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Blog: Consolidation of Technology Tools Across Campus created by
Karen Park

Jan 29, 2025

Information Technology
Blog: Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024 created by
Karen Park

Oct 07, 2024

Information Technology
Blog: 2024 Fall Staff Technology Update created by
Karen Park

Sep 18, 2024

Information Technology
Blog: Classroom Pilots Spring 2024 created by
Hernandez, Jess

May 09, 2024

Information Technology
Blog: CIS Spring 2024 Update - Faculty, Staff created by
Hernandez, Jess

Mar 27, 2024

Information Technology
Blog: Introducing Windows 11 created by
Hernandez, Jess

Feb 28, 2024

Information Technology
Blog: The New Microsoft Teams Update created by
Hernandez, Jess

Nov 29, 2023

Information Technology
Blog: October - Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 created by
Hernandez, Jess

Oct 09, 2023

Information Technology
Blog: CIS Service Changes created by
Micah Schaafsma

Aug 28, 2023

Information Technology
Blog: Winter 2023 Announcements created by
Karen Park

Jan 11, 2023

Information Technology
Blog: October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month created by
Karen Park

Oct 02, 2022

Information Technology
Blog: SPU Moves to Azure MFA created by
Josh Kanehen

Apr 17, 2022

Information Technology
Blog: 2021 October Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Students created by
Former user

Sep 30, 2021

Information Technology
Blog: 2021 October Cybersecurity Awareness Month - Employees created by
Josh Kanehen

Sep 30, 2021

Information Technology
Blog: 2021 Fall Technology Update created by
Micah Schaafsma

Sep 01, 2021

Information Technology
Blog: Hybrid Meetings & Technology created by
Josh Kanehen

Aug 04, 2021

Information Technology
Blog: SPU Login Changes created by
Meier, Josh

Jun 20, 2021

Information Technology
Blog: IRS Impersonation Email Scam created by
Micah Schaafsma

Apr 13, 2021

Information Technology
Blog: Spring Quarter 2021 Campus Update created by
Ortega, Allison

Mar 21, 2021

Information Technology
Blog: Teams Calling is Coming to Campus created by
Lim, James

Oct 20, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Cyber-Security Awareness Month 2020 created by
Former user

Oct 04, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Fall 2020 Faculty/Staff Technology Update created by
Ortega, Allison

Sep 08, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: August Technology Update created by
Micah Schaafsma

Aug 04, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Start of Term Technology Update created by
Micah Schaafsma

Apr 09, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Campus Technology Update - April 3rd created by
Micah Schaafsma

Apr 03, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Campus Technology Update - March 28 created by
Micah Schaafsma

Mar 27, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Campus Technology Update - March 20 created by
Micah Schaafsma

Mar 20, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Working and Managing From Home Effectively created by
Micah Schaafsma

Mar 20, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Working from Home with Personal Devices created by
Micah Schaafsma

Mar 19, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Working and Teaching Remotely created by
Micah Schaafsma

Mar 06, 2020

Information Technology
Blog: Cyber Security Month Week 4, 2019 / Cyber Attack Stories created by
Former user

Oct 21, 2019

Information Technology
Blog: Cyber Security Month Week 3, 2019 / Protect IT created by
Former user

Oct 14, 2019

Information Technology
Blog: Cyber Security Month Week 2, 2019 / Secure IT created by
Former user

Oct 07, 2019

Information Technology
Blog: Cyber Security Month Week 1, 2019 / Own IT created by
Former user

Sep 30, 2019

Information Technology
Blog: Adobe Software Changes 2019-20 created by
Meier, Josh

Sep 24, 2019

Information Technology
Blog: Fall Technology Update 2019/2020 created by
Former user

Aug 29, 2019

Information Technology
Blog: 2FA Required for Employees created by
Josh Kanehen

Nov 26, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Employee Email List Use and Etiquette created by
Former user

Oct 26, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: 2018 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Passwords created by
Micah Schaafsma

Oct 17, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Two-Factor Authentication for SPU created by
Josh Kanehen

Oct 15, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: 2018 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Mobile Devices created by
Micah Schaafsma

Oct 07, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: 2018 Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Phishing and Scams created by
Micah Schaafsma

Oct 01, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: 2018 Faculty/Staff Back-to-School TechNote created by
Micah Schaafsma

Sep 19, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: New Login Page created by
Meier, Josh

Aug 01, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Employment Scams created by
Micah Schaafsma

Jul 23, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Password Safety Reminder created by
Meier, Josh

May 23, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Mandatory Password Reset created by
Micah Schaafsma

Feb 12, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Continuing Repairs from Power Outage created by
Micah Schaafsma

Jan 24, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Campus Computing Services Restored After Power Outage created by
Micah Schaafsma

Jan 20, 2018

Information Technology
Blog: Meltdown / Spectre Vulnerabilities created by
Micah Schaafsma

Jan 02, 2018

Information Technology

Consolidation of Technology Tools Across Campus

Karen Park posted on Jan 29, 2025

The SPU Information Technology (IT) department, as part of the SPU 135 Technology Workstream process, spent fall quarter partnering with different departments researching, gathering contracts, and learning about different use cases of technologies used across campus. The main objective of this investigation is to find ways to reduce the overall cost of owning, leasing, operating and maintaining technology at SPU. To that end,…

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2024

Karen Park posted on Oct 07, 2024

Welcome to Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, time dedicated for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. Over the years it has grown into a collaborative effort between government and industry to enhance cybersecurity awareness, encourage actions by the public to reduce online risk,…

2024 Fall Staff Technology Update

Karen Park posted on Sep 18, 2024

Summer has come to a close and the SPU students and faculty are returning to campus. It's been a busy summer in CIS. Whether you are working in-person, hybrid, or remote, there are steps you can take to make sure campus technology is a valuable resource and not a stumbling block. Click on the links below for details and to see campus technology updates we have to share with you. The CIS HelpDesk CIS Helpdesk Contact Submit a CIS Helpdesk Ticket https://jira.spu.…

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Classroom Pilots Spring 2024

Hernandez, Jess posted on May 09, 2024

Introducing Hybrid Classrooms to Campus In an effort to support additional modes of teaching on campus, Technology Support Services (TSS) and Educational Technology & Media (ETM) are working together to pilot three hybrid/remote classrooms, to develop a long-term plan for providing support and to continue to add more hybrid paces on campus.…

CIS Spring 2024 Update - Faculty, Staff

Hernandez, Jess posted on Mar 27, 2024

Matthew Migration All files previously stored on Matthew should now be migrated to SharePoint or be in read-only mode for a short while until the old storage platform is retired. If you still rely on access to any files on Matthew, please contact cis-bst@spu.edu mailto:cis-bst@spu.edu so you don’t lose access to those files. Zoom Client Upgrade Zoom will be deprecating older versions of the Zoom client over the next few months. To prevent disruption,…

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