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 »
On 8/8/2024, OIT will be modifying many phones across campus to make it easier for your Williams phone number to follow you when you move from one office to another. The modification will happen for campus phones that do not currently have a login/logout button and… Continue reading »
Workday pro tip: Instead of logging in from www.williams.edu/workday log in from sso.williams.edu to increase time between automatic logouts Log in to the main college application dashboard at sso.williams.edu. Supported applications, including Workday, will display for you as individual tiles. Select the Workday… Continue reading »
OIT is replacing network hardware in both Jesup and Armstrong data centers which will cause intermittent service disruptions on Saturday 8/17/2024. This will impact many campus services (both on campus and off campus services. Work will begin on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 7:00 am… Continue reading »
You’ve likely seen the news of the global issue with CrowdStrike on Windows computers. That affects us at Williams as well and we are here to help you. If your computer has a blue screen, please email [email protected] or call x4090 so we can help you. If you have… Continue reading »
Members of the finance department and the change management team will demonstrate the new gift and grant budget reports, as well as highlight some ways in which Williams folks will be able to interact with reports. Use our Calendly website to register for in-person or virtual classes. More Information… Continue reading »
Over the past few days, we have noticed an increase in emails claiming to come from Williams faculty or staff requesting a change in their direct deposit settings. Another common theme is a bad actor pretending to be a vendor we work with, and asking our Finance group to change… Continue reading »
The time has finally come to delete over 1200 old student accounts. The College needs to remove these accounts and files to make room for new student classes. For over 18 months these Google accounts and drive files have been labeled “Pending Deletion”. Many hundreds of notifications have gone out… Continue reading »
OIT will be upgrading the PaperCut and printing systems on Saturday, July 6, starting at 8:00am. The upgrade should be done by 12pm. During the upgrade, campus printing will be unavailable. Once the upgrade is complete, printing will resume. In rare cases, you may have to reboot your machine to… Continue reading »