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Adding Captions to Videos in Google Drive
A recent update has been added into Google Drive that allows you to add captions to your videos. This enables your videos to be more accessible to a wider audience, including those who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who speak different languages. Here’s a FAQ to help you add captions to your video […]

Blocking anonymous social media apps
Beginning Friday, August 2, 2024, these apps will be blocked on university devices and the campus network (not the Apogee residential network): fizzsocial.app, yikyakapp.com, yikyak.com, whisper.sh, sidechat.lol.

Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection is now available!
Microsoft Copilot with Data Protection is a more secure, campus-wide alternative to consumer-oriented generative AI services, including the consumer version of Copilot.

Microsoft Login Change: July 2024
On Thursday. July 11, all students, faculty, and staff members should log into Microsoft 365 using their ninernet@charlotte.edu email address instead of the previous ninernet@uncc.edu address.

Software & IT-Related Request Update: July 2024
Beginning Friday, July 26, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. the Software and IT-Related Request form will have a new look! In order to achieve a smoother review process, the platform has moved to Smartsheet. And in an effort to provide a better end user experience, a new dashboard feature has been added, so you can view […]

OneIT Employee Spotlight – July 24
Employee Spotlight: Elizabeth Baker

Eduroam wireless network update: July 2024
On Sunday, July 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., Eduroam wireless network authentication will be updated to only accept @charlotte.edu credentials and no longer accept @uncc.edu credentials.

Use of Third-Party AI Assistants with Zoom at University
UNC Charlotte cautions against using third-party AI bots such as Otter.ai or Read.ai to attend virtual meetings or webinars due to privacy and data security issues.

Josh Lancaster: Recipient of the Dubois Award for Accessibility Improvement for 2023-2024
This award recognizes an outstanding faculty/staff member outside the field of disability services who has demonstrated exemplary support of or work with distinction in accessibility within the University’s academic setting or community.

Google Groups membership update
Google Groups membership will be updated from @uncc.edu members to @charlotte.edu members on June 3, 2024.