IT Services In Action: IT Services In Action ITMF Excellence Impact Awards honor outstanding IT professionals
July 8, 2024Monday, July 8, 2024 In June, the ITMF Excellence Impact Awards celebrated its inaugural year by recognizing two outstanding recipients: Jason Conklin from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) and Sarah Trammell from Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS). Sarah Trammell of EITS (left) and Jason Conklin of CAES (right) Sarah Trammell, recognized for […]
Prepare for fall network maintenance
July 3, 2024Wednesday, July 3, 2024 EITS plans to conduct the next biannual network maintenance on Sunday, September 29, 2024. These biannual network maintenances are necessary to ensure continued stability and efficiency of the network, allowing EITS to provide ample bandwidth and Internet capacity to the University in the future. These large network maintenances are typically conducted […]
Work continues on more than $1M in campus wireless upgrades
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Work is underway on more wireless upgrades in academic buildings and student housing across the Athens, Buckhead, and Griffin campuses. These upgrades are part of EITS’s work to continuously improve Wi-Fi connectivity and coverage to support teaching, learning, and student life. The $1.2 million a year project, funded by Student Technology […]
Changes to OneDrive for Business storage for students, faculty and staff
May 23, 2024Thursday, May 23, 2024 Microsoft has announced new storage limits for its academic customers, and as a result, UGA students, faculty and staff will see changes to the available storage limits in their OneDrive for Business accounts. Effective August 1, 2024, OneDrive for Business storage for faculty, staff and students accounts will be capped at […]
EITS Help Desk Hours Updated for Summer
May 17, 2024Friday, May 17, 2024 Edit: As of August 4, 2024 the Help Desk Hours have been changed back to the regulary scheduled semester hours. Sunday: 1:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. Monday-Friday: 7:30 A.M. – 6:30 P.M. Saturday: Closed The EITS Help Desk will be opened on Saturday, August 10, 2024 to assist with move in. […]
Prepare for MyID Changes after Graduation
May 1, 2024Wednesday, May 1, 2024 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. Once […]
Prepare for MyID Changes after Graduation
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 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. Once […]
2024 Retiree Account Review
April 29, 2024Monday, April 29, 2024 UGA retirees are currently able to keep their UGA MyID and UGAMail after retirement. This practice has allowed retirees to continue to access some UGA services after retiring. UGA established an annual review process for Retiree MyID accounts in 2023. Retiree MyID accounts that have not been accessed for a year […]
Teams Phone available to campus units
April 22, 2024Monday, April 22, 2024 EITS is now offering Teams Phone, a cloud-based next-generation phone system provided by Microsoft. Teams Phone allows UGA employees to communicate and collaborate anytime, anywhere, on any device. Teams Phone integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft Teams application on your laptop, tablet, or mobile device, so all your calls, chats, calendar invites […]
Microsoft Copilot offers AI assistance while protecting your data
April 12, 2024Friday, April 12, 2024 UGA students, faculty, and staff have access to the online version of Copilot, an AI-powered chatbot provided by Microsoft. Copilot is a conversational chat interface with several capabilities, including search and information retrieval, text generation, image creation and code writing. Unlike other generative AI tools found online, Copilot is housed within UGA’s instance […]