{"id":7775,"date":"2018-05-08T09:49:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T13:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news?p=7775&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=7775"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:56","slug":"surfing-on-the-diag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/05\/08\/surfing-on-the-diag\/","title":{"rendered":"Surfing on the Diag is about to get gnarly!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/IwTWTsUzmIicM\" width=\"480\" height=\"359\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture this: it\u2019s a beautiful summer day in Ann Arbor. You have lots of work to catch up on, but don\u2019t want to spend this day inside. Now you won\u2019t have to! Information &amp; Technology Services (ITS) recently announced approval of funding to install WiFi in portions of the Diag. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the request of students and with the support of President Schlissel, the U-M Provost and Chief Financial Officer approved a project to provide wireless access outdoors on the Diag to support student and campus activities. Based on their input it has been determined that the areas of coverage will include the Hatcher Library plaza with the block M, and the areas adjacent to the surrounding buildings: Angell Hall, Kraus, Chemistry &amp; Dow Labs, Dana, Randall Labs and Hatcher Library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the project is not just about the ability to stay connected while you work and play on the Diag. This space is the heart of the U-M Ann Arbor campus, and has been the stage for many events over the years. Festifall, political rallies, campus tours, and student organization activities are just a few of the activities that take place on the Diag.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8233\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8233\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8233\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SpringCampus2033a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SpringCampus2033a.jpg 540w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SpringCampus2033a-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/SpringCampus2033a-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Copyright: Lin Jones, Michigan Photography)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, ITS provided temporary WiFi capability for events being held on the Diag. It was time-consuming and expensive to install and tear down each time an event came along. Having permanent WiFi capabilities in this location will save much time, money, and effort moving forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have almost completed work on the Campus WiFi Upgrade Project that began three years ago to ensure that we could provide wall-to-wall, penthouse-to-basement WiFi coverage inside buildings on the Ann Arbor campus,\u201d stated Andy Palms, executive director, ITS Infrastructure. \u201cExtending WiFi coverage in outdoor spaces heavily used by students, faculty, and staff is the next obvious progression of this work. U-M continues to invest in this important infrastructure.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ann Arbor campus should expect to see construction start on the Diag over the summer. Work will be completed over the next 4\u201318 months, as weather permits. While ITS is charged with executing this upgrade, the project would not be successful without significant collaboration from the Student Resource Center (SORC), the Campus Planner\u2019s Office, Facilities &amp; Operations, the External Elements Review Committee (EERC), IT Procurement, Unit IT, and leadership in affected campus buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track our progress on this project at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/its.umich.edu\/projects\/wifi-upgrade\/diag\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/its.umich.edu\/projects\/wifi-upgrade\/diag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"omsc-box omsc-with-title omsc-with-bg-color omsc-with-icon omsc-icon-style-border omsc-icon-shape-circle\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background-color:#eff0f1;text-align:left\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon\" style=\"border-color:#eff0f1;color:#eff0f1;border-color:#000000;color:#000000;\"><i class=\"fa fa-ellipsis-h\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"omsc-box-inner\"><div class=\"omsc-box-title\">Read more<\/div><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/section\/campus-life\/student-interest-brings-wifi-diag\">Michigan Daily<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mlive.com\/news\/ann-arbor\/index.ssf\/2018\/05\/wi-fi_is_coming_to_the_diag_as.html\">M-Live<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/all-about-ann-arbor\/wifi-to-come-to-university-of-michigans-diag\">Click-on-Detroit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.umich.edu\/articles\/its-announces-approval-project-install-wifi-diag\">University Record<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picture this: it\u2019s a beautiful summer day in Ann Arbor. You have lots of work to catch up on, but don\u2019t want to spend this day inside. Now you won\u2019t have to! Information &amp; Technology Services (ITS) recently announced approval of funding to install WiFi in portions of the Diag. At the request of students and with the\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/05\/08\/surfing-on-the-diag\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":8090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4],"tags":[98,83],"class_list":["post-7775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-projects-services","category-features","tag-infrastructure","tag-wifi"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing-125x93.jpg",125,93,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing-268x200.jpg",268,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing-200x140.jpg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing-60x42.jpg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/surfing.jpg",268,200,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Patty Giorgio, ITS Communications","author_link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/author\/pgiorgio\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Picture this: it\u2019s a beautiful summer day in Ann Arbor. 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