I want to thank Tattiya Maruco for doing an outstanding job leading ATS for the past nine months in an interim role. She brings smart and thoughtful direction to the OIT team and great service to Williams. That is why I am absolutely thrilled to share that Tattiya has… Continue reading »
Starting January 20, 2025, Panopto (or “Course Media Gallery” in GLOW) will implement a new video retention policy which will delete certain unviewed videos. Key Information: Inactive videos will be deleted: Under the new policy, videos not viewed in 2 years will become inactive. Inactive videos not viewed for another 2 years (4… Continue reading »
Make your work easier! Learn best practices and tips and tricks for using your Williams College email, calendar, and Google Drive. We will begin with basic use and then get into some more advanced tools for increasing your productivity. Join us either for all or just the portions you would find… Continue reading »
When macOS Sequoia was released earlier this fall, OIT blocked the upgrade while we investigated and tested the new OS to ensure compatibility with all of our major platforms and software. We discovered a few things that were incompatible, for example the system we use to install printers on Macs… Continue reading »
Thanks for following along throughout another NCSAM! 2024 has included a resurgence in social engineering attacks, designed to trick people into giving up financial information, actual funds, or account credentials. Each DM from the past few weeks has been recorded on our new OIT About page for InfoSec. Continue reading »
The Student Records System (Sarah) will be offline for routine maintenance on Saturday, October 26, between 8am and 9:30am. Continue reading »
For the 4th week of NCSAM, we’ll address the highest risk email-based threat that we can receive: phishing. TL;DR: when you get one of these emails, please use Gmail’s “Report phishing” function, just like with scams last week. Phishing usually has a specific focus: to steal the credentials to… Continue reading »
Scams are usually emails from unknown senders, often spoof college personas, almost always include a sense of urgency, and are designed to steal from you. Student-facing scams often include offers of part time work (just send $500 for setup fee and equipment), but can take many shapes, including natural… Continue reading »
Academic Technology Services Workshop: Exploring AI in the Williams Context Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 1:30 – 3:00pm | Sawyer 328 Join us in reflecting upon, exploring, and playing with the concepts and examples Flower Darby… Continue reading »
Spam is unsolicited email from legitimate sources, like junk mail and catalogs you may receive in the actual mail. Spam intends to get a message out (like a sale or a new product release) but is not meant to trick you and is low-risk to you and the college. Because… Continue reading »
It has been 115 days since Workday went live at Williams, and what a journey it’s been! But we can’t begin to talk about where we are and where we’re headed without first taking a moment to thank you and our entire community for your patience and collaboration through this… Continue reading »
Book some 1-on-1 time with Daelyn, Workday Trainer! No question is too small; no task is too trivial. Appointments are available through Google Calendar. Appointment slots are 30 minutes each in Jesup 203. If you need to meet over Zoom instead, please let Daelyn know before your appointment. Continue reading »
This October, we’ll focus on email-based risks, which can affect your Williams and your personal accounts. Week 1 is for classification. To understand the difference between spam, a scam, a phishing email, and a threat, please review the table below, which will be covered in great detail over the next… Continue reading »
Starting at about 1:30 clients started experiencing a Workday login error: Workday Sign In Error Shared Session failure Please retry login here Workday is aware of the problem and they have informed us they are in the process of taking remediation steps. Continue reading »
We heard from the community that the Workday notification settings were resulting in unwanted emails. We’ve identified the issue and made an update that allows folks to reduce their Workday notifications. If you’d like to update your notification preferences in Workday, this Customize Workday Notifications help article will walk you through… Continue reading »
There are multiple resources available to help you learn Workday depending on your personal learning style and the type of assistance you need. Check out some of the options below. Finance Fridays: best for individual questions and real-time Workday finance troubleshooting. No appointment required. Use this Meet link to join their… Continue reading »
GenAI Detectors: Current Research and Considerations Fall 2024 OIT’s mission includes “making available the best information technology resources” and “support[ing] the faculty in communicating knowledge […] to the community of scholars”. As Williams faculty develop their responses to generative AI (genAI), we know that software vendors are marketing genAI… Continue reading »
OIT recommends that you wait to upgrade to the recently released Mac OS 15 Sequoia until a statement is released that Williams OIT can fully support it. This is especially true on college-issued computers but also recommended for your personally owned Mac. This will give us time to test and… Continue reading »
Workday defaults 880 Main Street as the shipping address for Amazon purchases. If you do not update this address before submitting an Amazon order, your items will ship to 880 Main Street (Hopkins Hall). If this is not your shipping address, please use the First Time Completing an Amazon Punchout… Continue reading »
WHAT: This workshop and tour will introduce instructors to several of the various physical spaces on campus available for expanding student experiences. These highly specialized spaces can be used to augment instructor course topics or teaching goals, and include pedagogical technologies such as digital multimedia, virtual reality, tactile ‘maker’ experiences,… Continue reading »
Virtual Finance Fridays will run from August 30th to November 22nd between 9-10:30 am. The Finance team will be available to answer your Workday questions and provide general support. Visit the Workday page for Meet details. Continue reading »
We’re continuously updating help articles and video recordings about Workday! To keep the community informed about what we’re changing and why, we added a Change Log to the Workday website. Each entry is date-stamped and includes a link to the updated information. Check back periodically to see what the Workday… Continue reading »
We, your Academic Technology Consultants, would like to share some announcements and reminders for the Fall 2024 semester. An early connection with your students. We recommend using the GLOW face book on Learning Mode to get… Continue reading »
On the Microsoft side of the house, Windows users should Check for Updates and apply them, restarting your computer when requested. On Tuesday, 8/13, Microsoft released patches for almost 90 security vulnerabilities, including six 0-days under active exploitation. If you are on macOS or a Linux system, please check for available… Continue reading »
The Campus Solutions or “Sarah” system will be unavailable on Monday 8/12/2024 from 6pm to 8pm US Eastern while application maintenance is performed. Please contact OIT if you have any questions or concerns about the proposed action. Continue reading »