IT Update News from 06/2022

June 2022 ITS staff movement, anniversaries, and new hires

June 9, 2022

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

IT Academy - Training & Events (June 2022)

June 9, 2022

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

Office of Facilities replacing FAMIS with AssetWorks – July 1, 2022

June 9, 2022
Summary

Yale’s Office of Facilities will replace its current management system (FAMIS) with AssetWorks for asset management, billing, procurement, work order, and maintenance processes for Yale’s more than 300 buildings on...

A productive year for IT

June 9, 2022

Despite the addition of pandemic-related work, the 2021-2022 academic year was highly productive, with a particular focus on service quality and strengthening our position as a workplace of choice. I hope you will agree that it’s very gratifying to see this representation of what has been...

Preparing for the Job Family Redesign, Improved Processes and Forms, and more at the May IT LT meeting

June 9, 2022

The IT Leadership Team met on May 25 to discuss the following topics:

Preparing for the Job Family Redesign

Blanche Temple shared recent updates on the Job Family Redesign pilot. In particular, she mentioned that a full timeline of upcoming activities is now available on a dedicated...

Knowledge is Power! Introducing Knowledge Compare

June 9, 2022

On June 17, the ServiceNow Development and Support Team will introduce Knowledge Compare. This new functionality will enhance the Knowledge Approval Process by allowing approvers to easily see the differences between the newer version and previous version of an article. It will be accessed...

Improving the lives of young moms and their infants

June 9, 2022

Wanting to improve the quality of life of families living in poverty, the Child Study Center designed a study to support women from pregnancy through the child’s first birthday called 123-MOMS. This is a virtual study where participants will use an iPad to access customized software created by...

YaleSites upgrade: project status

June 9, 2022
Summary

As previously announced , Yale ITS and the Office of Public Affairs and Communications are upgrading YaleSites, Yale’s web-publishing service. The YaleSites team will provide quarterly updates...

Graduate Student Funding Process on track to go live in July 2022

June 9, 2022
Summary

In July 2022, Yale will transition to a new Graduate Student Funding (GSF) process using Banner, Workday, and a Data Mart for Graduate School payment transaction execution and reporting. The Graduate Student Payment System (GSPS) will be decommissioned in June.

This change will...

ITS staff members celebrate long service

June 9, 2022

Yale recently honored Yale employees celebrating long service , including your ITS colleagues. Celebrants included 18 ITS employees who collectively have served Yale for...

Yale Cybersecurity Awareness Program Updates - June 2022

June 9, 2022
Bee Cyber Fit newsletter launches

Do you how to keep your kids and grandkids safe online this summer? Are you aware of the latest cyber scams you’ll want to avoid? Check out the inaugural issue of the Bee Cyber Fit newsletter ...