News for and about University of Portland faculty and staff.
According to information services CIO Curt Pederson, Ben Kahn (pictured) from academic technology services and innovations will be leaving his position at UP on October 8. “Ben will be extremely missed at UP,” says Pederson. “He has done a fantastic job during his time here in both his prior Moodle role and as interim director of ATSI. Please join me in wishing Ben well as he starts a new chapter in his career.”
For more information, please email pedersoc@up.edu.
Due to a dramatic rise in the scope and sophistication of phishing attacks targeting UP staff, information services will be deploying Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for specific services on campus. The enrollment process should take about 5 minutes and it will significantly enhance the security of your account and personal information.
MFA combines two or more independent credentials to gain access to a system. These credentials include something you know (username/password) and something you have (token/smart phone/office phone). The goal of MFA is to create a multilayered approach that makes it difficult for any unauthorized individual to gain access to a system. If one factor is compromised, such as your password, the attacker will still need the other factor to gain access.
MFA will be deployed to staff this summer, with specific departments served week-to-week as we roll out MFA. Further communications will come from Curt Pederson, CIO, detailing installation and setup instructions.
As the University starts a new academic year, information services is proud to provide an update regarding technology services on campus, according to Curt Pederson, chief information officer. Information services staff have continually worked to modernize technology infrastructure and application layers to support growing campus needs. With expanded networks, a new website, innovative technology in the classroom, On The Bluff Studios, Banner upgrades, and Office 365 cloud services, faculty and staff can get a sense of what IS staff have been doing. For details of all the updates, go to this link.
The goal of information services is to make everyone’s working life easier in the classroom, in the office, and on the move. They are grateful to have the support they need from campus to maintain existing services and improve upon those already put in place.
For more information contact information services at x7000 or help@up.edu.
All faculty and staff are invited to celebrate Shiley School of Engineering student and faculty accomplishments on Friday, September 8, at 3 p.m., in Shiley Hall. Engineering dean Sharon Jones and the Shiley School of Engineering community will join generous supporters and industry partners to celebrate the creative projects of our students, faculty, and campus community with the dedication of the Maker Space in Shiley Hall room 110, followed by a poster showcase from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on the third floor.
Attendees can tour the new Maker Space—this “Pilot Space” allows students from across the University to work on projects outside of the classroom, furthering their innovation mindset. The Shiley Summer Project Showcase will proudly feature student and faculty projects presented through posters and one-on-one sessions at individual tables. Engineering students have been hard at work this summer solving real-world projects in areas like solar thermal energy production, natural gas compressors, and eco-roofs.
Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Kim Spir at x7314 or spir@up.edu. We look forward to seeing you!
Office365, a fully featured and connected platform for productivity, collaboration, and sharing, is now available to faculty and staff, according to Curt Pederson, information services. The Office365 portal account provides access to OneDrive online file sharing and online versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint , and OneNote. In addition, faculty and staff can install the latest Microsoft Office applications on UP and personal devices.
To learn more about Office365 and how to get started, please visit the website at sites.up.edu/office365. Information includes an FAQ; training resources including online resources and how to request in person and group training; support resources including how to set up an appointment for Office installation help; Office365 timeline for students and alumni; and much more.
If you have any questions about the Office 365 program or need help getting started, contact support staff at help@up.edu or x7000. Feedback is very important and can be provided to office365feedback@up.edu.
The information services division will move the majority of its staff to a new office space in Tyson Hall during the week of October 13, according to Curt Pederson, chief information officer.
On Monday, the CIO office and web and enterprise services will be moving all staff to their newly constructed offices in the lower level of Tyson Hall. Most technical services employees, with the exception of media services and the help desk, will be moving as well. Media services will maintain their office in Buckley Center room 018, and the help desk will remain in Franz Hall room 111. Academic technology services staff will move to Tyson with the exception of one office supporting student labs and technology support for students with disabilities.
Please be patient during the move as staff availability is likely to be affected. If you have any questions, please contact the help desk at extension 7000 or help@up.edu.
Lisel Stancil has been appointed director of web & enterprise services. She has served as interim director of web & enterprise services since September 2012. She previously served as a business process analyst in the information services department and is a 2002 graduate of the University.
Stancil’s appointment completes the senior leadership team in information services which also includes Michelle Sunderland, director of technical services; Sam Williams, director of academic technology services; Kevork Isikbay, technical programs manager; and Curt Pederson, chief information officer. Janice Lundborg, procurement and administrative specialist, has taken on additional administrative support responsibilities in support of the leadership team. For more information, contact Pederson at pedersoc@up.edu.
Curt Pederson has joined the information services team as chief information officer (CIO), according to Jim Ravelli, university operations. Pederson will be responsible for the overall leadership of the IT organization including infrastructure, applications, and academic computing. He formerly was the CIO for Oregon State University and prior to that was the CIO for the state of Oregon. For more information contact Ravelli at 7540 or ravelli@up.edu.