SAIT is recommending that owners/managers of departmental software post alerts regarding the upcoming Duo 2FA requirement for students. This message may help student users avoid interruptions to important systems which can impact exams, jobs, or access to critical support services. Some of the systems that students log into with NetID are: HuskyCT CSD MyAccess PyraMed […]

ITS employs a simulated phishing program to raise awareness and educate members of the University community about email phishing attacks. Users who click on links in the simulated emails are directed to a phishing education website. This program will increase from quarterly to monthly simulations and will start to include student recipients. October is Cybersecurity […]

Over the next few months SAIT will be assisting Student Affairs Departments with migrating all personal files to OneDrive. Personal files include “Documents” (Q: Drive), “Desktop” and “Pictures” directories. Transitioning to OneDrive will allow files to be available from any location with internet access. OneDrive offers many advantages including: Automatic backup and sync to OneDrive […]

Canva for Teams is now available to departments in Student Life & Enrollment. Canva is a cloud-based graphic design tool used to create on-brand digital marketing content, presentations, videos and more. Staff and students can join our Canva service to take advantage of premium features at no cost to departments. Billing and access to this […]

On Sunday, May 19, ITS will conduct their annual disaster recovery test. Workloads for select services will be transferred from Storrs to the Groton off-site data center to simulate a DR event. The exercise should conclude by the evening of Wednesday, May 22. The following services will be unavailable for up to eleven hours on […]

Presentation mode is a feature in Windows that allows you to control various settings (i.e., temporarily disable screen lock) to ensure a smooth experience during your presentation. To turn presentation mode on, follow these steps: 1. In the Windows search bar, type Mobility   2. Click on Windows Mobility Center, this should open a new […]

IT-SLE will upgrade Student Life & Enrollment computers to Windows 11 this Fall. The upgrade will occur over several weeks, with clusters of departments scheduled for each weekly roll out period. The Windows 11 update will be distributed to workstations over the weekend and IT-SLE will be available for dedicated support the following week. The first round […]

The Division of Student Life and Enrollment is preparing to decommission the Student Affairs (SA) Domain (sa.uconn.edu) and migrate workstations to the UConn Domain (uconn.edu). Migrating workstations to the UConn Domain will progress desktop management services toward a more unified computing environment and provide security enhancements that are in alignment with University policies. In preparation […]

To help facilitate Student Affairs staff working remotely we have provided connection instructions on our newly updated “Work Remotely” page. Work Remotely You will find a list of options that reflect a variety of computing setups and how to connect to university resources. We also have user guides for accessing Office 365 email, WebEx and […]

Tawk.to is a free messaging app to monitor and chat with the visitors on your website. This service integrates with UConn Aurora  websites. Once enabled, Tawk uses an icon in the lower right of the designated web page to alert visitors that your website has a live chat option. Get Tawk.to for your Website Email […]