DSA IT Liaisons Meetings Stay Informed: Meeting Recap! At the monthly DSA IT Liaisons Meeting, participants gathered to discuss the latest updates and initiatives in the field of technology affecting the Division. However, if you couldn't recall a specific slide from the meeting, there's no need to worry [...]
Scrum Methodology Explained What is a Scrum? What is Agile? Have you ever been to a meeting full of professionals using buzzwords like ‘Agile,’ ‘Scrum,’ or ‘Product Owner’ and wondered what those terminologies are? By definition, Agile means “able to move quickly and easily”. Agile in management [...]
Technology Services - Student Affairs Formerly Department of Information Technology (DoIT) This year we saw the campus-wide, administrative reorganization known as The Path Forward. The plan called for IT units to move to a unified administrative structure. Before the unification of IT units, coordination between various IT [...]
Docking Stations Bridging Portable and Stationary Desktop Setups Traditionally, workstations include a stationary PC setup with a monitor or two. This means that your work devices stay in one place for a prolonged period and do not move. This can become an issue for some folks when [...]
Remote into Your Work Device Setup Instructions for Mac 1..Install Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 from the app store. 2. Open Microsoft Remote Desktop and select "Add PC". 3. In the Add PC window, you will need to put in your workstation's device name in the field, and then [...]
Microsoft 365 - Modern Authentication All You Need to Know Before the Transition! In the Fall of 2022, Microsoft will require all connections to Microsoft 365 to use modern authentication, which is now the industry standard. This change is being implemented to provide increased security for Microsoft 365 accounts. [...]
Useful IT Security Tips When Traveling Abroad With spring break right around the corner, we want to provide security tips for those who will be traveling abroad. During the preparation for our trips abroad, we focus on getting to the airport early, and making sure everything we need [...]
Business Impact Analysis What is a Business Impact Analysis? Our business is impacted by events that are beyond our control. These events may be natural or manufactured, but they still can significantly impact the smooth functioning of our business processes. Preparing for these events and managing their impact [...]
Managing Distribution Lists for Your Department in MS Outlook We all know how important receiving emails can be to daily business and student interaction. Technology Services - Student Affairs manages more than 500 distribution lists for the Division of Student Affairs. While supervisors can request staff and students be initially added [...]
Consolidation of DoIT Providing Quality IT Service Always! President Banks has released The Path Forward, which calls for organizational restructuring of departments and colleges based on what the MGT report recommended. In the path forward, a centralized structure is recommended for IT services to increase communication, accountability, and [...]