Soft Skills Training is Back!
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A Message from New CIO, Ed Welker
Hello, WashU! I’m excited to serve as your new Chief Information Officer and am motivated to cont...
User Training Begins for New Research Management System
The PAAMCO (Pre-Award, Award Management and Conflict of Interest (COI)) project continues to make...
Talking about the Mission, Vision and Values of Shared IT Services
The Shared IT Services (SITS) program continues to move forward. Unit migrations to SITS remains ...
Tech Tip: Tax Season Safety Tips
Tax season is here again, and that means it’s time for a refresher on keeping our data safe while...
Research Storage Pilot is Underway
Onboarding is currently underway for the Research Storage pilot. To date, more than 50 participan...
Celebrate Digital Learning Day with WashU IT and STS
WashU IT and Student Technology Services (STS) are hosting an event with activities celebrating D...
Communication and Electronics: Information Security Analysts Man the Amateur Radio Band Waves
WashU IT is comprised of an elite group of professionals. Each individual brings a unique skillse...
IRIS Program Progresses – Upcoming Seminars and Pilot Testing
The newly formed Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) organization led by Craig Pohl, senior di...
2017 – Year in Tech Review
2017 has been a year for modernizing IT services at the university. With a focus on digital optim...
WashU IT Observes National Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is recognized as National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), a time to raise awarene...
Teaching & Learning Domain Committee Hosts LMS Demos
Last spring, the Teaching & Learning Domain Committee initiated a process for evaluating a ne...
Mandatory Information Security Training for Faculty, Staff and Medical Students
In an effort to improve our WashU Information Security cyber defenses, we want to highlight a com...
Additions to Research Infrastructure Services Staff
In June, the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) announced the formation of the Resear...
Announcement of New WashU IT Services Organization for Researchers
Dr. Susan Dutcher, acting Director of the McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI), Dr. Jenny Lodge, Vice...
IT SECURITY ALERT: Nationwide ransomware attack poses threat
The Washington University Information Security Office is taking the necessary steps to alert the ...
Thank You for Attending the Admin System Demonstrations
As a part of the Administrative Systems Replacement effort, Enterprise Applications recently host...
Thank You for Attending the Technology Town Hall!
Thank you for attending the Fall 2016 Technology Town Hall! We hope you found the discussion info...
WashU 2FA Enrollment Required Oct. 31
Service Announcement: Authentication will soon be required for off-campus access to University HR...
New WUSTL Box UI Available
Box recently announced a new web user interface (UI) that provides a streamlined user experience,...
WashU 2FA Requirement Begins Oct. 31
On Oct. 31, enrollment in WashU 2FA will be required for off-network access to the Washington Uni...
Josh Lawrence Named Chair of “Eliminating Technology Barriers Working Group”
Josh Lawrence, Manager, Technical Services, has been appointed Chair of the University’s Eliminat...
WashU IT Migrating SharePoint Sites to Other Platforms
After Oct. 2017, the current version of SharePoint in use at the Medical Campus will no longer be...
WashU IT Staff Place in Toastmasters Competition
Two WashU IT staff placed in the top three in a recent District 12 Toastmasters International com...
WashU IT Migrating Thousands of Campus Phones to VoIP
Over the next several years, WashU IT will migrate more than 12,000 phones on the Medical School ...
Complete Mandatory Compliance Training on Learn@Work
The deadline for all WashU faculty and staff to complete mandatory compliance training was March ...
OpenDNS Protects Campus Devices from Latest Threat
Last year, the WashU Information Security Office (ISO) purchased a new security service that rece...
SafeZones Program Focuses on Inclusion
Anna Warbelow is the coordinator and lead facilitator of the Washington University Faculty and St...
WashU IT Prepares for 2016 Presidential Debate on Campus
As people around the world anticipate the upcoming 2016 U.S. presidential election, all eyes will...
Diversity & Inclusion Trainings Promote Awareness, Understanding
In February, WashU IT staff began participating in interactive trainings dedicated to diversity a...
Course Evaluations Provide Insight, Advance University Goals
Thanks to our WashU students, the Course Evaluations program has been a huge success! Since the p...
Consolidating a Data Center in a Day – The Power of ‘We’
Thanks to thorough planning efforts and the hard work of WashU IT staff, the data center consolid...
Customers Give Web Help Desk High Marks in Survey
The results from our web help desk transactional survey are in and our customers gave us an “A.” ...
ITIL Processes Ensure Consistent Customer Experience
As WashU IT seeks to shift from a technology provider to a service provider, we are adopting Info...
Workday Sees Continued Momentum With Education, Government, and Nonprofit Customers
New Customers Including The Ohio State University and Vassar College Select Workday PLEASA...
Skype for Business (Formerly Lync) Improves Workflow
What is it? Skype for Business is Microsoft’s unified communication tool for instant messaging, w...
BIDW Specialist Becky Cowin Wins Award For Barnes-Jewish Project
Congratulations to Becky Cowin, technology training and systems testing specialist, on earning an...
WU Libraries Launch New Website
Washington University Libraries launched a new website on January 6, 2016, delivering reorganized...
SharePoint Quarterly Patch Schedule Starting Soon
UPDATE Oct 30, 2017 – The current information regarding this quarterly patch schedule can b...
2016 Tax ID Theft Scam Alert
The Washington University Information Security Office (ISO) has received inquiries concerning a r...
2016 Washington University MOR Associates IT Leaders Program Participants Chosen
The OCIO has chosen eight members of the IT community to participate in the 2016 MOR Associates I...
Olin Launches Center to Analyze Big Data
The Olin Business School formally launched the Center for Customer Analytics and Big Data (CCABD)...
Coming Soon: Two-Factor Authentication
WashU IT will soon deploy a two-factor authentication service to authenticate off-campus access t...
WashU IT Website Scanning Launched
Washington University has over 3,000 websites and each could be vulnerable to remote access from ...
WashU IT Deploys Security Platform Developed by WashU Alumnus
You may have seen the ‘orange umbrella of protection’ digital signs around campus or maybe you en...
Scheduled Blackboard Service Outage Announcement
Washington University Information Technology will implement a migration of the Blackboard service...
Roadmap for replacing the university’s administrative systems
The university is undergoing an effort to replace the aging technologies that support our adminis...
OCIO Accepting Applications for MOR Associates IT Leaders Program
The Washington University Office of the CIO (OCIO) is committed to providing professional and lea...
STS Trains Student Staff & Expands Offerings for Student Technology
Year Begins with Training, Programs STS welcomed back both its student staff and the WashU studen...
Washington University Awarded $475K Grant for Research Network Project
The National Science Foundation has awarded Washington University a grant of $475,590 to progress...
Washington University IT Capital Investment and Shared Services Request Process Deadline Approaching
The Office of the CIO (OCIO) is accepting IT Capital Investment and Shared Services Request propo...
The Power of ‘We’ – Retiring Windows 2003 Servers on Danforth Campus
Through collaboration, consistent communication and dedication, the project to retire Windows 200...
STS Student Worker Wins 1st Place in Hackathon
Justin Guyton, a Washington University student and STS summer technician, helped his team win fir...
OCIO Now Accepting IT Investment Proposals
On August 3, the Office of the CIO (OCIO) will begin accepting IT Capital Investment and Shared S...
Shared IT Services Program Moves to the Taylor Avenue Building
The Shared Information Technology (IT) Services Program has relocated! To support the rapid growt...