Tag Archives: professional development

New Collaboration & Productivity Community of Practice!

By | October 27, 2022
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Michigan IT Communities of Practice logo with rainbow lines moving from bottom left to upper right in the background

We are excited to announce the creation of the Collaboration & Productivity Community of Practice! Collaboration and productivity services (like Google Workspace, Slack, Dropbox, and more) are widely used and critically important across the university community. They support cooperative work through real-time collaboration and discussion, shared access to resources, and the facilitation of day-to-day tasks, like the creation… Read More »

AV Community of Practice hosts certification training for audiovisual specialists

By | October 25, 2022
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A table with a white fabric tablecloth on which several pieces of AV equipment rests, including a microphone, speakers, and various light and sound measuring devices

John “JJ” Jahn, a project engineer lead with LSA Technology Services, firmly believes in continuing education for audiovisual (AV) people on campus. That’s why he asked the Michigan IT AV Technology Community of Practice in May if there was interest in a course to prepare for the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA) Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) professional… Read More »

You’re invited to the Leadership in Technology: Distinguished Lecture Series

By | September 6, 2022
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Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Join Dr. Ravi Pendse, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at U-M, for a conversation with Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the president of Estonia from 2006-16. The conversation will cover the intersection of technology and government, cybersecurity, and more — President Ilves was in office when Estonia was a victim of a massive cyber-attack, believed to have originated in Russia, in 2007.

Hacks with Friends 2022 Recap

By | August 1, 2022
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A group of people

Fourteen teams of creative and technology-minded staff members from across U-M collaborated in person and online at the eighth annual Hacks With Friends (HWF). The event, which took place on June 2 and 3, 2022, was the first in-person Michigan IT event to take place since HWF 2020, which was held just prior to the pandemic.