Year: 2024

The obvious signs of the construction taking place at the bridge in the heart of MSU’s campus are dwindling as Farm Lane was reopened to vehicular traffic early this month. While construction continues into August, vital behind-the-scenes work was completed this past winter to ensure the north and south ends of campus stay connected to the MSU network. Read Full Article →

This morning, global IT outages related to cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike resulted in a disruption in many products and services across multiple industries.

While MSU is not directly impacted by the outages, some services may be indirectly impacted by vendors or partners who are.

MSU IT teams are monitoring the situation and will update the community if necessary. Read Full Article →

Registration is now open for the 2024 Fall Educator Seminars

Visit iTeach to register and learn about the 2024 Fall Educator Seminars, August 22 – 23. This event is available entirely virtually with select hybrid sessions and features a variety of no-cost trainings and webinars to help MSU educators and staff prepare for the fall semester and beyond. Read Full Article →

From the miles of fiber connecting the campus network to the tech carts in classrooms utilized to deliver instruction, technology is integral in providing more than 400 academic programs offered at Michigan State University. In addition to the contributions technology makes to the university’s academic endeavors, its function is also vital to the daily operations of all administrative units. Read Full Article →

Check out the July training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.

Teams – Working with Teams – NEW COURSE

July 22, 11:00 a.m.

Instructor – Megan Nicholas

This hour-long course is valuable to individuals, teams, and departments looking for a centralized hub for communication, file sharing, and collaboration. Read Full Article →

Check out the brief 5-minute videos below about D2L Brightspace to learn about impersonating the demo student, uploading grades, and using grade schemes to save time and efficiently manage courses.

Throughout the year, MSU IT Instructional Technology and Development will release more videos on our MediaSpace channel about incorporating educational technology tools and D2L Brightspace tips into your courses. Read Full Article →

MSU IT welcomes Andrew (Andy) Weisskopf as chief information security officer on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. 

Andy joins us from the University of Delaware where he served as chief information security officer and developed and implemented their information security program to protect the institution’s systems and data.  

As CISO, he administered their first-ever, campus-wide information security strategic plan to expand the security program and roll out common tools to the entire university. Read Full Article →

Check out the June training courses available at no cost to all MSU students, faculty, and staff. Visit SpartansLearn for more information and to register.

OneDrive – Getting Started

June 18, 9:30 a.m.

Instructor – Michael Julian

Embark on a journey into the world of OneDrive, where the cloud becomes your ultimate ally for file storage, seamless document collaboration, and fortified data protection. Read Full Article →

MSU Educational Technology Summit showcases leading technology tools

Join us for the 2024 MSU Educational Technology Summit Monday, June 3 through Thursday  June 6.

Visit the D2L learning community to enroll and visit the course home page to find the complete schedule and register for the sessions you plan to attend. Read Full Article →

MSU Print is consolidating its efforts to provide a more efficient, affordable, and effective printing service to the campus community. This effort will strategically provide printers in places of historically high traffic and use on campus. Additionally, several old printer models will be retired in favor of newer and environmentally friendly models, which are faster and have more features.  Read Full Article →