News: June 2016
In the next week, SkillSoft will launch Skillport 8i on Cornell’s portal, introducing a fresher look for its eLearning content delivery. The update will include a more contemporary design, with enhanced features such as:
July 13-15, 8:30am–4:30pm; 120 Maple Ave, Training Room 150; $1375
Academic Technologies, the Center for Teaching Excellence and the Office of Disability Services have collaborated on an accessibility checklist for faculty and teaching staff.
As of July 11, 2016 the Sponsored NetID process will be done solely through an online form. The biggest change is that only those who are managers in WorkDay (must have direct non-student reports) can request a sponsored NetID.
The Managed Desktop service will now be referred to as Endpoint Management Tools. This service gives the IT@Cornell community the flexibility of adopting as much of the central offering as they choose.
Do you have an IT success story? As part of IT@Cornell if you have an innovative solution, a new service launch, or a SIG you’d like to share with the IT@Cornell community please email your article or idea to it-communications@cornell.edu.
Instructions are now available for installing and using the Support and Recovery Assistant for Office 365 to diagnose and fix problems with Outlook for Windows.
The next OBIEE Users Group meeting will be Tuesday, June 21, from 3:00pm – 4:30pm in G01 Biotech. The agenda will include a Brio/Hyperion Replacement Project update; as well as using database functions with Student Data.
On Tuesday, June 14 the 2016 MOR Leaders Conference was held remotely across the country with 26 universities, and 1200 participants.
Members of CIT’s Network Engineering and Video Engineering teams answered a unique request from Associate Professor of Music Kevin Ernste, Director of Cornell’s Electroacoustic Music Center.
Cornell's Student Services IT, in collaboration with the Office of the University Registrar, is proud to announce the release of Class Roster with Scheduler on the AWS cloud.
The next meeting of the Software Development SIG (SD-SIG) will be held Wednesday, June 22, from 1:30pm - 2:30pm in 224 Weill Hall. The SD-SIG is meant for anyone actively developing software or just interested in software development.
On June 9, 2016 the Zoom forum took place on campus with over 120 participants, 90 who participated online.
A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations, a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) launched on June 1, 2016 to over 21,000 enrolled students at edX.org, the largest enrollment for...
Effective June 3 at 2pm, CIT is reversing the May 31 change made to Cornell email forwarding. Mail being automatically forwarded to non-Cornell accounts will no longer be modified.
We want to hear from the community! Please join us for a campus forum on Thursday, June 9, 2016, 11:00 am, in G10 Biotech, to explore Zoom’s value and see a live demonstration.
This year during graduation weekend CIT’s Video Engineering and Event Technical Support helped bring convocation and commencement to many locations across campus and across the world.
CIT is offering free courses for Remedy training in June and July.
As of June 1, 2016 all CIT staff are using Two-Step Login not just when it is required by a given service but also when accessing any service that uses the standard Cornell login page, CUWebLogin.
Stop by the annual Cornell Supplier Show on Thursday, June 9 from 10:00am – 2:00pm, in the Ramin Room, Bartels Hall. CIT and other vendors will be featuring a wide range of products and services.