The Leadership Team met on August 26 to discuss the following projects and updates:
Balanced Scorecard: Progress and Next StepsKaren Polhemus congratulated IT colleagues for successfully completing 11 balanced scorecard initiatives (three were moved to FY21), including:
All...The Climate, Culture, and Inclusion Action Team: Ensuring Fairness of Opportunity is now recruiting new members. The team, led by Ann Brainard-Dougan, will focus on developing a mentoring program and a 360 review process. It will continue broadening Diversity & Inclusion training within ITS...
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.
Inaugural Café IT eventOn Thursday,...
No matter your job, you play an important role in keeping Yale’s data and systems safe. But chances are, you may not know much about how to do this.
The Information Security Office introduced Minimum Security Standards (MSS) to help Yale build and maintain secure IT systems....
As of early August, access to Yale Library electronic resources from off-campus locations no longer requires a Yale VPN connection. When selecting a resource such as an online book off-campus, individuals will be prompted to supply their Yale NetID and NetID password. Multifactor authentication...
We have introduced a new, simplified method for requesting the creation of a Microsoft Teams site. Once inside the Microsoft Teams app, locate the navigation bar, and select the...
The Change Advisory Board asks individuals responsible for managing changes to keep the following black-out dates in mind while planning and scheduling activities over the next several weeks:
Monday, August 24 through Friday, August 28
Student move-in, for...
The University is launching the eCommerce Payment Acceptance at Yale project (Project ePAY) to drive the implementation and management of an e-commerce platform for the University. The purpose of this project is to standardize credit card payment acceptance, processing, and reporting...
John opened the Town Hall by reflecting on the upcoming return of graduate and undergraduate students to campus. He shared his appreciation (and the appreciation of senior leaders at Yale) for IT’s support to get the campus ready.
In preparation for their return, he highlighted an...
IT Finance and the Service Management team will be re-launching software asset management in ServiceNow in August. We will provide Service offering managers with detailed information about their approvals related to software titles associated with this service at the Thursday, August 13 Service...
John opened the Town Hall by remarking on an increased number of individuals returning to campus as academic programs are resuming in a few short weeks. He shared that, when classes resume, the University is planning on longer class days to accomodate fewer classrooms, and that this has...
Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone, moved, or joined our organization in July. Welcome or congratulate your colleagues using Ycards , Yale’s digital greeting cards....
As an increasing number of students, faculty, and researchers return to campus this fall, IT has developed the following checklist to ensure that managers and their staff are equipped with the technology they need to accomplish their work.
Please review the following before the start of...
Yale often receives notifications of security incidents involving non-Yale websites. These incidents can expose the username and password you use to login to non-Yale sites. For that reason, it is important not to use your Yale password for non-Yale systems. Sometimes we forget or are not sure...
The Leadership Team met on July 30 to discuss the following projects and updates:
ITS Portfolio: FY20 Wrap-up and FY21 KickoffThanks to some excellent planning, there is a noticeable amount of improved clarity around projects, heightened visibility around risks, and a better...
Papercut Mobility allows students to print and release a print job from a BluePrint queue using an Android or iOS mobile device. This feature allows for driverless printing and touchless releasing of jobs from a designated BluePrint printer. This will be available to students in Fall 2020 to...
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.
Speaker series expands its scopeThe IT...
Beginning Monday, August 3, 2020, the Central ID Center will be open Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. by appointment only. This is being done to maintain social distancing. The Medical School ID Center will remain closed. Please...
Yale IT welcomes three new participants, Josh Pulfrey, Annabelle Halliday, and Noah Lohman, to the Wolson ECDP rotational program. Since 2013, the program has created a leadership pipeline for careers at Yale IT by offering a rotational experience to recent college graduates in different areas...
John opened the Town Hall by remarking on how IT has been preparing for the upcoming semester, as outlined in the Fall 2020 announcement from President Salovey and Provost Strobel , including:
Ensuring that Faculty can teach...Hosted by the IT Staff Development team, Tech Talks and InfoSec Chats are part of a series of learning sessions for the IT community promoted through IT Academy’s recommended training and events.
Upcoming SessionsTech Talks: Using Spinup Wednesday, August 5 3:00...
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Request assistance, as needed: Schedule a Zoom or Teams...Late June marked the launch of the second phase of the Finance Data Mart, after 13 months of collaboration across teams within ITS, Finance, Business Operations, Operations Excellence, Change Management, and guided by the Campus Financial Reporting Steering Committee. The data mart strengthens...
John opened the Town Hall by reflecting on recent announcements sent by University senior leaders, including President Salovey and Provost Strobel’s Decisions for Fall 2020 and...
Congratulations to IT staff who recently celebrated a milestone, moved, or joined our organization in June. Welcome or congratulate your colleagues using Ycards , Yale’s digital greeting cards....
As part of the Student Information Systems (SIS) Programs initiative, the Student Systems team has been working diligently to improve service quality for several applications that serve students, faculty, and staff. One such application, launched for use with the March 2020 billing cycle, is...
