Node 4 News from around UIT
Why Node 4? In 1969, the University of Utah’s Computer Science Department became the fourth node of ARPANET, the world's first packet-switching computer network and precursor of today’s internet.
Recent News
IT Leadership Spotlight: David Hawkins, manager, AI Technology Services
The Payson native uses a people-first approach to create a work environment where his peers and staff feel trusted, respected, and motivated to innovate.
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U of U, UETN IT staff share knowledge at inaugural IT Rendezvous conference
The event featured keynote addresses by UIT CIO Steve Hess on the evolution of IT, UETN Director of Operations Troy Jessup on video games and his career, and UIT Technical Writer Patrick Harris on documentation in addition to 10 breakout sessions on AI, cybersecurity, and various IT tools.
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Meet Your Colleagues: IT Enterprise Architecture team
The IT Enterprise Architecture team understands an institution’s overall goals and strategy and how to comprehensively design and implement IT infrastructure, services, and products to meet its current and future needs.
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'More challenging than it first appears' -- UIT wins golf tourney at Rose Park course
The first-place team finished with a score of 30 (6 under par) on the 18-hole course that’s split by the Jordan River, with straight and dogleg fairways framed by pine and willow trees.
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IT governance roundup
The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) met on September 9, and the Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) met on September 16. The Enterprise Web Advisory Council will return on October 9. The Architecture and New Technology Committee will meet on October 13. TLP will reconvene on October 21. SITC will next meet on November 11.
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Kudos & Congratulations
UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.
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UIT Leadership Spotlight: Bryce Walker, associate director, DLT Learning Systems
Walker, who joined DLT in July, said his team has a wealth of knowledge that can help faculty, staff, and students with the university's learning systems.
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Start of semester recap: IT readiness efforts set the U up for success
A deluge of commuters and students living on campus were mostly detour-free when returning to the University of Utah for fall semester. Similarly, the uptick in people using IT infrastructure didn’t hit any traffic snarls as the first week of classes got underway on August 18.
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Process Team guides U partners through organizational change
The UIT Strategic Planning and Process Team, which provides strategic planning, process alignment, organizational design, and organizational change management services, uses Strategy 2030 “as a north star” for facilitated discussions with U organizations.
Updates & Reminders
Note: Some links require login.
- Employee Appreciation Day will be held September 25 at Rice-Eccles Stadium
- There’s still time to register for the October ITIL Foundations course
- An ITS-UIT change moratorium is in effect from August 28 to September 2
- IT guides, software, and other resources
- UIT events calendar
- IT guides
- UIT information resources
- UIT jobs page
- UIT Service Guide
- Adobe products
- DocuSign
- eduroam
- Qualtrics CoreXM
- MathWorks
- Udemy Business
- U holiday and university closure day schedule
- Main UIT org chart
- 102 Tower website
- UIT employee announcements
- UIT- and U-branded stationery
CAMPUS VIGNETTE
Public art at the U — everywhere, for everyone
If art galleries aren’t your thing, but exploring campus is, there’s plenty of public art at the university to be enjoyed. Public art is broadly defined as art in publicly accessible spaces meant to be seen and experienced by everyone.
IT SECURITY TIP
IT security tip: Avoiding and reporting gift card scams
Cybercriminals are actively engaged in gift card scams, a social engineering tactic to persuade someone to send the criminal money or credit with a major vendor using a gift card. We encourage Node 4 readers to review the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) webpage on gift card scams as the holiday season approaches.
If you are the victim of a gift card scam, please contact the University of Utah Police Department at 801-585-2677 or your local police. If your university account (uNID) was involved, please contact the Security Operations Center or your respective help desk as soon as possible.
Events
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Oct 03
Friday
1pm - 1:50pmFeedbackFruits Zoom Training
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Oct 08
Wednesday
1pm - 3pmidea colab
Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)
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Oct 09
Thursday
11am - 12pmEnterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC)
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Oct 14
Tuesday
12pm - 1pmTech Tips Tuesday
Zoom
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Oct 15
Wednesday
11am - 1:30pmMacAdmins Group
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Oct 15
Wednesday
1pm - 3pmidea colab
Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB)