The University’s information technology professionals enter 2015 informed about many of the latest technologies and IT efforts across campus thanks to the 2014 CTC Retreat. Attendance jumps 25 percent The CTC full-day conference and awards ceremony at the Carolina Club … Read more
Lynda.com’s 3,800+ video courses are now available at no additional charge to all UNC-Chapel Hill students. Self-paced courses of all levels cover technical skills, creative techniques, business strategies and more. UNC-Chapel Hill ITS Teaching and Learning has contracted with Lynda.com … Read more
An image of a library’s old card catalog loomed on the screen at one point during Daniel Russell’s presentation at the recent “Envisioning the Digital University” conference at the Carolina Club. Back then with that tool and many others, “when … Read more
Can you envision UNC-Chapel Hill’s digital future? How will the University use information technology in 44 years or even 14 years? To begin exploring these questions, Carolina administrators and faculty members brainstormed, collaborated and gained big-picture context from experts at … Read more
Over the last 1½ months here at ITS News, we’ve introduced you to some industrious students who are doing cool things in information technology with ITS and elsewhere on campus and beyond. Sophomore Brent Comstock, for one, inspires all of … Read more
Stephanie Yu, a sophomore computer science and chemistry major from Fayetteville, grew up with little technology at home. The family had no computer and didn’t watch TV. When Yu started using a computer at her high school, she … Read more
Brent Comstock owns and operates a profitable information technology business, oversees 15 employees and contractors in multiple states, and serves clients across the country. Comstock’s LinkedIn profile and number of connections rival that of business professionals twice his age. The … Read more
Anne McCarthy recently landed her dream job as “happiness engineer” at San Francisco WordPress.com manager Automattic Inc. after graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in May with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She finished school in just three years despite also working … Read more
Matt Leming, a senior majoring in computer science, is part of a team that created the University’s CarolinaGO mobile app, which officially launched October 28. Originally an initiative pushed by the student body president, the m.unc.edu mobile app project was … Read more
Collaborating with students is one of the best parts of the job for Billy Hylton, ITS Web Services manager. “We’ve worked a lot with students,” he said. “I have student employees and I’ve also worked with several students on projects. … Read more
The Sensitive Information Remediation Project, better known as Project SIR, is a campus-wide initiative to scan, find, delete and/or secure sensitive information. UNC-Chapel Hill units, departments and individuals across campus are protecting the University’s sensitive information by participating in Project … Read more
Several years after three Carolina students created a free app and online service to help students snag the classes they want, the trio realized that they could eliminate substantial hurdles with support from ITS. They did and they have. Now … Read more
