DoIT’s “Always On” virtual private network simplifies remote work for efficiency and peace of mind. Ever feel the quality of food from a restaurant is not the same when you get it to go as when you dine in? In the same way, when you need to work away from the office, you would like [...]
Microsoft Bookings Scheduling and Appointments Made Easy! Microsoft Bookings makes scheduling and managing appointments a breeze. Bookings includes a web-based booking calendar and integrates with Outlook to optimize your staff’s calendar and give your customers flexibility to book a time that works best for them. Email and SMS text [...]
Welcome to the Cloud! The Experience of Moving the DSA Email to the Microsoft 365 Cloud As planned, the transition from Texas A&M Exchange email to Microsoft 365 was seamless! Many of Texas A&M’s Divisions and Departments were surprised and relieved of little-to-no issues during [...]
Making You More Secure There have been a couple of changes that you may have noticed in your Outlook this month, and you may also have received some new alerts from Duo Mobile. These are both part of an ongoing effort by Texas A&M University to help keep us safe from cyber-attacks. [...]
As a kid growing up under the wide-open skies of Wakita, Oklahoma, Mark Lacy enjoyed watching the stars at night. That fascination carried with him into college. On the first day of a physical science course, the professor announced, “We will not be discussing astronomy in this class.” With a twinkle in his eye, Mark [...]
Last year Freshman Leadership Organizations (FLOs) were excited to set a new record. Despite the need to figure out how to connect freshmen who felt disconnected in a largely virtual world, the number of applications submitted was up 4.6% over the previous year. Little did they know that record would be obliterated this year with [...]
WordPress: The Avada Theme What are You Going to Make Today? Within the DSA there are two primary WordPress themes. The older theme is Avada while the newer theme is Genesis. The Genesis theme is more up-to-date on standards for Accessibility, but moving to Genesis is not required at [...]
Training Sessions - October Outlook Training Q&A: Come for a Q&A training session about best practices and uses for Outlook. This will be an open forum where you can pop in to ask questions about Outlook. To know more about Outlook, learn useful tips and tricks, and to get a primer before the training [...]
Protecting Yourself From Cybercrimes & Identity Theft In 2020 it was estimated that 591,857 Americans were victims of identity-based crimes including fraud and identity theft. Of them 241,342 Americans fell victim to phishing, vishing and smishing attacks. Source: https://www.statista.com/chart/24593/most-common-types-of-cyber-crime/ [...]
When cadets first arrived on campus in October 1876, the intake process was simple. They registered as students on their first class day. All students were required to participate in the Corps of Cadets. The day the doors first opened at the A&M College of Texas, only six students registered, so the start of classes [...]