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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.

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.

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.

Nine university organizations recently marked a major milestone — implementing a suite of IT security tools required by the University of Utah Cybersecurity Program. One celebratory event was held at Red Butte Garden & Arboretum’s Rose House and the other was hosted in Rice-Eccles Stadium’s Ken Garff University Club.

The Enterprise Web Advisory Council (EWAC) met on August 14 and the Teaching and Learning Portfolio (TLP) met on August 19. EWAC next meets on October 9 and TLP gets underway again on September 16. The Strategic Information Technology Committee (SITC) returns on September 9 and the Architecture and New Technology Committee (ANTC) reconvenes on September 22.

UIT staff recognized for their excellent work.

Irsik credits his core staff and the technology services they have created and supported for a successful operation that helps tens of thousands of students each year.

The senior systems administrator has participated in the 545-mile, seven-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, California, which raises funds for free HIV/AIDS medical care, testing, and prevention services, since 2019.

Starting Tuesday, August 5, 2025, all University of Utah users must complete an additional verification step during the Duo 2FA process when signing into Microsoft services. The U’s Information Security Office (ISO) will roll out the change on an ongoing basis.

If you’ve taken an ITIL Foundations course through the University of Utah in the past 20 years, chances are Craig Bennion taught it. The IT Service Management (ITSM) process manager recently retired after serving the U for 44 years.