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Qualtrics will introduce a new home page and some modifications to the projects page October 6, 2021.
The WebSSO Modernization Project, which includes retiring CUWebAuth and migrating to Shibboleth, has continued with a focus on customer support. As a reminder, the service retirement deadline is effective October 1, 2021. At that time, CUWebAuth will be decommissioned and turned off.
Enhancements were recently made to Cornell’s Video Hosting and Sharing service that allow users to adjust font, size, color, and background color of the captioning in the video player. This improved ability to control the appearance of captioning is intended...
Starting October 24, 2021, the area code will be needed for local telephone calls throughout New York State and thirty-five other states and territories.
Effective July 1, 2021, basic service for both voice and data are now considered common utilities and are covered by the university Cost Allocation Model (CAM). Along with these funding model changes, Cornell is working to provide a new cloud-based phone...
Siteimprove, the tool used at Cornell to check for web accessibility issues, will be updated to use Accessibility NextGen on August 27, 2021. Some of the most important changes include setting a new site target, potential issues, changes to how sites are scored, and new tools to check...
CIT has reduced the Shared File Services rates by 25 percent as of August 2021. New customers can purchase a file share for as little as $4.50 for 150 GB. Existing customers will enjoy a lower monthly bill. Read more about our...
A diverse and inclusive workforce is a business and human imperative: Everyone can play an active role in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Cornell students, faculty, and staff have access to free online training via Skillsoft at Cornell.Skillport.com.
As the university moves forward into the Fall 2021 semester, Zoom will continue to be an important part of the lives of students, faculty, and staff. Be sure you are prepared for online collaboration by reviewing these important tips.
CU Print is the new campus printing service that offers students a fully streamlined experience across printers, fees, and functionality. The CU Print service represents a renewed commitment to sustainable printing at Cornell.
Seven suppliers have been granted new contracts to provide captioning services to Cornell. The contracts These contracts accommodate Cornell’s requirements for insurance, indemnification, web accessibility, and European Union General Data...
Starting August 8, 2021, Cornell Zoom accounts will allow users to create optional gender pronouns in their profiles. A new “Pronouns” field will let users enter set of personal pronouns, such as “she / her / hers,” which can be shared with others during meetings and webinars...
New AV services rates have been posted for FY 22.
Web accessibility continues to be a top priority at Cornell University. If you are involved with university websites in any way, or supervise individuals who are, please note these upcoming changes:
- The university compliance standard for web accessibility is changing to WCAG ...
Zoom has announced significant increases to participant limits for webinar licenses. Specifically, hosts with webinar licenses allowing them to host up to 100 participants will see the limit increased to 500. Similarly, hosts with “...
The WebSSO Modernization Project, which includes retiring CUWebAuth and migrating to Shibboleth, is moving forward with a focus on customer support to help expedite the migration process. As a reminder, the service retirement deadline is effective October 1, 2021. At that time, CUWebAuth will...
Starting Monday, July 26, 2021, Google will begin sending an email to all Google Drive (and YouTube) users who will be affected by an upcoming security change on September 13, 2021.
The first workshop session for Stage 2 of the project to implement Cority was held at the end of June 2021.
CIT Network Engineering will upgrade code and reboot all routers and switches that support the CIT data centers on Sunday, July 25th between 5:00am and 8:00am. There will be multiple brief (minutes long) outages during the maintenance window. Once the code upgrades are complete, full data...