Haven’t registered for Minimum Security Standards (MSS) 101 yet? Time is ticking, only two classes left! All ITS staff must attend MSS 101 before November 20. If you haven’t already done so,...
The Enterprise Monitoring project conducted an extensive proof of concept (PoC) with three vendors this past winter. After evaluating feedback provided from all ITS departments and involved IT partners, we announced in the spring that Dynatrace was...
Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.
Upcoming Sessions in November and December...Research labs at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM) faced a challenge — they needed to consume complex integrated informatics and information technologies to become more efficient. Without proper IT support, it was likely that they would implement solutions that do not meet their needs—...
Ensuring that staff feel safe while working and traveling between buildings at Science Park is a key priority for Yale—particularly CIO John Barden and CFO Steve Murphy who spearheaded, and recently received approval for, an updated public safety plan for Science Park. Preliminary work is...
Help the Yale Police Department feed people in need this holiday season during the 4th Annual Turkey Drive . Consider a cash donation to help them purchase Thanksgiving dinners for needy New Haven families.
Since 2016, the...
Close out the month with an interactive, virtual learning session on Friday, October 30. Cybersecurity Awareness Month is all about coming together to protect Yale. Join the cybersecurity team for a healthy dose of information and inspiration around ways you can do your part, be cybersmart. It...
John opened the Town Hall by reflecting on IT’s ability to meet the complex needs of the university over this period of time, which has “really been amazing”. He then shared a series of institutional updates and encouraged everyone to vote.
You guys have absolutely rocked it and...
Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.
Last week’s IT Academy Speaker...
The 2019 Workplace Survey (WPS), conducted between November 4 and December 6, 2019, provided the University with feedback on areas such as: commitment, communication,...
ITS wants all employees to receive meaningful performance feedback and coaching – during evaluations and on an ongoing basis. This is especially important in complex times when staff are balancing pandemic safety, remote work/life challenges, and the impact of hiring restrictions.
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Minimum Security Standards (MSS 201) registration is now available. The course reinforces how and why we protect Yale’s Data and IT Systems based on risk. Like MSS 101, it affords the...
The Leadership Team met on October 28 to discuss the following projects and updates:
Time Tracking UpdateRon Lipkins announced that the Workday Time Tracking and Absence project, which was initiated to replace an outdated (MyTime) Kronos system, will launch in June 2021. The...
In spring 2021, Yale College will be the first school at Yale to go live with Leepfrog PATH, a new registration application that will replace Online Course Selection. The new mobile-friendly software offers improved accessibility over the aging current technology. In addition to streamlining the...
Last week’s IT Academy Speaker Series Café IT event on “Giving and Receiving Feedback” presented by Ted Hanss and Erika Fleck saw great success with roughly triple the average Speaker Series attendance numbers. The October 22 event was attended by 116 people across several Yale...
Please urge individuals using non-managed devices in your area to upgrade to the most recent version of Google Chrome.
Summary A serious security vulnerability has been identified in Google Chrome web browsers. All operating systems are vulnerable. An immediate update is required. For the...The Yale School of Management (SOM) Development and Alumni Relations Office has been collaborating with ITS since January 2020 on a digital experience discovery project focused on understanding the needs of SOM alumni and what it is they are looking for from a digital experience with the school...
Last week, the Central Authentication Service (CAS) was updated with a new look, in order to meet Yale’s usability and accessibility guidelines. As a reminder, your present NetID login credentials will remain the same.
The new screen designAn example of the new screen design is...
Yale faculty and staff are invited to participate in Microsoft’s Enterprise Skills Initiative (ESI) program. ESI is Microsoft’s FY21 offering to help sharpen your technical skills and knowledge of Microsoft platforms and solutions. Within the ESI Learner Experience Portal (LxP) you can discover...
IT’s Salesforce Applications & Support team partnered with Yale Health to deliver a custom contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine tracking application for Yale Health plan members, including students, faculty, staff, dependents, and other members of our University community....
Need to manage your queue on the go? Want to quickly update your tickets? Need to provide some information to the individual you are helping while walking to your next meeting? Use the newly updated ServiceNow Mobile Agent Application.
The newly updated Mobile Agent application is able...
Are you creative and up for a fun challenge? Create a catchy cybersecurity tagline that inspires our community to sharpen their cybersecurity awareness! We’re looking for your best, most creative and clever slogan ideas! The winner will be featured on the homepage of the new cybersecurity....
In the first quarter of 2021, ServiceNow will be upgraded to the Paris version and homepages will no longer be supported. The upgrade will require individuals who use the system to transition from homepages to dashboards.
Dashboards provide significant improvements over the retiring...
In summer 2021, Workday Time Tracking and Absence will replace MyTime/MyTime Lite (Kronos) as the system used to track time worked, requests for time off, and time off accruals. This unified, modern system will streamline the time tracking process and provide new reports that help manage staff...
The Student & Academic Support Systems (SASS) team has supported automated, custom admissions data integrations for Yale College, the Graduate School, and all the professional schools for about a decade. These admissions departments utilize vendors like Common Application, Slate, WebAdmit,...
Haven’t registered for MSS 101 yet? Time is ticking. All ITS staff must attend MSS 101 on or before November 20.
Get in on the action now to win cool got MSS? swag. ...
Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Yale’s IT Academy consists of a robust speaker series, recommended online training offerings, and learning events to support the professional growth and staff development of Yale’s IT community.
Call for speakers and ideas for upcoming...John opened the Town Hall by sharing that campus health is positive and favorable, research and clinical care operations are moving forward, and classes are on track. Around 11,000 people are on campus each day and they are being very thoughtful and cautious by following...
Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone, moved to a new role, or joined our organization in September. Welcome or congratulate your colleagues using Ycards , Yale’s digital...
