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UIT is about halfway through a major modernization effort to retire the university’s remaining Centrex phone systems and migrate thousands of copper-based lines to modern voice platforms, including Microsoft Teams for campus and Avaya for hospitals and clinics.

The Architecture and New Technology Committee, Strategic Information Technology Committee, and Teaching and Learning Portfolio met in January.

UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.

Jacoby's new role blends her background in communication and user experience with technology and leadership, which she defines as continuous learning and shared growth.

Since the September 2025 launch of its unified application and document portal, developed by UIT’s Customer Relationship Management team, ELI has had a 265% increase in applications started compared to the previous 12 weeks, with a 62% increase in application completion.

When UIT's Paul Richardson learned his sister Rosie needed a liver transplant, he’d already made up his mind to step forward as a living donor. Nearly three years since donating about two-thirds of his liver, he and his sister are in good health, and closer than ever.  

UIT’s Digital Learning Technologies hosted a student-led symposium on artificial intelligence, bringing together U of U students, faculty, and staff, peers, and industry leaders for a full day of discussions, presentations, and networking.

At its annual fall Web Editor Summit, the Web Support & Usability team imparted some “golden nuggets” gleaned at a recent conference, discussed AI for content management, and urged web administrators to avoid “user experience blindness.”