iowa email systems (the on-premise Hawkmail service and the cloud-based Office 365 service that is being implemented) use an underlying technology called Microsoft Exchange. One feature of this technology is the ability to "remote...

Funds available for Innovations in Teaching with Technology

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 - 9:32am

The University of Iowa Academic Technologies Advisory Council will be accepting proposals for the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards Sept. 15 through Oct. 15.

Innovations in Teaching with Technology Award graphic

UI-owned laptops and tablets will be encrypted by Dec. 31

Monday, August 17, 2015 - 4:32pm

The University of Iowa is taking an important step in its information security efforts: encrypting all UI-owned portable devices (laptops, tablets, and external storage) by the year’s end.

Welcome to Iowa Event on Wed and Thurs

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 11:06am

As you settle into a new semester, the Help Desk at Information Technology Services (ITS) invites you to join us for a Welcome To Campus Event. This event is part of the On Iowa! immersion event series to welcome Class of 2016 students and new...

2015 IT Leadership Award Presented to Chris Pruess

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - 9:24am

Chris Pruess, senior systems architect in Information Technology Services (ITS), has received the 2015 Information Technology Leadership Award in recognition of her exemplary contributions to the university’s IT community. The award, co-sponsored by...