information technology
New onboarding resources now available
New onboarding resources are available to the campus community. A new onboarding tile has been added to the human resources website.
Read More »Windows updates planned June 14
Windows updates will occur 2-6 a.m. Saturday, June 14. If your computer stays on campus, please leave it powered on and connected to the S&T network. If you need to take your computer home, make sure it is connected to your home network and plugged into a power source.
Read More »Network firmware updates planned June 9
Users may see a very brief interruption to wired internet services including phones and wireless across the impacted buildings.
Partial network outages will occur in the following buildings:
Read More »Windows 11 transition progress
As of Wednesday, June 2, 93% of Windows computers on campus are running Windows 11. In 2023, the S&T information technology team began work on a transition to the Windows 11 operating system and started communicating with employees, so campus computers comply with UM System information security policies and guidelines.
Read More »Miner ID cards transition away from magnetic strip
Beginning Monday, June 2, the magnetic strip on newly printed ID cards will no longer be active. Most campus card readers already use the more secure RFID chip technology. By this fall, S&T will transition to cards without a magnetic strip on the back.
Read More »BitLocker installation on Windows computers
BitLocker is a security feature of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The S&T IT team enabled BitLocker on groups of Windows computers over the last several months. On Thursday, May 22, S&T IT will activate BitLocker on all remaining managed computers.
Read More »Windows 11 transition progress
In 2023, the S&T information technology team began work on a transition to the Windows 11 operating system and started communicating with employees, so campus computers comply with UM System information security policies and guidelines.
Read More »Windows 11 transition process
In 2023, the S&T information technology team began work on a transition to the Windows 11 operating system and started communicating with employees so campus computers comply with UM System information security policies and guidelines. As of Monday, April 7, IT has replaced or updated 90% of computers to Windows 11.
Read More »Windows updates planned April 12
Windows updates will occur 2-6 a.m. Saturday, April 12. If your computer stays on campus, please leave it powered on and connected to the S&T network. If you need to take your computer home, make sure it is connected to your home network and plugged into a power source.
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