Profiles in IT: Erik Taipalus—Preeminent project manager
As a project manager, Taipalus uses good listening skills to find the right technology solution for customers.
Author Archives: Nick Looney, Flint ITS
Flint ITS FY20 annual report highlights successes
Flint Information Technology Services recently issued its annual report for FY20. (The entire report (PDF) is available online.) The report provides updates on the organization’s eight operational areas as well as bios of ITS professional staff. Below are highlights of the report: ITS-Classroom Services: ITS-Classroom Services completed a number of upgrades across general classroom spaces. After the transition… Read More »
Profiles in IT: Jason Gooding—Esports leader
Jason Gooding is a long-time employee of Information Technology Services at UM-Flint. Currently overseeing Desktop Computer Services, Jason is also working to launch Esports on the Flint Campus.
Final steps of Flint’s Google transition
As we move into the new year, UM-Flint ITS is completing the final steps of the Google implementation started over a year ago. Over the past year, this migration involved a significant effort from a core team comprised of nine full-time ITS staff members and approximately 20 part-time student workers known as Google Guides. The rest of ITS,… Read More »
Flint ITS FY19 annual report highlights successes
Flint Information Technology Services recently issued its annual report for FY19. (The entire report (PDF) is available online.) The report provides bios of ITS professional staff as well as updates on the organization’s nine operational areas. Below are highlights of the report: Classroom Services: A number of changes were made to loaner laptop carts including the purchase of… Read More »
Flint move to Google coming to a close
At the beginning of this year, UM-Flint ITS began the process of migrating the campus to Google G Suite for Education from Microsoft Exchange/Outlook email and calendar services. Currently, all students and a majority of faculty and staff have been successfully migrated to Google. Remaining departments will continue to migrate up to the end of July. ITS moved… Read More »
Flint ITS plans for new interactive tech in building expansion
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 »
UM-Flint prepares for move to Google in 2019
UM-Flint will transition to G Suite for Education to replace Microsoft Exchange/Outlook email and calendar services, among other apps. See the project plan and timeline that focuses on staff and faculty.
Flint ITS FY18 annual report highlights successes
Flint Information Technology Services recently issued its annual report for FY18. (The entire report (PDF) is available online.) The report provides bios of ITS professional staff as well as updates on the organization’s 10 operational areas. Below are highlights of the report: Data Information Management: Much progress was made this past year toward Flint’s Banner 9 upgrade, including integrations… Read More »
Read the Flint ITS annual report
The Flint ITS annual report for FY17 was published in January 2018 and is now available online. Flint ITS is made up of 33 staff, as well as students, working across ten units who have come together to create major positive change on the University of Michigan Flint campus. Among their major achievements and stats for the year:… Read More »
UM-Flint wireless and network upgrades
This past year, UM-Flint ITS began a push to overhaul and upgrade the wireless network on the Flint campus. The wireless infrastructure upgrade entered phase one as the equipment purchased in 2010 has finally reached the end of life and end of support stage. Phase one of the project included all university-owned buildings south of the Flint River,… Read More »
Flint completes first phase of password sync project
After over a year in development and testing in collaboration with the UM-Ann Arbor ITS Identity and Access Management team, UM-Flint ITS completed a project designed to synchronize employees’ UMICH passwords to their Flint LAN accounts. This project has reduced the number of passwords UM-Flint employees need to remember and increased the time between password changes to one… Read More »
UM-Flint completes successful phishing awareness campaign
From July to September of this year, University of Michigan-Flint ITS, supported by the U-M Information Assurance Office (IA), conducted an awareness campaign on campus that resulted in a significant decrease in the number of users who fell for simulated phish emails. In addition to IA support, UM-Flint ITS groups that were also instrumental in this process included… Read More »
UM-Flint improves and expands WiFi networks
Starting this past semester and leading into spring, Flint ITS has begun a major upgrade to the campus WiFi network. This upgrade will provide the highest standards of wireless network performance and security, as well as providing service to a greater number of wireless devices. At this time, ITS has performed upgrades or installed network in the first… Read More »
Flint IT supports new pre-school program
Flint ITS is providing tech support for a new center that will deliver much-needed early education services for children across Flint.