IT Update News from 02/2022

Staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires - February 2022

February 10, 2022

Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone, moved to a new role, or joined our organization in January 2022. Welcome or congratulate your colleagues using Ycards , Yale’s digital...

REMINDER: On February 28, Secure File Transfer Facility Service will retire

February 10, 2022
Summary

Yale ITS will retire the Secure File Transfer Facility service (files.yale.edu) on Monday, February 28, 2022.

Service users will need to...

Possible action required - Windows 7

February 10, 2022
Summary Windows 7 has been unsupported since January 14, 2020. Devices running Windows 7 no longer meet Yale Minimum Security Standards (MSS), and require an approved policy exception from the Information Security Office. On Tuesday, February 22...

Managers participate in a Job Family Redesign Working session and more at the IT Leadership Team meeting

February 10, 2022

The IT Leadership Team met on January 26 to review the following topics:

IT M&P Job Family Redesign Project

John Barden kicked off the discussion by highlighting that the Job Family Redesign, set to launch at the start of FY23, was initiated in response to Workplace Survey Feedback...

Café 25 opening soon

February 10, 2022

Yale Hospitality is getting ready to launch its latest eatery—Café 25, located in the lobby of 25 Science Park. Science Hill community members may enjoy breakfast and lunch options, including freshly brewed coffee and specialty drinks, homemade pastries, all-day snack varieties, two daily soup...

Workday Assistant to launch in March

February 10, 2022

The Workday interface will soon include Workday Assistant, a virtual chatbot that uses natural language processing to provide quick access to a wide range of commonly sought actions.

Workday Assistant is one of several features of a more extensive update called Workday Today that has...

Providing students a better experience finding their 1098T

February 10, 2022

Filing taxes can be complicated, time-consuming, and stressful. The same can be said for preparing tax documents for nearly 20,000 students, which Yale does annually in January.

This year Yale ITS and Accounts Receivable (AR) worked together within a very short time-frame to move the...

Retired and replaced: The Academic Record, a MOD PL/SQL web application

February 10, 2022

The Academic Record, a MOD PL/SQL web application using Oracle Reports run by many academic administrative departments on campus as a form of unofficial transcript and advisory tool for over 15 years has been retired and replaced by reporting tools Degree Audit and Jaspersoft. This furthers our...

Get cyber-fit in 2022 with 3 simple actions

February 10, 2022

Join the New Year, New You campaign to build your cyber-fitness. Get your cyber skills in shape and keep your personal information safe. Start your workout today with three simple actions:

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Virtual IT Town Hall Recap - January 27, 2022

February 10, 2022

John opened the Town Hall by acknowledging the positive trends in public health data, in anticipation of the February 7 return to in-person teaching, learning, and working on campus.

Key topics covered at the meeting included:

Flexible Work Model (Ted Hanss and Sarah Hauswirth),...

IT Academy - February 2022 training and events

February 10, 2022

Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series , recommended online training offerings ,...