Author Archives: Joel Iverson, ITS Communications
The ITS Infrastructure team successfully launched the new Service Request System (SRS) on Wednesday October 16, decommissioning the 16-year-old Online Service Center (OSC). The OSC used obsolete technology and had an outdated, non-intuitive web interface. It had also grown unreliable, experiencing routine outages, and had a high risk of permanent failure. The team set out to deliver a… Read More »
Mark your calendars for SUMIT_2019, U-M’s 15th annual cyber security conference on Tuesday, October 29 at Rackham Auditorium. Learn more and register today! This free, one-day conference is an exciting opportunity to hear recognized experts discuss the latest issues, trends, and threats in cybersecurity and privacy. SUMIT_2019 focuses on explorations in privacy and security research. SUMIT_2019 speakers Denise… Read More »
More than 70 volunteers from Information and Technology Services welcomed students and faculty to campus at six different outreach events this fall.
The 2019 Michigan IT Symposium will take place November 25 & 26, 2019 in the Michigan League. This year’s theme is “Sparking Connections & Igniting Ideas Across U-M” and will feature more breakout session opportunities. Our goal for the 2019 event is to have the U-M IT community come together to highlight innovations, engage each other, and share… Read More »
The Michigan IT Symposium Committee is now accepting proposals for conference sessions to be held at the 2019 Michigan IT Symposium. This year’s theme is “Sparking Connections & Igniting Ideas Across U-M” and will feature more breakout session opportunities than in previous years. The 2019 event will bring the U-M IT community together to highlight innovations and share… Read More »
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 »
Register today for the 2019 MiVideo Summit on June 21 and discover what’s possible to do with MiVideo, U-M’s cloud-based media streaming and content management service, powered by Kaltura. Learn how faculty, staff and students across U-M use MiVideo natively or integrated within Canvas and Blackboard (UM-Flint), to create, organize, catalog, share, search, and publish multimedia content. Now… Read More »
On April 24 and 25, ITS leadership and staff volunteers expressed their pride for the support ITS provides to the university at a new student outreach event on Central and North Campus. The ITS Power-Up Stations presented an opportunity to support the campus community with snacks, drinks, and swag during this stressful time of year. Twenty-eight staff from… Read More »
A new way to find and favorite university tools and resources At U-M today, students, faculty and staff may need to access up to 10 different university run websites from phones, laptops or tablets on a daily basis. The U-M digital landscape is exploding with an ever increasing number of websites that students, faculty, and staff either need… Read More »
Not participating in creating a hack? Vote for the best hack on Friday, March 8, at 12:30 p.m., following the three-minute team presentations.
Now in its fifth year, the Michigan IT Symposium continues to be the premiere event that brings together IT staff throughout the university to share ideas, meet new people, and reconnect with former colleagues. This year, more than 425 IT professionals from across U-M came together on November 28–29, to celebrate the expertise, innovation, and talents of the… Read More »
Plan to attend! Hacks with Friends takes place Thursday, March 7 and Friday, March 8, 2019 at the Ross School of Business. Hacks with Friends (HWF) is a spirited two day hack event for IT professionals across the University of Michigan where you are encouraged to break out and have some fun doing what you do best. Pitch… Read More »
More than 429 people attended SUMIT 2018 either in person at Rackham Auditorium or virtually via the live stream throughout the day. These individuals represented more than 170 colleges, universities, corporations, small businesses, and nonprofits from around the country.
Registration is open for the 2018 Michigan IT Symposium, November 28 & 29, 2018 in the Michigan League. This annual event focuses on creating connections between Michigan IT community members while showcasing the innovation occurring across all U-M campuses. Can’t miss opportunities include: Opening poster preview and reception from 3:30–5:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 28 Our keynote address by… Read More »
The 2018 Michigan IT Symposium will take place November 28 & 29, 2018 in the Michigan League. This annual event focuses on creating connections between Michigan IT community members while showcasing the innovation occurring across all U-M campuses. Registration for this year’s symposium will open on October 15, 2018. Mark your calendars and make plans to attend. The… Read More »
How does your work move U-M forward in its mission to provide world-class teaching, research, and patient care? How is your work changing with the evolution of technology? Showcase your most innovative, IT-related project, service, or process improvement at the fifth annual Michigan IT Symposium, November 28 & 29, 2018 Submit your application before August 10. Important dates… Read More »
Sean DeMonner, ITS executive director of Teaching and Learning (TL), and Anthony Whyte, ITS-TL IT program manager, each received leadership awards at the 2018 IMS Global Learning Impact Leadership Institute held in Baltimore in May. DeMonner was recognized for leadership in higher education, while Whyte received his fourth consecutive IMS leadership award for his work leading the Caliper… Read More »
Mark your calendars for the Michigan IT Symposium November 28–29, 2018.
Register today for the 2018 MiVideo Summit and discover what’s possible to do with MiVideo, U-M’s cloud-based media streaming and content management service, powered by Kaltura. The event will be held Wednesday, July 18, 1–4:30 p.m. at the Kipke Conference Center at UM-Ann Arbor. Learn how faculty, staff and students across U-M use MiVideo to organize, catalog, share,… Read More »
Pitch submission deadline extended You still have time to submit your pitch for a Hacks with Friends (HWF) project. The deadline to submit a pitch for a hack has been extended to 5 p.m., Friday, February 23. Great ideas have been coming in, but we know more ideas are out there. Do you have a problem that needs solving or a cool idea that… Read More »