It’s a busy and exciting time for everyone here! Just the sort of condition attackers would love to take advantage of! Please take 30 mins (maybe 60 if you have several devices) and check for updates. If you have updates to install, please do so. Then, restart your device if… Continue reading »
Welcome FirstYears! This guide will help you access your Williams account for the first time. You will use the link from Okta which will be sent to your personal email address to log in. — But before you do that, go to the App Store or Play Store on your mobile… Continue reading »
Pop in for Workday Wednesdays at the Faculty House through April and May! Bring a friend, a colleague, or your whole team and learn more about the changes coming to Williams. Grab a coffee or tea and breakfast snack before you leave. We hope to see you there. In case you… Continue reading »
At the end of each year, students, faculty, and staff can safely and responsibly recycle personal computing equipment. Recycling computer equipment is much safer and better for the environment than simply throwing it away. Also your old laptops and equipment might still have some life yet after being erased and… Continue reading »
Pop in for Workday Wednesdays at the Faculty House through April and May! Bring a friend, a colleague, or your whole team and learn more about the changes coming to Williams. Grab a coffee or tea and breakfast snack before you leave. We hope to see you there. In case you… Continue reading »
The default for Google Calendars at Williams is to have free / busy time visible but with no details. This allows Williams people to send calendar invites to you and see times that are free or busy. To change your calendar visibility go to the calendar settings: The… Continue reading »
Pop in for Workday Wednesdays at the Faculty House through April and May! Bring a friend, a colleague, or your whole team and learn more about the changes coming to Williams. Grab a coffee or tea and breakfast snack before you leave. We hope to see you there. In case you… Continue reading »
To keep you and the college secure, OIT needs to update our Cisco VPN system. VPN is used to connect securely to some college resources. Please be aware that new versions of the VPN require that Mac computers be running a “supported” operating system version. The… Continue reading »
The first round of Workday training classes are open for registration. These classes focus on personal information and HR tasks. Finance classes will open for registration on May 10. For more information, please visit the Training and Help page of the COW website: More Information… Continue reading »
Pop in for Workday Wednesdays at the Faculty House through April and May! Bring a friend, a colleague, or your whole team and learn more about the changes coming to Williams. Grab a coffee or tea and breakfast snack before you leave. We hope to see you there. April 17 – Workday… Continue reading »
Ever try to search through a printed PDF for a specific word? With a digital document you can easily see how many times that specific word appears with nearly zero effort! Learn about the many advantages to working with digital documents instead of printing. Beginning with the basics and going all… Continue reading »
Google just patched Chrome to address high-risk security vulnerabilities. Please take a moment to update Chrome, and any other browser you may use. It’s always recommended to stay current on software updates for operating systems and apps. Please contact [email protected] (students) or [email protected] (faculty and staff) for assistance. Thank you… Continue reading »
More college services are being added to the standard Okta login! Have you installed Word, Excel or Powerpoint on your home or personal computer using the college O365 login? In order to do so you would have created a microsoft account using your Williams email address ([email protected]) and then downloaded… Continue reading »
The “Sarah” Campus Solutions system will be unavailable Saturday 3/23/2024 from 8am until 2pm US EDT while a system upgrade is performed. The “Ephr” and “Finance” systems will remain available during this time. Continue reading »
Williams staff, faculty and students, To continue to provide secure access to our wireless network, we’re updating several related servers on Wednesday morning, March 20th. This upgrade will require the temporary de-broadcast of the “Williams-College” wireless network. The main effect of this is that people will not be able to… Continue reading »
We have observed an uptick in scams targeting students, faculty and staff. In general, they are predominantly email-based, and often mimic job offers, research opportunities, or the occasional piano for sale. Please remember, only trust emails that come from @williams.edu addresses. We employ solid defensive security measures for our domain,… Continue reading »
Load Balancer System Maintenance (Netscaler) Date: Saturday, March 16th, 2024 Time: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Impact: Brief service disruption (up to 15 minutes) Description: OIT will be performing necessary maintenance on our load balancers, impacting various college services. You may experience brief intermittent availability during this maintenance window. Affected Services:… Continue reading »
Our first round was so popular OIT is offering more Advanced Google Apps trainings! We recommend that you either have attended our previous basic Google Apps workshop or are just savvy and are ready for a challenge. Please bring your college issued laptop to work on, however you… Continue reading »
(3/16/2024, 3/20/2024) Load Balancer System Maintenance Date: Saturday, March 16th, 2024 Time: 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM Impact: Brief service disruption (up to 15 minutes) Description: OIT will be performing necessary maintenance on our load balancers, impacting various college services. You may experience brief intermittent availability during this maintenance window. Affected… Continue reading »
A recent tactic for Phishers and Spammers is to trick users to allow notifications on websites. They will use these notifications to spam you with ads and fake virus messages. The intent is for users to click these messages then install their software or allow someone to remote into your… Continue reading »
You spoke and we listened, OIT is offering Advanced Google Apps trainings! We recommend that you either have attended our previous basic Google Apps workshop or are just savvy and are ready for a challenge. Please bring your college issued laptop to work on, however you can also use… Continue reading »
Student employment is moving to Workday on June 16. This session on March 13 will introduce hiring, time entry and approval, and ending jobs for student workers. Managers, timekeepers, and anyone who oversees student workers would benefit from attending one of these presentations. Presentations will start every 20 minutes from… Continue reading »
Mid-semester strategies and tools to (re)connect students with you, each other, and the course material A workshop led by the Rice Center for Teaching and Academic Technology Services Wednesday, March 6th, 1pm – 2:30pm, Sawyer 328 As we approach the midway point of the spring semester,… Continue reading »
Our first round of Google Apps trainings was so popular we are running more! 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… Continue reading »
Williams College seeks a full-time Business Information Analyst to join the Administrative Information Services team. As such, you get to support the effective use of enterprise administrative software by students, faculty, and staff. You will also play a key role in implementing and integrating a new core suite of… Continue reading »