Over the last 90 days, the End User Experience (EUX) team has been building and developing resources and structures to better equip IT as we grow our culture of providing excellent customer service. Thank you for your enthusiasm about the launch of EUX. Here are more details about how you can engage with the EUX […]
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Stronger Together: A commitment to EDI in 2025
The new year is here. It’s natural that each of us reflects on how far we’ve come and where we want to go next. This season of introspection allows us to consider how we can improve in 2025; personally, and as a group. One of the most impactful ways we, as WashU IT, can grow […]
Explore some of the many benefits available to WashU employees
At the start of the New Year, it’s a great time for WashU employees to explore the many benefits that are available to them. In addition to excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their dependents, and retirement investment options, check out adoption benefits, gym membership and community organization discounts, and more. As an […]
Student Tech Services (STS): Looking back on Tech Den’s Fall – advancing innovation, collaboration and community at WashU
This fall has been an exciting time for Tech Den, filled with milestones that showcase the team’s hard work, collaboration, and alignment with WashU IT’s ImpacT Strategic Plan. From a successful orientation season to meeting rising demands for services, Fall 2024 was all about progress, innovation, and supporting the university’s mission. In August, Tech Den’s […]
Information Security policy library update
The Office of Information Security (OIS) recently completed a major revision and expansion of the OIS policy and standards library. The goal of the project is to foster a strong security culture at WashU through clear and comprehensive coverage of all recommendations in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). All OIS […]
Join CIO Jessie Minton for an FY24 goals update at the June IT All Hands Meeting
CIO Jessie Minton will deliver an update on FY24 WashU IT goals at the next IT All Hands meeting, which will take place from 3-4 p.m. CT on Wednesday, June 19th via Zoom. As we prepare to embark on FY25, this update will allow us to recognize how far we have come over the last […]
WashU IT Website Modernization Underway: Enhancing User Experience Through Seamless Navigation
We are excited to announce the beginning of the WashU IT Website Modernization project, an important step forward in our ongoing commitment to deliver excellence in customer experience. As part of the ImpacT plan and Here and Next Digital Transformation collaboration, this initiative reflects our dedication to enhancing various facets of our university’s digital infrastructure. […]
Public university directory being phased out
The Washington University in St. Louis online directory, which includes faculty, staff and student names, phone numbers and email addresses, is being phased out. University leaders decided to remove the directory to protect WashU community members’ privacy and security, helping to prevent cold calls, phishing campaigns and other data security threats. The online directory will […]
Complete Harassment Prevention Training in Workday by April 12th
All WashU employees have been assigned annual harassment prevention training in Workday, which must be completed by April 12. The course was developed by Skillsoft, a leading expert in compliance training. Contingent employees are not required to complete the training. Warning: some employees might find the simulated photos or exercises to be distressing. The subject […]
Message from the CIO: The path to achieving FY24 Goals
Now that the new year is in full swing, I’d like to take this opportunity to share the progress we are making on the achievement of our FY24 goals . We will continue updating the FY24 progress document to reflect our ongoing status. Guided by the success statements outlined in ImpacT, our IT Strategic Plan, we are […]