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BarCamp 2018 boosts attendance
Carolina Technology Consultants boosted engagement among the University’s IT professionals and facilitated discussion of the latest technologies at the group’s annual BarCamp unconference on May 17. BarCamp drew 50+ More than 50 technologists from across the University and beyond came together for CTC’s half-day event, surpassing the previous year’s attendance … Continued
An important update on phishing
College campuses across the country, including UNC-Chapel Hill, continue to be high-value targets for phishing campaigns. Access to our digital resources – from research to emails to financial information – is prized by online criminals. For example, phishers often use stolen credentials to receive student discounts on good and services such as Amazon Prime. They are … Continued
Carolina will retire AFS service
UNC-Chapel Hill will retire the Andrew File System (AFS) on November 13, 2018. The statement is simple. More interesting and intricate, however, are the prudent steps the campus is taking to assist users through the decommissioning process and the history of AFS’ use at the University. How retirement was decided … Continued
Instructors and students benefit from new active-learning classroom
Since February, instructors and students at Dey Hall have benefited from a new active-learning classroom created with a seldom-used approach to renovation. ITS Teaching & Learning and other University groups collaborated to convert Dey 205 and 207 into one larger, modern, flexible classroom that seats 25. A similar project in … Continued
Fiber improves service for Outdoor Education Center
Down the hill and through the woods, Carolina’s Outdoor Education Center on Country Club Road needed more reliable and less expensive phone and internet service. The center’s carrier wasn’t promising service improvements any time soon, and leasing an energy company’s power poles would have been too expensive. Besides, despite being … Continued