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  • Gmail confidential mode - effective June 25, 2019

    June 22, 2019

    As of June 25, 2019, you will be able to send emails using Google's confidential mode through your university email. Confidential mode allows senders to create expiration dates for email messages and revoke previously sent messages. It also allows senders to require additional authentication via text message to view an email. Additionally, with confidential mode, recipients don't have the option to forward, copy, print, or download their content or attachments.

  • Tech Tips

    June Tech Tips

    June 01, 2019


  • OIT Data Center Operations will be executing this year's Butrovich Computer Facility (BCF) FAST event on May 19, 2019 from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m.

    OIT Announcement: Facility Annual Systems Testing (FAST)

    May 17, 2019

    OIT Data Center Operations will be executing this year's Butrovich Computer Facility (BCF) FAST event on May 19, 2019 from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m..

  • Cybercriminals use types of social engineering—manipulating people into doing what they want—as the most common way to steal information and money.

    Whaling, SMiShing, and Vishing...Oh My!

    May 17, 2019

    Cybercriminals use types of social engineering--manipulating people into doing what they want--as the most common way to steal information and money.

  • Voip telephone

    VoIP Cost Savings

    May 03, 2019

    OIT Telecommunications Services recently completed a significant cost savings measure with the VoIP phone systems across the University.

  • UA Blackboard Learn Spring Upgrade

    May 02, 2019

    The 2019 Spring Semester upgrade for Blackboard Learn is scheduled to take place on Friday, May 10th. Blackboard Learn is expected to be unavailable from 5 a.m. - 3 p.m.

  • Notice of Data Breach

    April 27, 2019

    The University of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ("UA") is notifying potentially affected students and individuals after an investigation into a data privacy incident involving unauthorized access to certain UA email accounts.

  • Keep safe and secure online this spring

    April 18, 2019


  • Ambrose Mazion demonstrates the ease of the ServerLIFT at the UA Data Center

    ServerLIFT donation helps UA Data Center improve safety and efficiency

    April 02, 2019

    The University of ½ûÂþÌìÌÃdata center recently received a donation of a brand new ServerLIFT SL-500C, a server handling lift. The donation improves safety and efficiency by doing the heavy lifting of servers and computer equipment at Alaska’s largest data center.

  • March 25, 2019

    UA Statewide and UAF continue to transition from Roxen to a new website platform called OU Campus.