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Increase collaboration with Zoom breakout rooms
Looking for a way to facilitate collaboration and teamwork in a virtual environment? Zoom Breakout Rooms can be used to increase participation and allow for small group conversations during an event or course. This function enables you to create working groups, presentation rooms or separate help…
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Windows 7 no longer supported by Microsoft; upgrade to Windows 10 required
University Technology ([U]Tech) reminds any remaining users of Windows 7 on campus that it is necessary that they upgrade their machines to Windows 10. Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. Users must upgrade or they will be prevented from accessing the campus network. If you have a…
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ArcGIS Pro upgraded to version 2.7 in [U]Tech Software Center
The University Technology ([U]Tech) Software Center has upgraded ArcGIS Pro to version 2.7. This upgrade is available to all students, faculty and staff free of charge through the Software Center. ArcGIS is a system that allows users to easily author data, maps, globes and models on the desktop…
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PeopleSoft HCM to be unavailable early Saturday
Due to scheduled maintenance, PeopleSoft HCM will be unavailable Saturday, Jan. 30, from  midnight to 8 a.m. EST. During this time, employees will be unable to view or update employee information, including entering updated personal information, entering time, approving time and viewing paychecks,…
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Critical security update: Apple iOS 14.4
The Information Security Office advises CWRU community members with iOS and iPadOS to update their devices to version 14.4 immediately due to a critical security update. The update fixes critical vulnerabilities that allow for malicious applications to elevate privileges and allow remote attackers…
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Update Zoom to the latest version
In order to make the Zoom experience consistent across the Case Western Reserve University community, the minimum software version requirement has been set to the latest version. Many new features implemented over the past several months require the latest version of the application. If your Zoom…
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Campus community may experience brief network connectivity disruption Friday Jan. 29
A hardware upgrade for the campus network will take place Friday, Jan. 29, from midnight to 1 a.m. On-campus users may experience a brief disruption of internet connectivity during this time. Off-campus users may experience brief disruptions when accessing on-campus applications and systems. For…
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Brief delay connecting to CaseWireless may be possible early Wednesday
University Technology ([U]Tech) will upgrade the campus wireless network authentication servers Wednesday, Jan. 27, from 3 to 4 a.m. Users may experience a brief delay when trying to connect to CaseWireless network during the maintenance window. As part of the upgrade, connecting to CaseWireless…
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Borrow an iPad from [U]Tech to use in teaching
University Technology ([U]Tech) has iPads available to loan to faculty and a limited number of graduate assistants/teaching assistants to support teaching in the upcoming semester. iPads provide a resource for remote and hybrid instruction, and help give flexibility for teaching in an ever-changing…
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CWRU login now requires passphrase
Last summer, CWRU user login requirements were changed to promote stronger security and improve usability. This change required users to convert passwords associated with their network ID (abc123) to passphrases. The update fully went into effect Jan. 18. Passphrases are an improvement over…