Message from the CIO: Travel Season Safety Tips to Know

The holiday travel season is here, and I want to make sure you are aware of some resources that are available to keep WashU information, as well as your personal information, safe. Traveling introduces security risks. Those risks can be mitigated through advanced planning and preparation. If you are traveling internationally, please visit the Trip Registration […]

Research Data Center Tours hosted by WashU IT enhance the student experience 

Thanks to recent tours of the Research Data Center on the Medical School campus, nearly 40 WashU students from an infrastructure architecture class had a valuable practical learning experience.   The student tours were led by Craig Hager, Senior Director of Information Technology, and Tim Flynn, IT Critical Infrastructure Technician III.  Saeed Akbani, Professor of Practice […]

Empowering excellence and making an ImpacT: The WashU IT Depot’s evolutionary process continues. 

It has been 18-months since our last update, that time has tested our resilience, fostered innovation, and brought forth numerous impactful transformations. In the relentless pursuit of operational excellence, we’ve not merely weathered the supply-chain storm that was outlined in our last update, but we emerged stronger, charting an audacious course toward unprecedented efficiency and […]

At-a-Glance Team Documents 2023 Updates

Newly updated team-focused IT at-a-glance documents are here, offering an introduction for new and existing IT staff who want to learn about WashU IT. These materials are quick references about services each team provides, offer background about how to request work, as well as information about team leadership, and how to view active work different teams have […]

WashU IT teams and area nonprofits celebrated another successful Thinksgiving event hosted by Filament

WashU IT teams celebrated another successful Thinksgiving event with area nonprofits and other businesses and organizations, hosted by Filament. Filament is a company that designs and organizes meetings and other types of forums for area corporations and organizations.  Four teams with representatives from across WashU IT and Workday Support helped area nonprofit organizations design solutions. […]

Enterprise Applications (EA): Craig named Executive Director of Enterprise Applications

We are pleased to announce that Mark Craig has been named Executive Director of Enterprise Applications, reporting to Jen Stedelin, Deputy Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and Administrative Technologies.  “As I lead EA, I am looking to continue to build upon the foundation put in place under Amy Walter’s leadership,” Craig […]

WashU IT welcomes new hires

As we move through the fall semester at WashU IT, we are joined by some new faces. The growth of our team at WashU IT builds upon our collective expertise and creativity. Each new member brings a unique set of skills and experiences that we believe will enhance our collaborative efforts and contribute to the […]

November 20: DUO 2FA Changes

The DUO Two-Factor Authentication (DUO 2FA) system will be changed on November 20 to enhance the university’s information security posture. This change will impact all systems and services which require DUO 2FA. Why is DUO 2FA Changing? The current standard DUO 2FA authentication methods, DUO Push and Call Me, prompt us to approve login attempts by […]