Monthly Archives: June 2019

Amanda Sedlik joins HITS as senior director for Clinical & Operational Applications

By Heather Kipp, HITS Communications | June 12, 2019

Amanda Sedlik, MSHI, BSN, RN became the new senior director for Clinical & Operational Applications in May. The previous interim senior director, Carleen Penoza, was recently named Michigan Medicine’s Chief Informatics Nursing Officer. Amanda is a registered nurse with vast experience in electronic medical record (EMR) go-lives, readiness, and optimization at hospitals and health systems across the country. She most… Read More »

UMSI researcher: Alexa’s deletion feature a good first step for better privacy

By Mona Beydoun, ITS Communications | June 12, 2019

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Alexa speaker on the left with a voice bubble on the right. The voice bubble says "Alexa, delete what I just said."

Florian Schaub, School of Information, says the larger issue of data collection still needs to be addressed.

U-M student success tool receives gold medal in global competition

By Mona Beydoun, ITS Communications | June 11, 2019

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My Learning Analytics helps students glean insights on their academic performance and make self-driven behavior changes.

U-M provides tech expertise on digital mental health tools for students

By Mona Beydoun, ITS Communications | June 10, 2019

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Outline of a human head with gears in the brain and a drawing on a clipboard.

Sage provides tailored resources to students who completed the national Healthy Minds survey.

Message from the VPIT-CIO

By Ravi Pendse | June 10, 2019

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The goal to “improve the way we serve the U-M campus by providing proactive, laser-focused customer service” truly boils down to working with our customers to understand and help achieve their goals, and to tackle projects and problems with their needs in mind.

2019 Michigan IT Symposium: Save the date!

By Joel Iverson, ITS Communications | June 7, 2019

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Mark your calendars for the Michigan IT Symposium November 25-26, 2019. This annual event focuses on creating connections between Michigan IT community members while showcasing the innovation occurring across all U-M campuses. The co-chairs for this year’s event are Andrea Bolash, Director of Institutional Research for the College of Engineering and Michael Warden Senior Director, HITS Service Management.… Read More »

New report highlights ITS’s achievement in DEI

By Ken Caldwell | June 6, 2019

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A new ITS webpage outlines progress to make its workplace more diverse, inclusive, and equitable: Over 450 DEI course completions by 276 staff, a new set of Guiding Principles for Accessibility, and more.

Oracle Java license change

By Lindsay Hendricks, ITS Communications | June 5, 2019

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Oracle now requires a paid subscription to Java Standard Edition (SE) to receive all updates and security patches.

Flint ITS plans for new interactive tech in building expansion

By Nick Looney, Flint ITS | June 4, 2019

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rendering of new wing of Flint campus Murchie Science Building

Flint Information Technology Services, in coordination with an AV consultant from the project architectural firm Harley Ellis Devereaux, is pleased to announce plans to incorporate new, interactive technologies into the new wing of the Murchie Science Building. The additions will enable active learning in classrooms and support group collaboration in work breakout areas. Previous classroom technology models on… Read More »