First major upgrade in years This project was the first major upgrade to TIM in years. UNC-Chapel Hill’s TIM upgrade launched in the spring after two years of work. The project was a collaboration between ITS; Payroll Services, a department … Read more

When we think of University employees, we picture them conducting their day-to-day work in support of the campus community. Some staff members, though, tackle a whole extra layer of work related to their service to Carolina. ITS’ Gina Fogelsonger is … Read more

The CrowdStrike “blue screen of death” event that began on July 19 affected at least 8.5 million computers worldwide and is being called the biggest IT outage in history. Early rough estimates put the cost to organizations and individuals in … Read more

Two ITS managers who reported to Assistant Vice Chancellor Steve Haring until his retirement a few weeks ago have been elevated to executive director positions and will assume part of their former boss’ duties. Now Wanda Boone is Executive Director … Read more

Erin Towne, a Chapel Hill resident with experience in business analysis and process architecture, joined the Information Security Office today as a senior program business analyst for information security. Towne, who is no stranger to ITS, will lead program analysis … Read more

Valuable experience In his 20 years at ITS, Cross has amassed a wealth of technical expertise and skills he brings to the MDS manager position. He started his career at UNC as a student employee, where he learned the basics … Read more

Ethan Kromhout has been named Assistant Vice Chancellor for ITS Infrastructure, Operations & Networking, effective June 3, after serving as interim AVC since June 2022. He “is without peer with respect to technical acumen and ability both to get new … Read more

Whether you’re graduating in a few days or next year, two students who are about to graduate share some prep-your-tech-for-graduation tips that they wish had been on their radar sooner. These members of the Class of 2024 want to grab … Read more

Editor’s note: Lesley Gonzalez wrote about her experience using Copilot with Data Protection before wrapping up her time as an ITS Communications student worker. She graduates on May 11 with bachelor’s from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media.  … Read more

Early this year, UNC groups and employees were scurrying to comply with new anti-spam rules and protect the University’s email reputation. For employees who send a lot of emails or use third-party platforms and the information technology staffers who support … Read more

The Student Technology Council (STC) is now accepting applications for the upcoming academic year. “Students should apply for the Student Technology Council because it provides a unique opportunity to connect with their community and advocate for students’ technology needs,” Brown … Read more

ITS has integrated OneDrive with Canvas. By rolling out Microsoft OneDrive and Collaborations in Canvas, the integration provides a seamless experience for users, enabling them to access, share and collaborate on files stored in OneDrive directly within the Canvas platform. … Read more