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Info (in a) Sec: Information Security Newsletter - April 30, 2024

Dear One IT Colleagues,

This past Tuesday, several of our One IT colleagues were honored as recipients of the Chancellor's Outstanding Staff Awards (COSAs) during an award ceremony held at the Chevron Auditorium. Join me in congratulating all our award recipients for their hard work and dedication! 

Have you worked on something you’re proud of? Looking for a way to share it with a larger audience? Present it at this year’s UC Tech 2024: Collaboration for Transformation, from October 27-29, co-hosted by UC Davis Health and UC Davis! 

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.3 billion people — 16% of the world’s population, or 1 in 6 of us — currently experience significant disability. Another 1 in 3 people are projected to experience a permanent or temporary disability in the next 10 years.

Do you work with student staff? If so, when was the last time you gave them a shoutout for work well done? It’s National Student Employment Week, a time to recognize student employees' valuable contributions to our colleges and universities. Observed annually during the second week in April, this celebration isn’t just about thanking students for their hard work, but also about raising awareness of the important skills and experience they gain through these positions, which can benefit them academically and professionally in the long run.

To our campus community,

Following extensive campus review, we are pleased to announce that the updated Minimum Security Standards for Electronic Information (MSSEI) was ratified on Feb. 29, 2024, effective April 1, 2024. The Information Security Office is in the process of updating its website to reflect these changes. Visit the MSSEI home page to view the revised standards.

The University of Colorado Boulder’s User Experience Research & Design (UXRD) team (part of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) includes staff and student employee user experience (UX) researchers and designers who partner with the university to improve the technology experiences of students, faculty and staff. 

Hello, One IT Community, 

This year, the 2024 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference will be hosted in San Antonio, TX (and online), and I wanted to share a few notable Conference opportunities, dates, and deadlines:

• Be a Conference proposal reviewer: March 28, 2024 (details below)

In honor of Women's History Month and International Women’s Day, the UC Womxn in Technology Committee (UC WIT) hosted a speaker series to address a hot topic on all of our minds, the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Far too often, the field is dominated by male voices. This series aims to showcase the significant contributions these women are making to AI development, while also underscoring the challenges that AI has presented (and continues to present) for women, and other underrepresented groups.