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Microsoft Office Licensing Changes Will Remove Desktop App Access for About 500 Users

Microsoft has eliminated the Office 365 licensing category that previously allowed many affiliate and temporary employees to use desktop versions of Office applications at Cornell. After September 15, 2024, the regular A1 level licenses for these user roles will no longer provide access to the desktop apps. 

IT Services and Security Tips for Students

Securing everyone's data and academic work is a top priority for our technology teams across Cornell.

IT Security Special Interest Group (SIG) Agenda for September

Cornell security liaisons, technical support providers, and those interested in learning more about security-related topics are invited to join the monthly IT Security SIG meeting. This month, topics include Tenable Vulnerability Management, and Secure Connect.

TeamDynamix Sandbox System Refresh Scheduled for September 10, 2024

On Tuesday, September 10, 2024, between 9:00am and 11:59am, the TeamDynamix sandbox environment will be refreshed with content from the production system.

Evaluating Broadly Used Software

The Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI) is a six-month assessment that explores how to better serve faculty, staff, researchers, and students with the technology infrastructure on all university campuses.

Using OneNote Notebooks in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is an important collaboration tool for many at the university, but if you’re not careful, you could lose important information that you’ve shared with your team. Team types such as Staff, Professional Learning Community (PLC), and Class come with a built in OneNote notebook that cannot be removed.

Upcoming Cornell Enterprise Directory Production Migration

The Identity Management team has begun a critical project to migrate the university’s on-premises Oracle Enterprise Directory system to a new production environment hosted by Optimal IDM.

Protect Yourself from Internship or Job Scams

Be cautious about any unsolicited offers you receive for internships or jobs. Cornell students are continuing to receive a large of number of fraudulent (phishing) emails with these scam offers, and some students have fallen victim. 

Previously Announced Alumni Google Storage Tiers of 5 GB and 10 GB to be Implemented

Two Google storage tiers planned and announced in 2022 will eventually be added for alumni Google accounts.

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