UIT Leadership Spotlight: Veronica Savage, learning systems manager, DLT Systems & Data Services

The Instructure and Association for College and University Educators alumna wants to ensure the U’s learning systems are tools that help students learn and instructors teach — not get in the way of education.

IT security tip: Yes, it’s good to restart your devices

Device software, including operating systems and applications, needs regular updates. It’s a good idea to restart your devices on a regular basis to ensure updates are applied (yes, you will need to close all 50 browser tabs). Rebooting also helps to improve system performance.

Help new students and faculty save on software

Departments/colleges: Before the fall semester begins, encourage your incoming faculty and students to check whether they can access free and low-cost software, such as Adobe and Microsoft products, DocuSign, EndNote, LabVIEW, MATLAB, Qualtrics, SAS, and Zoom, from the U’s Office of Software Licensing. Once their eligibility begins, they can save significant amounts by taking advantage of the U’s institutional software agreements.