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Hello, One IT community,

As of October 30, 2023, incoming faculty, staff, and eligible affiliates will need to request a Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise license, similar to Adobe, to ensure access and manage costs by campus. 

This week, Wes Johnson, executive director Campus IT Experience, UC Berkeley, received the EDUCAUSE 2023 Rising Star Award in recognition of his “collaborative and creative approach to problem-solving, stellar interpersonal and communication skills, dedication to personal and professional growth, and commitment to advancing DEI-focused hiring practices,” according to EDUCAUSE. 

Dear OneIT,

The Information Security Office (ISO), along with the Cloud Operations (bCloud) team, is officially rolling out a new cloud security service using Prisma Cloud. This service is already monitoring all eligible accounts and starting November 1st, ISO will start sending tickets on security issues. As part of the ticketing rollout, security contacts will gain access to monitor the cloud environments registered to them.[1] 

To our student community,

We are pleased to announce, starting today, students can update their CalCentral account to provide the following:

Leaders from academia, government and industry met last week to discuss how AI will change the in-demand skill sets of tomorrow.

The Berkeley IT Information Security Office (ISO), working with a cross-campus group of IT professionals, has developed a proposed revision to the campus Minimum Security Standards for Electronic Information (MSSEI). The MSSEI defines minimum security standards for all UC Berkeley institutional information and IT resources. This update, the first substantive update since 2012, incorporates elements from UC’s systemwide Electronic Information Security Policy, IS-3, and brings the standards into alignment with current industry best practices.

“Student-to-Staff” is a series featuring stories from Cal alumni who are now career employees in One IT. This series was created to show the importance of investing in our student staff, and how vital their work is to the university and its mission.

Gabriel Gonzalez is a true student-to-staff success story. A former UC Berkeley student, who now serves as interim Chief Information Officer for the entire campus. Read about his journey and lessons learned along the way. 

bIT Colleagues,

As we kick off Staff Appreciation Week, I want to extend my deepest gratitude for your continued resilience and hard work in diving into another academic year. As you juggle your work life along with the many life occurrences and demands in your personal lives, you all deserve recognition and a huge THANK YOU! 

Dear campus community,

As we pass our first milestone under the Consent Decree between UC Berkeley and the US Department of Justice, we want to share our deep gratitude. Thank you for the last several months of hard work ensuring audio and videos published since Dec. 2, 2022 are accessible for everyone. Your investment of time and resources demonstrates UC Berkeley’s dedication to inclusion and accessibility. 

California agencies will collaborate with UC Berkeley and Stanford University to study the impacts of generative AI on the state and its workforce, according to a new executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom today.

“The AI arms race is changing everything,” an article published in TIMEsaid earlier this year. In May, The Washington Postreported, “AI is changing jobs across industries.