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Two university systems to be briefly disrupted for upgrades
The phone and voicemail and domain name server systems will be upgraded in the next week. The systems will be available during the maintenance; however, there may be a slight disruption to service as University Technology ([U]Tech) engineers perform the upgrade. The services will be affected…
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[U]Tech offers resources for retrieving Blackboard content by June 1 deadline
Blackboard will be decommissioned Friday, June 1. After this date, individuals will no longer be able to access content in Blackboard. University Technology ([U]Tech) will offer resources to help students and faculty locate and save their Blackboard work before the decommissioning date. Campus…
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HCM, PeopleSoft Financials to undergo maintenance this weekend
Due to scheduled maintenance, PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) and PeopleSoft Financials (FIN) will be unavailable for periods of time over the weekend. HCM will be unavailable Saturday, May 26, from midnight to 7 a.m. FIN will be unavailable Sunday, May 27, from 3 to 6 a.m. For…
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Teaching and Learning Technologies to help faculty move work from Blackboard
With the adoption of Canvas as the learning management system at Case Western Reserve University, the previous system, Blackboard Learn, will be decommissioned Friday, June 1. After this date, individuals no longer will be able to access content in that system. Teaching and Learning Technologies…
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Participate in [U]Tech survey about transition from Adobe Connect to Zoom
Case Western Reserve University will phase out Adobe Connect—as well as WebEx, GoToMeeting and other video conferencing apps—and replace it with Zoom by March 2019. CWRU community members who use either application have one more chance to participate in a short survey (five minutes or less). The…
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Hangouts Meet added to G Suite as new video conferencing tool
Google will enable Hangouts Meet in G Suite today (May 21). Hangouts Meet is an improved replacement of the video chat component in Google Hangouts. The older version of Hangouts will still be available to Case Western Reserve University users for the time being. Starting today, when “Add…
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Participate in the Mobile Summer Institute on Undergraduate STEM Education
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute will host a Mobile Summer Institute (MoSI) on Undergraduate STEM Education from Monday, Aug. 6, through Friday, Aug. 10, at Case Western Reserve University. University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE)…
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Blackboard to be decommissioned June 1; attend Blackboard Blitz sessions
With the adoption of Canvas as the learning management system at Case Western Reserve University, the previous system, Blackboard, will be decommissioned Friday, June 1. After this date, individuals will no longer be able to access content in that system. Teaching and Learning Technologies…
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MATLAB and NVivo upgrades now available through [U]Tech Software Center
The University Technology ([U]Tech) Software Center has upgraded MATLAB and NVivo to the most current version. Both software are available on the [U]Tech website. MATLAB MATLAB (faculty/staff) and MATLAB TSH (student) have been updated to version 2018a. MATLAB is a fourth-generation programming…
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[U]Tech CARE Center offers summer hours
Beginning today (May 11), the University Technology ([U]Tech) CARE Center, which offers walk-up technical support in the lower level of the Kelvin Smith Library, will operate on a summer schedule. The [U]Tech CARE Center will be open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed on…