Beginning March 23, the AV Services office in BC 018 has reduced staffing and will close daily at 5 p.m. However, AV Services staff remain available to assist you by phone (x7774), email (av@up.edu), or video chat (via Teams) during all of our regular hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to […]
Information Services
Coronavirus Cyber Crime: Please Be Vigilant
Information service would like to warn everyone to remain vigilant for scams related to Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Cyber criminals may send phishing emails with malicious attachments or links to fraudulent websites to trick victims into revealing sensitive information or donating to fraudulent charities or causes. Exercise caution in handling any email with a COVID-19-related subject […]
Laptop Web Browsing Protection – Umbrella Roaming Client
Starting Friday, March 13, information services will be installing a new piece of software on University-owned laptops. This software is called Cisco Umbrella Roaming client, a light-weight client which protects internet browsing and filters malicious content from being accessible on your laptop. All equipment currently connected to the University’s network is already being protected with […]
Please Request Software for Classrooms and Labs by Feb. 28
Information services will be updating computer lab and classroom builds for summer and fall 2020 during March. If you need new or updated software for classrooms and computer labs for summer or fall term please use this link to fill out the online survey. You can also copy and paste this URL (https://uportland.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5sAK57IvV3S4nvn) into your browser to fill […]
Skype for Business Migrating to Teams Meetings on March 4
According to UP’s academic technology services and innovation team, Microsoft is retiring Skype for Business and has migrated all calling and conferencing functionality to the Microsoft Teams App. Calling and meeting using the Teams App is very similar to Skype. Click this link to learn more about Teams Meetings. To learn more about using Teams […]
Moodle Downtime on Dec. 19
Moodle will be down the evening of Thursday, December 19, from 5 to 7 p.m., so information services can install the latest security and bug fixes. There will also be improvements to the site theme and installation new plugins to give instructors more capabilities and flexibility within Moodle: Group self selection: allow students to create or […]
Please Request Software for Classrooms and Labs by November 8
Information services will be updating the computer lab and classroom software builds for spring 2020 during November. If you need new or updated software for the classrooms and labs for spring term please fill out the online survey. If the software you need was available during the fall 2019 term, there is no need to request it […]
Complete Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Training by Nov. 1
Information services provides online cybersecurity training to meet the annual requirement for staff and faculty. This year’s course includes 20 minutes of video, covering 5 core topics. Even with the most advanced security technologies such as firewalls and anti-virus tools, what cyber attackers ultimately count on is human error. In this course you will be […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Online Training Opens Oct. 4
Information services provides annual online cybersecurity awareness training for staff and faculty. This year’s course includes 20 minutes of video, covering five core topics. Why is raising cybersecurity awareness so important to our campus? Even with the most advanced security technologies such as firewalls and anti-virus tools, what cyber attackers ultimately count on is human error. In […]
Participants Wanted: Annotate the Web With Your Students
The academic technology services & innovation office is seeking faculty participants to pilot digital annotation software for teaching and learning. ATSI will be partnering with Hypothesis, a non-profit and open-source tool allowing any webpage to be collaboratively annotated, commented on, and discussed. Initial research suggests that the social reading this technology allows can improve comprehension, […]