Prepare for MyID Changes after Graduation
October 15, 2025October 15, 2025 Graduation is quickly approaching, and soon you will be Alumni of The University of Georgia! Congratulations on your achievements during your time at UGA. Approximately a year, after you leave UGA, your MyID, and your UGAMail email address, will be disabled, and you will no longer have access to them. If you […]
October 2025 Tech News Continued
October 7, 2025Wednesday, October 6, 2025 Automated Student MyID Clean-up: In 2024, EITS automated the clean-up process for student MyIDs. This automated process runs once a semester; students who left the university or graduated approximately a year ago will have their MyIDs and UGAMail addresses flagged for disablement and deletion. Alumni and former students who have their […]
September 2025 Tech News Continued
September 4, 2025Thursday, September 4, 2025 Updates to Research IT Services Website: EITS and Research and Computational Data Management (RCDM) recently partnered to consolidate and update the Research IT Services web page. The new page offers an overview of research computing, storage, and tools and services for UGA researchers. Users who visit the old URLs (https://researchit.uga.edu or https://eits.uga.edu/support/faculty_it/research_it) will automatically be redirected […]
New EITS Website launching October 1
August 29, 2025Friday, August 29, 2025 On October 1, 2025, EITS will launch itsredesigned website on a new WordPress platform, featuring an updated look and feel. The site, available at eits.uga.edu, will focus on high-level information about UGA’s central IT department and its mission to provide IT solutions that enhance teaching, learning, research, and outreach. Information about EITS services and systems is available in our […]
New Duo Step Required for Microsoft 365 Logins – Starting September 2025
July 23, 2025Wednesday, July 23, 2025 Beginning in September 2025, all UGA Microsoft 365 account holders—including students, faculty, staff, retirees, and departmental users—will complete an additional step when signing in to Microsoft 365 services from off campus. The change will be rolled out in phases: Retirees and Departmental MyIDs: September 9, 2025 Students, Faculty, and Staff: September 23, 2025 Impacted Services […]
UGA Fall Biannual Network Maintenance Scheduled for November 2, 2025
July 14, 2025Monday, July 14, 2025 EITS will perform biannual network maintenance resulting in intermittent outages of campus Internet access and campus information systems on Sunday, November 2, 2025, from 4:00 a.m. until midnight. EITS conducts biannual network maintenance in the fall and spring of each year to support the network and provide ample bandwidth and Internet capacity […]
Google’s Gemini and NotebookLM Available June 1
April 29, 2025Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Starting in June, UGA students, faculty, and staff will have access to two powerful AI tools from Google: Gemini and NotebookLM, securely housed within UGA’s Google Workspace environment. Gemini is Google’s AI chatbot designed to assist with tasks such as content generation, brainstorming, and problem-solving. It supports multimodal input, meaning users […]
Internal Search for Associate CIO for Research
April 24, 2025Thursday, April 24, 2025 The Vice President for Information Technology is launching an internal search for the next Associate Chief Information Officer for Research at the University of Georgia. This crucial senior leadership position will shape and advance UGA’s research technology strategy, support high-performance computing, and strengthen collaborations within the institution and with external partners. […]
2025 Account Standards Training
March 4, 2025Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Data stewards, their designated network liaisons (DNLs), and individuals responsible for provisioning and removing employee account access to IT systems are encouraged to attend training on user account standards annually. This year’s training was held Thursday, February 27, from 3-4 p.m. A recording of the training is available for those who […]
2024 State of Technology highlights progress towards IT strategic goals, continuing improvements to services
November 22, 2024Friday, November 22, 2024 Ongoing progress is being made on the University of Georgia’s IT strategic goals with initiatives in place to implement improvements in next-generation teaching and learning, student digital life experiences, and research computing and data management, Dr. Timothy M. Chester said during his annual State of Technology address. Chester, vice president for […]