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    Update your UA online info

    April 01, 2022

    With snow still on the ground it may seem too early for spring cleaning, but now is a great time to clean up your UAOnline information and make sure everything is correct and up to date.

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    Banner Cloud Migration Begins User Testing

    March 18, 2022

    The UA Banner Cloud Migration project reached a milestone this week as the first group of users began testing in the Ellucian cloud environment.

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    OIT's computer bulk-buy event runs March 16-April 1

    March 18, 2022

    During this window UAF, UA system office departments and UAA have the opportunity to purchase Dell computers, laptops and monitors at highly discounted prices.

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    Foxit PDF Editor is available as a free alternative to Adobe Acrobat Pro

    March 18, 2022

    As departments consider shifting away from using Adobe Creative Cloud due to increased licensing costs, users who only need Acrobat Pro functionality are encouraged to explore alternatives such as Foxit PDF Editor.

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    UAOnline Outage: March 5-6, 2022

    March 04, 2022

    There is a planned outage for UAOnline on March 5-6.

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    Zoom 'Ask me anything' session

    March 04, 2022

    OIT Video Conferencing Services is offering an "Ask me anything" session about Zoom at 2 p.m. on March 8.

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    This tax season, beware of IRS Imposter Scams

    February 18, 2022

    Your UA Security Matters team encourages you to protect yourself from Tax Identity Theft this tax season.

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    Banner cloud migration on track

    February 18, 2022

    The UA Banner Cloud Migration project is currently on pace to meet a fall 2022 go-live date. With this migration to the Amazon cloud, UA will have a renewed capacity and agility to focus on innovations instead of mostly focusing on Banner maintenance.

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    Funding requested for IT modernization

    February 04, 2022

    The State of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃhas requested $20 million in federal infrastructure funding to overhaul student information technology systems for the University of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃsystem.

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    Online Security Training Courses

    February 04, 2022

    The University of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃOffice of Information Technology has a series of online security training courses available for staff and students to learn from.