The Access Management Improvement project is a key component of Yale’s multi-year cyber security strengthening efforts. This project will modernize NetID usage to deliver improved accessibility, usability, and security via a modernized CAS login screen, expanded self-service password recovery,...
The IT Staff Development team is partnering with Information Security to host InfoSec Chats – a discussion on various relevant information technology security topics. Each month, Chief Information Security Officer for Yale University, Paul Rivers, will present on current issues and topics in the...
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Later this month, Yale ITS will begin to perform ongoing required network maintenance running through mid-November. Please see detailed information below for a complete list of buildings and scheduled maintenance times. This information is for informational...National Cybersecurity Awareness Month has officially begun yet protecting Yale’s data — and your own personal information — is a year-round job. Staying cybersecure is especially important as the lines between our work and personal lives become increasingly blurred. IT Cybersecurity has...
Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone or joined our organization in September. Say hello or congratulate your colleagues using Yale’s digital greeting cards.
Milestone anniversaries
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Joseph...The ITS leadership team met on Wednesday, September 28. The team discussed the IT Balanced Scorecard objectives and the Technology Architecture Standards Team gave an Architecture Technology Standards update. The meeting also included a presentation of the hard work of so many during the Banner...
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The ITS Backup Service technology will be upgraded on Thursday, October 10, from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. There will be a one-hour interruption in back-ups as the client upgrades itself. During this time, the backup service will not be available. No action is required on...To streamline the process for ordering desk phones, ethernet connections, or other phone services, the ServiceNow and IT Desk Phone teams created two new request forms and updated several existing forms....
To streamline the process for ordering desk phones, ethernet connections, or other phone services, the IT Desk Phone team created two new request forms and updated several existing forms.
These forms will make it easier for users to request adjustments to voicemail and other customer...
As the academic year marks a new learning opportunity for Yale students, it also coincides with a new learning series for our information technology (IT) community. Earlier this month, the IT Staff Development team hosted the first in a series of learning sessions called Tech Talks. Each one-...
Earlier this month, over 200 IT staff celebrated the final days of the season at the Information Technology (IT) summer picnic, held at The Stack restaurant in New Haven. Attendees were able to sample a selection of all things barbecue and enjoy networking opportunities and lawn games in the...
Mark Manton has boundless energy. In addition to his job at Yale, he is a volunteer EMT, swims competitively, and, in the winter months, is ski patrolling. His office is chock-full of photos and mementos, and he greets colleagues stopping by with a welcoming smile.
As the ITS lead...
ITS has rebuilt the Ups & Downs report in Microsoft SharePoint and re-branded it as IT Highlights. Please review the changes and cut-over schedule below.
Like its predecessor, any submissions to IT Highlights from the week prior will be sent to all IT staff and select IT partners on...
At 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, September 26, ITS will perform routine maintenance on Yale’s antivirus service (Cylance) to remove duplicate devices. Additionally, Cylance will stop functioning on devices that have not connected to the internet within the last six months. These systems will be...
Creating accessible, responsive, Yale branded websites is about to get easier. Thanks to the new Yale User Interface (UI) Component Library , front-end website developers across the University can benefit from faster...
International Project Management Day 2019
Thursday, November 7, 2019, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM 800 West Campus Drive, West Haven, CT 06516, Conference Center, event room APlease join your Project Management colleagues from across Yale campus, as we host International Project Management Day at...
Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone or joined our organization in August. Say hello or congratulate your colleagues using Yale’s digital greeting cards .
Milestone anniversaries
William J...The Climate, Culture, and Inclusion Task Force and ITS Staff Development are introducing two mandatory courses for all IT employees to complete that promotes a culture of respect and inclusion for all.
First, all active employees are required to complete online training on Unconscious...
ITS is upgrading the Enterprise Content Management system, FileNet, in fall 2019. FileNet is a long—term, archival document management system spanning 12 repository areas and housing approximately seven million University documents. The FileNet project ensures that the university preserves...
The Climate, Culture, and Inclusion team hosted the second IT New Employee Orientation Program on June 6 at 25 Science Park. The quarterly program welcomed 13 new IT employees who joined Yale over the prior three months. Overall, survey feedback from the June session was positive and the team...
Have you ever wondered whether there are any broken links on your website? Whether someone can find your website by searching in Google? How about whether the web page is accessible to people with disabilities? Siteimprove is a tool that can help you with all these questions.
The self-...
Last week, the ITS leadership team reconvened to engage in further discussions focused around the ITS objectives and refining the balanced scorecard. The recently defined objectives, listed below, will now begin to take shape quickly as the balanced scorecard is finalized and next steps are...
This summer, we introduced a new Dynamic Form for Yale College - the Petition to Complete the Requirements of Two Majors . The form replaces a paper-based version that required students to obtain multiple signatures across campus. This manual approval process often delayed submission of the form...
On Sunday, September 15, ITS will silently enable “Azure AD hybrid domain join” on all ITS-supported computers. Individuals on campus will not need to restart or sign-into their computers. However, individuals whose computers are not on campus (not connected to the Yale network) will need to...
Yale Public Safety Services now offers two new services: notary and passport photos.
Get travel-ready with two perfectly sized, professional-quality photos. Passport photo services are available only at Yale ID Center , 57 Lock Street, Monday...
Janet Lindner shared this communication with members of the Yale community.
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Dear Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce that Deborah Stanley‐McAulay has been promoted to Associate Vice President for Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture.
In her...
Yale’s Chief Information Officer, John Barden, addresses questions asked by the community through our Ask John survey feature. This week, John shares some history, challenges, and work necessary to consider migration to one email system.
Migrating to one email & calendaring...
