This month in EDUCAUSE
This month in EDUCAUSE: A review of methods of connecting with students using technology, the evolution of digital transformation, and a free mentoring program.
Monthly Archives: February 2022
New cross-university project aims to solve email marketing issues
Units across the university use email to market to external audiences, including prospective students and parents, alumni, donors, corporate or foundation partners, and the like. Even where it might be convenient for university units or stakeholders to see our unit activities as separate, other stakeholders and the law see our activities as stemming from a singular source. Learn… Read More »
WiFi Upgrade progress on UM-Dearborn campus; remaining LSA buildings and residence halls coming up soon
The WiFi Upgrade project continues: UM-Dearborn campus is nearly complete plus find out when LSA and remaining residence halls will be updated.
Michigan IT Governance & Communities of Practice activities for February/March 2022
Get involved, share your knowledge, and mark your calendars for these professional development opportunities!
Submit your Enriching Scholarship 2022 proposal by March 1
This year’s Enriching Scholarship conference will highlight the range of instructional tools and approaches that reveal the implicit or unspoken assumptions and expectations in the curriculum. Submit your proposal by March 1.
Tech Tip: Google Calendar working location
Tech Tip: This month’s tip shares a recent Google Calendar update that makes it easy to list your working location. This is especially valuable with hybrid schedules.
UPS battery maintenance process streamlined
Information and Technology Services (ITS) has streamlined the maintenance process for UPS batteries which will increase operational efficiency and improve network reliability. Effective January 1, ITS will no longer charge a separate fee for UPS battery replacements and units no longer need to obtain separate shortcodes to pay for UPS battery replacements. The UPS battery fee of approximately… Read More »
Log4J Zero-day Vulnerability and the U-M Response
In early December 2021, the world was faced with yet another massive zero-day vulnerability, when news broke that Log4j was being used to perform remote code execution and provide unauthorized access to servers. This vulnerability was quickly exploited to do everything from crypto-currency mining to ransomware installation. Log4j is a piece of open-source software used by numerous vendors… Read More »
African Americans in cryptologic history
African Americans have served in the U.S. military since the revolutionary war, although the armed forces were not officially desegregated until 1948. Unfortunately, their service is all too often downplayed or not prominently known. One story that deserves highlighting is the cryptologic work done by William Coffee in the agency that would eventually become the NSA. Mr. Coffee… Read More »
Trade up your tech. For the little victors.
The Tech Shop trade-in program is back, and it’s all for the little victors! When you trade in old tech, you get instant store credit toward a new technology purchase from Tech Shop. And, now through March 26, Tech Shop will also make a donation to Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan (DMUM) for every tech device traded!… Read More »
Privacy Day keynote — Beyond privacy with Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna
U-M celebrated Privacy Day for the fifth year through a month’s worth of programming co-convened by ITS Information Assurance and the School of Information. At U-M’s 2022 Privacy Day keynote presentation, Dr. Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna, vice President for Global Privacy at the Future of Privacy Forum, walked her audience through the key concepts of privacy and data protection and… Read More »
Understanding the strongest electromagnetic fields in the universe
Alec Thomas is part of the team from the U-M College of Engineering Gérard Mourou Center for Ultrafast Optical Science that is building the most powerful laser in the U.S. Dubbed “ZEUS,” the laser will be 3-petawatts of power. That’s a ‘3’ with 15 zeros. All the power generated in the entire world is 10-terawatts, or 1000 times less than the ZEUS laser.
Message from the VPIT-CIO
New opportunities for us to grow individually and as a community are arising all of the time, and I am excited to see what 2022 has in store for us. What new insights can we gain — in technology topics and other areas of personal interest —by making a point to hear and learn from others with a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and roles? I love hearing your ideas.
Profiles in IT: Candice Wilson—Constructive creator
Candice Wilson is a solutions architect and Jira project manager for HITS. She has been passionate about tech since childhood and her love of creating has led to an exciting career at Michigan Medicine. Candice’s interest in making things extends beyond her work at the university and can be found in her hobbies — from 3D printing to cooking and more. She particularly enjoys creating things to gift to others.