OIT Technology News: Welcome Back to School 2022 Edition

Welcome back, Mustangs! In our latest edition of OIT Technology News, we look at thinking inside the box, summer updates to services, new training and professional development opportunities, a few reminders, plus so much more.

Thinking inside the box



Find out how students in OIT tackled the ultimate DIY challenge by building a "baby supercomputer" with big potential for their artificial intelligence research.

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This summer, we deployed in several locations on campus to handle our ever-growing wireless traffic and set the stage for future features.



We have implemented a few changes to the to incorporate the approval process for serving alcohol as well as engaging vendors not on the SMU preferred vendors list.



The August 2022 Canvas Bootcamp was a great success! From new faculty members learning about Canvas to returning faculty members getting information on updated features. If you missed a session, .



Welcome back! With everything that has been happening of late, we just want to remind you of some for you.



Academic Technology Service Directors, or ATSDs, work as a liaison between faculty and OIT, specifically dedicated to each of SMU's colleges and schools. .



This fall term, we are offering a couple of and a couple of favorites. From DocuSign to Excel to Sitecore, we got you covered. Of course, we still offer our training on-demand. 



OIT's Research and Data Science Services Team is offering to the SMU community this fall term. No registration is required.



With the fall term here, we want to remind you of the to the Canvas LMS.



The new term is upon us, and as a faculty member, you might be feeling overwhelmed. At OIT, we have you get going and provide a little relief.



As we begin the new academic year, we are . These processes include computer inventory, technology purchasing, computer orders, and warehouse management.



The annual is complete and all managed bulk lists (bulklist.smu.edu) were recently repopulated with the full membership of each group.



As of July 28, 2022, Microsoft Team users are now able to take advantage of Meeting recordings.



my.SMU has received updates that will . In addition, bi-weekly benefit-eligible employees will now be able to report their leave directly within the system!


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