2023 State of Technology highlights improvements in research IT, academics and student digital life
November 16, 2023Thursday, November 16, 2023 Students, faculty and staff at the University of Georgia can expect continued improvements in the areas of research IT, academics and digital student life, and at the university system level, a new unified enterprise resource planning system is on the horizon, Dr. Timothy M. Chester said during his annual State of […]
Changes to Microsoft Storage for OneDrive, UGAMail
November 14, 2023Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Microsoft has announced new storage limits for its academic customers. In the coming year, UGA account owners will see changes to the available storage limits in their Office 365 accounts. How does this affect me? Departmental, affiliate, applicant and retiree accounts Effective February 1, 2024, OneDrive storage for these accounts will […]
Graduating soon? Here’s how long you keep your MyID, UGAMail
November 13, 2023Monday, November 13, 2023 To ensure the continued security of the UGA network and prevent unauthorized access to the network, EITS regularly disables accounts of students who have left the university. Student MyID accounts are disabled approximately a year after the student has graduated or left UGA. When these accounts are disabled, students lose access […]
UGA Boyd Data Center Maintenances January – February 2024
November 10, 2023Friday, November 10, 2023 Boyd Data Center UPS maintenance activities rescheduled: Due to manufacturing issues, the Boyd Data Center UPS maintenances scheduled for October 14, October 28, and November 18 have been rescheduled. Future dates for this project are listed below. Those who have questions should contact either Jeff Teasley at [email protected] or Chris Fleming at [email protected]. EITS will […]
2023 State of IT Address to return In-Person
October 20, 2023Friday, October 20, 2023 Information Technology has proven to be critical to the University’s ability to continue its teaching, research, and service missions during the past two years. As a part of our continued efforts to evolve and improve services, Dr. Timothy M. Chester, Vice President for Information Technology, will give the annual State of […]
Submit Requests for STF one-time funding
October 4, 2023Wednesday, October 4, 2023 Requests for proposals for the FY24 STF one-time funding process were distributed to deans and unit heads August 31. Units who receive base STF allocations are eligible to submit requests for proposals. This one-time funding is in addition to any support that a college or unit may receive as a part […]
Identity Management System upgrade planned for October
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 EITS will upgrade our Identity Management System in late October. Work will begin on Friday, October 27 and will last until Sunday, October 29. During the upgrade, identities will not be created or modified. This upgrade will not impact your ability to log in to systems using a MyID and password. […]
Changes coming to the UGAMail Login Page September 28
September 19, 2023Tuesday, September 19, 2023 Effective September 28, 2023, users may notice minor changes to the UGAMail login page, including an updated “Forgot my password” link and contact information for the EITS Help Desk. These changes are needed to support UGA departments’ use of the Windows Autopilot feature within Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based endpoint management solution. Windows […]
Wikis to be retired from Teams
September 6, 2023Wednesday, September 6, 2023 Microsoft will retire wikis from Teams starting January 2024. Microsoft now offers note taking capabilities within Teams channels using the included OneNote notebook provided for each team. Users have an option to export their wiki content to OneNote notebooks in their Teams channel. After exporting, users can go to the Notes […]
Data Center Maintenance Scheduled for October 1
July 28, 2023Friday, July 28, 2023 EITS will conduct network maintenance that will result in periodic, intermittent outages of campus Internet access and campus information systems on Sunday, October 1, 2023, from 6:00 a.m. until midnight. If you are aware of activities planned during this maintenance that you anticipate will be impacted and would like assistance with […]