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Innovative network analyst retires after 30 years

May 26, 2020

After more than 30 years of state service, Hiawatha Demby, Applications Analyst with ITS Communication Technologies, will retire at the end of May. During his time at UNC-Chapel Hill, Demby worked for several departments, saw campus technology support offices evolve … Read more

Digital Services will move WordPress to the cloud

May 22, 2020

This summer ITS Digital Services will move the web.unc.edu WordPress network to the cloud while also making some big changes to improve accessibility and branding. Web.unc.edu is a self-service network on which anyone with an Onyen can create a professional-looking … Read more

Digital Accessibility Office supports remote operations

May 21, 2020

UNC-Chapel Hill has been relying heavily upon the Digital Accessibility Office to support campus community members as they teach, learn and work primarily online amid the pandemic. Early on, the Digital Accessibility Office (DAO) team members quickly retooled their operations to … Read more

ITS Service Desk Walk-In staffer adjusts to remote work

May 11, 2020

Tech support analyst Chase Freedman has spent almost 10 years working at the ITS Service Desk in a variety of support roles. Six weeks ago, Freedman would have been found providing hands-on, face-to-face tech support for students, faculty and staff … Read more

Graduating student workers leave their mark on ITS

May 5, 2020

Editor’s note: ITS Communications student workers reported and wrote this article. As the Spring semester wraps up today, we want to introduce you to and recognize three graduating student workers who have left their mark on ITS. Anthony Doban was … Read more

Tech resources help students adapt to remote learning

May 4, 2020

Editor’s note: ITS Communications student workers reported and wrote this article. The coronavirus pandemic caused many drastic changes for students at UNC-Chapel Hill, interrupting the Spring semester. Professors continue to demonstrate increased lenience in assignment deadlines and grading to accommodate … Read more

Employee Forum elects an ITS manager

April 24, 2020

Theresa Silsby, Director of the ITS Business Systems Help Desk, has been elected to serve as a delegate to the Employee Forum. Silsby will be sworn in — via Zoom — on May 6 as she begins serving her two-year … Read more

Shifting to remote: one Carolina family’s experience

April 13, 2020

All from the same household, ITS’ Brenda Carpen and her family are experiencing the University’s remote work, teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brenda is Project Manager with ITS Infrastructure & Operations. Her husband, Morgan Pitelka, is Chair of … Read more