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
On July 24, the ITS ResNET team went to work upgrading the Carolina Gaming Arena. In fact, it was the “first big upgrade to the gaming arena since it was opened,” said Savannah Dunn, ResNET’s Assistant Program Director of Residential … Read more
Connect to eduroam Connecting to Wi-Fi is probably the first thing you do when you get new tech or visit a new location. At UNC, our primary wireless network is eduroam. Whether you have a new device or are new … Read more
If you’re not using Carolina Key passwordless logins, you’re missing out. You could skip typing your password and still have fast and secure logins to many UNC-Chapel Hill systems, including ConnectCarolina, Canvas and more. All you have to do is … 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
Rescheduled Porting is a complicated process and is highly regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The process to move a group of phone lines, when everything goes according to plan, takes 55 days. This timeline includes time required by … Read more
Want to become a better public speaker? It’s a common professional development goal. Who doesn’t want to be confident, knowledgeable and engaging? Luckily, Microsoft has developed some built-in tools that eases your path to becoming a stronger public speaker. These … Read more
Beginning June 26, ITS will require current and former students to use Duo Security (Duo) to provide stronger identity verification before logging into ConnectCarolina. Many users will have a second option to verify their identity — Carolina Key. Duo is … Read more
Miyuki Hino is an assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning and an adjunct assistant professor in the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. Her research examines the links between climate hazards, governance and public … Read more
The Digital Accessibility Office has added three new consultants who have a wealth of experience advancing accessibility. Lane Fields, Sherose Badruddin and Craig Hayward joined the team last month. They will aid the DAO’s efforts to serve as a resource … Read more
The Digital Accessibility Office (DAO) at UNC-Chapel Hill is co-organizing a free accessibility conference for North Carolinians in higher education. Back for its third year, the Join the Journey conference will be held on June 15, 9 a.m. – 4 … Read more
