On November 3, the UNC Project and Change Management Community of Practice’s second annual conference engaged and educated attendees with sessions on such topics as team collaboration, time management, prioritizing operational work and projects, and working with student employees. Held … Read more

Cybersecurity is in the news all the time, and the vibe is that online threats are getting worse. Are the cybersecurity challenges becoming more severe or is it that there’s simply more to secure? Paul Rivers, Chief Information Security Officer … Read more

In early October, four ITS leaders presented at the 2023 EDUCAUSE annual conference, a gathering that bills itself as “the premier higher ed IT event” of the year. The ITS leaders who presented at the October 9-12 conference in Chicago … Read more

By now, you’re probably accustomed to those website pop-up or banner messages informing you that the website you’re visiting uses cookies and asking you to click on the “I Accept” button. Displaying consent notices that the website is collecting your … Read more

ITS Network Deployment staffer Mary Wezyk, a soccer fan, had already purchased her tickets for the July 19 international soccer match between Chelsea and Wrexham at Kenan Stadium. Then she was called upon, along with other ITS employees, to play … Read more

When students move into Morrison residence hall in mid-August, they’ll enjoy faster, stable Wi-Fi. Over the summer, ITS significantly boosted wireless capacity and coverage on every floor of the 10-story dorm. With help from contractors, ITS Networking staffers worked all … Read more

Normally, a system upgrade to the backend of ConnectCarolina is a big lift but uneventful. This time, though, it was anything but normal. In fact, it was a first for ITS Enterprise Applications. A few months ago during a planned … Read more

ITS Project Portfolio & Change Management added two change managers this month. Emily Hardin and Rachel Holderied, both newcomers to UNC-Chapel Hill, joined the ITS division to focus on institutionally and divisionally scoped projects. Both have experience in change management … Read more

The CFE Faculty Showcase on Teaching, held on March 23 and 24 with virtual and in-person presentations, brought together instructors for valuable learning, sharing and networking. In this new dual format and the first in-person event since 2018, the showcase … Read more

Since she was a young girl, ITS Research Computing’s Jenny Williams has appreciated community and hands-on work. These values have shaped, defined and inspired her work as a woman in IT.     Growing up in a family of shipyard workers … Read more

  Veteran ITS staffer Ron Poteat is the new Asset Manager within ITS Managed Desktop Services. Poteat, who has worked for ITS for more than 15 years, started his new role on February 20. Before becoming Asset Manager, he provided … Read more

As hard hat-clad laborers bustle on each floor of the construction site on a January morning, ITS staff members lug fiber into and commence the labyrinthine task of wiring the building’s main telecommunications closet — one of eight telecom rooms … Read more