Explore the recording and materials from the June IT All Hands meeting. Watch as the Senior Leadership Team, led by WashU IT CIO Jessie Minton, recap FY24 goals. Hear about professional development opportunities through the WashU McKelvey School of Engineering. Learn more about WashU IT’s apprentice program and gain insights from a presentation on behalf […]
Category: Enterprise Applications
From Award to Adventure: Josh Kelahan Celebrates 2023 Person of ImpacT Award with a Team Escape Room Challenge
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to WashU IT and the university community, Josh Kelahan, a Systems Engineer III for Enterprise Applications since 2019, was nominated as a 2023 Person of ImpacT. He won a drawing held by WashU IT for all the nominees at the January IT All Hands meeting and got to choose […]
Our future is shaped by our past: Recognizing years of service
Several employees marked anniversaries this month. Whether celebrating 1 year or 25, WashU IT employees are devoted to the success of the institution and their colleagues, and delivering a superior customer experience. Congratulations to those celebrating milestone work anniversaries, and thank you for all you do to support ImpacT, our IT Strategic Plan, each other, […]
Enterprise Applications (EA): Qualtrics for Sensitive Data Has Launched
Qualtrics for Sensitive Data has officially launched. Here are the top 4 things to know about this new tool: Visit the Qualtrics product page for updates about either of these Qualtrics brands.
Onward and Upward: Elevating Collaboration with our Atlassian Cloud Voyage
The Atlassian Cloud Migration Project team has reached the milestone of retiring the on-premises Confluence and Jira applications, along with their associated servers. While retirement planning began 2 years earlier, core project activities officially began in October of 2022 as the team began to gather requirements and learn the features and functionality unique to the Atlassian […]
One.WUSTL Unveils a Fresh New Look!
On Wednesday, April 24th, an upgrade to One.WUSTL.edu changed the look of the application you use daily. No worries though: functionality will remain the same. You can still access hundreds of university services and systems anywhere, anytime and sign in to save your favorites for easy reference. The changes are small but noticeable: If you’re […]
March IT All Hands recording and materials now available
The meeting recording and the presentation materials from the March IT All Hands meeting are now available for review. If you were unable to attend last month’s meeting, or if you just want a recap, please explore the materials from the last meeting, or any of the past meetings from the last several years.
Unlocking Success: The Story Behind our Mass Emailing Makeover
The Emma Product Replacement for ListServ Maestro project was created to replace the aging ListServ and ListServ Maestro applications and associated hardware. These common good applications enable mass emailing functionality for various populations across the university. The introduction of Emma to Groups 1, 2 and 3 has been met with enthusiastic reception, leading the team to accelerate […]
The importance of self-reflection and self-awareness in the workplace
As I have been re-reading “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable” by Patrick Lencioni, well listening to the audio book, it has had me thinking about self-awareness. The book is tale about reasons that teams fail to function effectively and how we can work to correct course. Self-awareness is not one of the […]
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 […]