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Set slides as your virtual background in Zoom
What’s better than merely sharing slides with participants during a meeting? Now you can set your presentation as your Zoom virtual background. The virtual background will show participants your video imposed directly in front of your slides. You can even play, pause and stop your presentation right from within the Zoom meeting controls. Additionally, feel […]
Adobe Flash to be uninstalled from University devices, servers
Until recently, almost every webpage was built using Adobe Flash Player for games, video,—even entire sites. But by the end of this year, Adobe will neither support nor secure Flash-based apps. On Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, OneIT will uninstall Adobe Flash Player from University devices and servers to maintain best security practices. Adobe Flash will […]
Canvas New Rich Content Editor to go live December 23
The Rich Content Editor (RCE) in Canvas is also commonly referred to as the text editing toolbar or menubar and appears when you edit any page, assignment, discussion, etc. An upcoming update will relocate the right-hand menu where you would previously have added links, files, and images. This Canvas update will go into effect campus-wide […]
Know what’s Up with IT in November
Since June 2019, the UNC Charlotte community has kept up with University information technology with Up with IT monthly. This month, OneIT asks Webex or Zoom FY21-22, announces new software options, and shares measures to protect meetings from Zoombombing. Up with IT – November 2020
Project 95 spearheads eRA replacement
UNC Charlotte began a review of the University’s electronic research administration (eRA) system to ensure the University has the records it needs when it needs them. The resulting replacement of Niner Online Research Management (NORM) also required a system that 1. works with Banner, 2. manages each proposal’s full lifecycle, and 3. offers scheduled and […]
Director of Research Computing named
OneIT will fill the months-vacant Director of Research Computing role next week when Dr. Chris Maher joins UNC Charlotte. Currently, the three-person University Research Computing (URC) team handles all requests to utilize specialty services while managing and supporting the High Performance Computing (HPC) environment that empowers faculty and researchers to compute, store, and access enormous […]
Review what’s Up with IT in October
Using Cisco products, OneIT Security shields UNC Charlotte from 250,000+ threatening emails and cyberattacks every day. Learn about this and more in the Cybersecurity edition of Up with IT. Up with IT – October 2020
OneIT advances digital security with Cisco
Every day, a quarter of a million malicious emails target University inboxes. With Cisco solutions, OneIT Security helps shield UNC Charlotte from increasing cyber threats. “Faculty and staff play an active role in securing data,” said Jesse Beauman, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Enterprise Infrastructure. Cisco’s Email Security feature will help faculty and staff spot phishing, […]
SACSCOC accreditation reaffirmation to begin in ’21
As a member of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the University must complete the Reaffirmation of Accreditation process every ten years to ensure compliance with SACSCOC policies and standards. According to its website, SACSCOC is the “recognized regional accrediting body in 11 Southern states for those higher education institutions that award associate, baccalaureate, […]
Find out what’s Up with IT in September
With the start-up of the fall 2020 semester near, OneIT announces interim BRLs and advises all remote employees to log in to the VPN. Read more in September’s edition of Up with IT