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One year ago, questions came from all corners of campus following President Stanley’s announcement last March that classes were going fully online and university operations remote. Read Full Article →
MSU staff, faculty, and students may be familiar with the MS Cortana “daily briefings” and regular MS MyAnalytics updates that are sent to their MSU email inbox.
Cortana and MyAnalytics are being deactivated at an administrative level on Saturday, January 30, and MSU staff and faculty will be set to automatically opt out of these services. Read Full Article →
Due to the upcoming winter break and the lower level of activity on campus during that time, both the IT Service Desk and the MSU Tech Store will be limiting hours of operation.
IT Service Desk- Tuesday, Dec. 22 – Friday, Jan. 1
- Monday – Sunday
- 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
- Monday – Sunday
While COVID-19 has temporarily altered the way we operate, it has highlighted MSU IT’s agility and creativity in meeting our campus partners’ service needs. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Academic Technology, where teams have had to pivot time and again to address an ever-changing landscape and do so while being mindful of MSU IT’s safety procedures and protocols. Read Full Article →
The Academic Technology team at MSU IT has put together some webinars for faculty during October, November, and December this semester intended to help educators support their students and enrich their remote learning environments.
October Sessions
October’s webinars will focus on Zoom training. This two-part workshop series will cover everything you need to know to successfully set up and use Zoom meetings following pedagogical best practices and MSU security and privacy policies. Read Full Article →
From addressing climate change to developing drug treatments, data is key to finding solutions to many global problems. Thanks to a National Science Foundation grant of nearly half a million dollars, MSU researchers will soon be able to easily share huge volumes of data with peers at institutions around the world, through the creation of a Science DMZ. Read Full Article →
On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, an update on the May technology-based intrusion investigation was sent to faculty, staff, and students from Senior Vice President of IT and CIO Melissa Woo and College of Natural Sciences Dean Phillip M. Duxbury.
Dear MSU Faculty, Staff, and Students:
As you know, our Information Security team is working diligently with law enforcement partners on a comprehensive investigation into the technology-based intrusion the university experienced three weeks ago. Read Full Article →
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, stories of campus heroes have emerged. From healthcare workers on the frontline to homemade 3D-printed face shields, Spartans are coming together to support those in need. While heroes provide care, malicious actors are using the crisis to exploit others online.
Recently, the FBI reported a significant increase in coronavirus-related scams and cyberattacks, some of which have been directed toward the Michigan State University community. Read Full Article →
Michigan State University is in the midst of a feasibility study for a campus multicultural center. This initiative began shortly after President Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., announced the project in December 2019, noting the university’s efforts to provide a safe, respectful, and welcoming campus environment.
MSU is working closely with the student body during this process in order to ensure transparency and student engagement. Read Full Article →
We’re happy to announce that D2L Subscription Training is now available at no cost to all MSU staff and faculty and will be available through May 31, 2020.
D2L is MSU’s learning management system that allows instructors to utilize online and blended classroom learning in their curriculum. Through D2L, instructors can upload the course syllabus, send email and announcements, receive homework submissions, facilitate discussions, maintain a gradebook, and use other tools that will make communication, assessment, and grading easier. Read Full Article →
