ITS
Brown needs shared leave
Stacey Brown, Office of OneIT, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through Sept. 10.To contribute leave, faculty and staff should refer to the requirements and participant forms in Personnel Information Memorandum (PIM) 29 or in the literature racks outside of the Benefits Office, King Building, Room 207. For more information, email Marina LeLeux, benefits counselor, at mleleux@uncc.edu.
One IT town hall scheduled
A town hall devoted to the implementation of One IT is scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Barnhardt Student Activity Salons.
Hanley-Hayes needs shared leave
Lori Hanley-Hayes, ITS, needs shared leave donations. The Benefits Office will accept donations through May 14.
To contribute leave, faculty and staff should refer to the requirements and participant forms in Personnel Information Memorandum (PIM) 29 or in the literature racks outside of the Benefits Office, King Building, Room 207. For more information, email Marina LeLeux, benefits counselor, at mleleux@uncc.edu.
Get Duo code and manage sponsored accounts links on NinerNET site
The NinerNET landing page was upgraded at 10 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 17. A few enhancements have been added:
Duo signups top 50 percent
Duo signups recently hit 50 percent–a key milestone as the Jan. 31 registration deadline approaches. Duo users can enjoy only having to change their NinerNET password every 365 days* (instead of every 90 or 180 days) by signing up for Duo 2-Factor Authentication.
Helpful FAQs:
How do I sign up for Duo?
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Duo – a gift for most employees
Starting today, most employees* and sponsored guests who use Duo now only need to change their NinerNET password every 365 days–no more changes every 90 or 180 days. Duo adds an extra layer of security; it’s no longer necessary to change passwords as often.
Follow the sign up instructions today at go.charlotte.edu/duosignup. It becomes a requirement starting
Jan. 31, 2019.
Helpful FAQs:
Reminder: Duo authentication required starting Jan. 31, 2019
All faculty, staff, student employees and sponsored guests must enroll in Duo two-factor authentication by Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, to access single sign-on (SSO) services (e.g., Gmail, Banner, Canvas, Drupal). Duo two-factor authentication provides an extra layer of protection to keep accounts and information safer and more secure.
Here are some helpful FAQs to get started:
Register for new Gmail interface workshops
Individuals who have not used Gmail’s new design can register for “New Gmail Interface introductory Workshops” to become familiar with changes. Starting Tuesday, Sept. 18, the new design will automatically display when employees log in to Gmail. Users will be able to toggle back to the “classic” version until Oct. 16, when the new design becomes permanent.
Campus Wi-Fi coverage increasing by 20 percent
Walk into Popp Martin Student Union and experience one of UNC Charlotte’s busiest hubs of student activity. It also is the first of 24 academic and administrative campus buildings to receive Wi-Fi upgrades this fall; students should experience even faster connection speeds as the number of APs (Access Points) doubled from 71 to 142.
Preliminary feedback requested on IT assessment
Feedback is integral to large-scale decisions, and the chancellor recently requested it via a message to faculty and staff. Consultant BerryDunn’s preliminary findings from the university-wide IT Organizational Review are available. The report is preliminary since the Cabinet asked BerryDunn to provide more information on how their recommendations will affect distributed IT staff.