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Mark your calendars! UC Davis and UC Davis Health will co-host UC Tech 2024 as an in-person event in Davis and Sacramento on October 27-29, 2024.  The Sacramento campus will host activities on Sunday, October 27, and the Davis campus will host activities on Monday, October 28 and Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Stay tuned - more to come in the next weeks and months.

Hi One IT Community,

The Research, Teaching, and Learning Classroom Technology team invites you to join us at the brand new Learning Spaces Community of Practice—network with like-minded colleagues in the UC Berkeley audio/visual and videoconferencing areas. Please feel free to spread the word to others who may be interested in joining and shaping this community.

When: Tuesday, Dec. 5 | 11:00 a.m.
Where: 177 Stanley

The shopping season is a time for giving and joy, but it's also a time when cybercriminals are on the lookout for unsuspecting victims. With more of us shopping online even more than before, it's important to be aware of the risks and take steps to protect yourself and your data.

To our campus community,

One IT Colleagues,

The Digital Accessibility Program (DAP) is excited to announce the launch of our accessibility workshop series! Sessions will take place every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 - 11 a.m. starting next week through the end of the year. Each virtual session will begin with 20-minute presentations on the topics listed below, followed by open office hours with our accessibility specialists. Bring your accessibility questions!

Dear One IT Community,

We are excited to share the third quarter report for the One IT Student Leadership Program. Here’s what you will find in this report: 

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.