ITS employs more than 100 student employees in roles across the organization from tech support to social media marketing. ITS student positions offer valuable real-world work experience, and many positions offer flexible, remote and/or hybrid schedules. Undergraduate and graduate students … Read more
Starting the new year and new semester with new tech? Between Black Friday sales and holiday gifts, many Tar Heels are unboxing new devices. Here are some tips to set up a laptop, phone, tablet or smartwatch and start the new … Read more
As ITS leads UNC-Chapel Hill in planning, implementing and maintaining the University’s technology services, we’re a group that’s always in motion. Updates, upgrades, new services and operational work keep teams of ITS staffers and collaboration partners busy all year long. … Read more
The Digital Accessibility Office created a comprehensive accessibility compliance plan that everyone on campus can use to meet a major federal deadline. In April 2024, the Department of Justice signed a final rule under Title II of the Americans with … Read more
Audit and customize Teams notifications With Microsoft Teams, you can customize your notifications. In your app settings, you can remove sounds, choose the frequency of missed activity emails and pick notifications for @mentions and likes and reactions. To customize, choose … Read more
IT admins keep UNC systems secure The training is for more than 100 IT administrators across campus who are ultimately responsible for key systems and services. This includes systems administrators, client administrators, network administrators, web developers, web application developers, software … Read more
About Gartner Campus Access Gartner is the leading provider of IT-related research, advice and analysis services. Gartner’s research helps inform and support decision-making in higher education and strives to provide analytics and insights that are current, accurate, impartial, objective and … Read more
Three ITS staffers attended the EDUCAUSE annual conference in San Antonio in October, a gathering that bills itself as “the premier higher ed IT event” of the year. The conference drew about 7,500 participants and presenters in higher education and … Read more
Last month, ITS tightened email security settings for campus and as a result, you’ll see less spam and enjoy a more secure inbox. Tightening requirements Earlier this year, two major email providers, Gmail and Yahoo, strengthened sender requirements to fight … Read more
While UNC claimed the championship with participation percentage, NC State did edge out UNC with the highest total number of participants — 2,188 to UNC’s 2,119. NC State had the highest total draw, but Tar Heels can brag that they … Read more
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. All month long, ITS News will highlight how we can all secure our world. Check out all the Cybersecurity Awareness Month events, or for year-round tips on staying cybersafe, visit Safe Computing at UNC. … Read more
It’s easy and fun to play the Cyber Bowl. To compete, log into the Cyber Bowl website, hosted by NC State University, with your Onyen and take a five-question quiz on topics such as passwords and phishing. Each completed quiz … Read more
