Information and Technology Services
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June 11, 2019
Academic campuses moving to new Microsoft platform June 28
The university renegotiated its licensing agreement with Microsoft earlier this year to provide an expanded set of tools and services to faculty, staff and students.
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October 26, 2018
Information security policy revised and approved
The revised U-M Information Security Policy was recently approved, along with a number of new Information Technology Standards, and will be phased in over the next two years.
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June 26, 2018
Updated Michigan App reflects campus recommendations
Information and Technology Services has redesigned the Michigan App. The upgraded tool is available for download from the App Store and Google Play.
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May 17, 2018
U-M appoints new vice president for IT, chief information officer
President Mark Schlissel has announced the appointment of Ravi Pendse as vice president for information technology and chief information officer.
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April 26, 2018
ITS announces approval for project to install WiFi on the Diag
Information and Technology Services has received funding approval to install WiFi in portions of the Diag. The project grew out of an initiative promoted by Central Student Government leaders.
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August 1, 2017
Amy Wang named director of procurement services
Amy Wang has been selected as the university’s new director of procurement services. Wang’s appointment will be effective Aug. 7.
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May 10, 2016
Canvas Crew offering one-on-one support to faculty this summer
The Canvas Crew, a team of students and staff from several U-M units, will provide in-person, one-on-one support to faculty moving courses to the Canvas learning management system.
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February 13, 2015
Faculty group endorses continued deployment of Canvas pilot
The Digital Innovation Advisory Group’s Digital Ecosystem Subcommittee, a faculty advisory committee, will help plan the transition from CTools to a new learning-management system called Canvas.
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February 6, 2015
U-M teaching and learning professionals invited to virtual conference
A three-day conference of teaching and learning professionals from around the world will be broadcast to U-M staff and faculty for free Monday-Wednesday.
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December 10, 2014
Pilot of learning management system shows promising results
Faculty and students in a pilot project for the proposed Canvas learning management system prefer it over CTools, according to an early preview of the pilot evaluation.
