Presented by:
OneIT
OneIT Strategy Team and Councils take shape
Monday, February 6, 2017 - 12:00am
Membership and charges for the six OneIT Councils and the OneIT Strategy Team are being finalized.
Introducing the New IT Self-Service Portal
In an effort to better support the University of Iowa community, Information Technology Services (ITS) has deployed a new IT self-service portal called Enterprise Service Center (ESC). The self-service portal provides faculty, staff, and students a...
Four ways to protect yourself from phishing
The University of Iowa email system receives more than 2.5 million messages per day, but about 69 percent never reach inboxes. Screening systems flag them as spam or scams—they’re discarded before they can do harm. But some deceptive and dangerous...
2021 OneIT Year in Review
The year was marked with significant change, both in how the campus utilizes technology and in how the IT community works to provide it. The 2021 OneIT Year in Review highlights how OneIT met COVID-related needs and supported the UI's mission.
Canvas Commons is here
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 2:14pm
The University of Iowa Canvas Commons space will be available in ICON for all users with a Teacher or TA account starting Feb. 3, 2017. Commons is a learning object repository that enables educators to find, import, and share resources.
Presented by:
Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
4CAST 2017: Our Lives Online Recap
Friday, January 27, 2017 - 12:00am
The Campus Academic Strategies and Technology (4CAST) drew UI instructors and support staff to make professional connections, examine how learning technologies can be leveraged to engage students, and identify educational potential in new technology.
IT security notification: HawkID password change encouraged
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 - 10:56am
The University of Iowa recently notified approximately 250 university faculty, staff, and students that their HawkID and password had been obtained by unauthorized individuals using physical devices that had been secretly attached to university...
Two-Step Login to be required for Employee Self Service website
Friday, January 6, 2017 - 12:24pm
UI employees who haven’t yet enrolled in Two-Step Login with Duo Security must do so by March 8. Two-Step Login is an IT security measure to protect critical data and systems for the university and its people.
Presented by:
OneIT
A new HPC system
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 12:00am
The Helium high-performance computing system was shut down Dec. 1, and installation of the replacement Argon HPC system is underway. Argon is scheduled to be full-service by March 2017.
Presented by:
OneIT
Unit-by-unit approach to OneIT implementation
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 12:00am
OneIT is taking a unit-by-unit approach to implementing OneIT initiatives in 13 remaining units by summer 2018. The focus for the unit-by-unit approach is on End User Support, Data Centers and Servers, and Classroom IT Support.
UI earns top slot in university website accessibility ranking
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 9:42am
The University of Iowa ranks first in the nation in an assessment of how accessible its websites are to people with disabilities.
Celebrate GIS Day on Nov. 16
Monday, November 14, 2016 - 3:17pm
GIS Day is an international forum for users of geographic information systems technology to demonstrate real-world applications
Presented by:
Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
ICON 'Groups' Help Students Collaborate
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 12:00am
With the adoption of Canvas as the engine that drives ICON, instructors have gained many new functions within our course sites that help us collaborate and engage with other users in the course. One such tool is known as “Groups.”
Presented by:
Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
4CAST 2017: Save the Date Jan. 12
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 12:00am
The Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology has joined with other campus partners to present a day-long event that draws together faculty members and administrators to examine how learning technologies can be leveraged to engage students.
Presented by:
OneIT
Data centers and servers progress: 19 of 32 in-scope server rooms consolidated
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 7:00pm
The Data Centers and Servers Project is working on consolidations in Psychology, Tippie College of Business, the Iowa Memorial Union, College of Public Health, Facilities Management, the Athletic Hall of Fame, and various other departments.
How to steer clear of malware and phishing scams
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 10:49am
Here are some ways to avoid malware (malicious code or software) and phishing—scams that trick you into providing personal information.
What you can do to keep UI and personal data safe
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 10:44am
Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. Ensure you're doing all you can to keep both university and personal information and systems secure.
3 simple steps to enhance your cybersecurity
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 10:39am
In less than 15 minutes you can help deter a bad actor’s efforts with three easy cybersecurity steps.
Presented by:
OneIT
OneIT web hosting project completed
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 - 7:00pm
The project consolidated Drupal-hosted websites on campus onto a single platform, migrated over 650 sites to the cloud-hosting provider Acquia, and implemented a Drupal Digital Signage Service for campus-wide use.
Presented by:
OneIT
OneIT application portfolio management project wraps up
Sunday, October 9, 2016 - 7:00pm
The project created an initial inventory of software applications purchased and developed at UI that allowed IT leadership to identify duplicate applications and eliminate redundancy.
Presented by:
Office of Teaching, Learning & Technology
Easy Grading with Canvas SpeedGrader
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 12:00am
One of the new time-saving features in ICON is the SpeedGrader, which allows instructors to view and grade student assignment submissions in one place.
Information Management/Human Resources transitioning to ITS
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 2:46pm
As part of task force recommendations to elevate the role of human resources on campus, the Information Management/Human Resources (IM/HR) workgroup is transitioning into ITS-Administrative Information Systems.
Presented by:
OneIT
Information Security and Policy Office announces reorganization
Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 7:00pm
This Information Security and Policy Office announced a reorganization, through which Enterprise Services staff responsible for IT accessibility services and support will join the department and two new workgroups will be formed.
