WashU IT Nears Completion of Campus-Wide Microsoft 365 Upgrade, Enhancing Security and User Experience

The Shared Infrastructure team is excited to be wrapping up the Microsoft 365 project next month. We spoke with Craig Luciano, assistant director, Shared Infrastructure, about his involvement with the project and specifically what this means for the university.  WashU IT is moving everyone to the new generation of Microsoft Office, M365. Driven by Microsoft’s […]

WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services Scientific Compute Operational Platform Expansion (SCOPE) Update

Good news! Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) is proud to announce the latest in our Scientific Compute Operational Platform Expansion (SCOPE.) With cutting-edge hardware and software components, this expansion will significantly upgrade, update, and expand RIS’s high-performance compute platform to support the research community. Here’s what you can expect from the compute operational platform: – 5000 […]

WashU Enterprise Applications (EA) Rebrands as Enterprise Systems and Solutions (ESS)

WashU Enterprise Applications is changing its name to Enterprise Systems and Solutions (ESS). ESS, which falls under the scope of Jen Stedelin, Deputy CIO for Academic and Administrative Technologies, will still deliver the same exceptional service and expertise to the WashU community. The new name is a more accurate reflection of the team’s evolved holistic […]

WashU Elevates Educational Experiences with Secure and Modern Networks

In April 2024, Washington University in St. Louis selected Extreme Networks to modernize its network infrastructure and create a strategic foundation for delivering innovative and secure technology-based learning. The move to an end-to-end network fabric helps the university enhance security and simplify network complexity for student and staff productivity and campus operations. This network upgrade simplifies network […]

CIO Jessie Minton is a finalist for a 2024 ORBIE award; Large Enterprise category 

Finalists for the St. LouisCIO organization’s 2024 ORBIE awards are named, and WashU Chief Information Officer Jessie Minton is one of six vying for the coveted awards in the Large Enterprise category. The Large Enterprise category includes CIOs with organizations realizing an annual revenue of more than $1.5 billion.  The St. LouisORBIE awards honor chief […]

WashU IT CIO Jessie Minton to serve as panelist for TechLX State of IT Leadership 

WashU Vice Chancellor for Technology and Chief Information Officer Jessie Minton will serve as one of four panelists for a TechLX event on Wednesday. The State of IT Leadership CIO Roundtable will take place from 4-4:45 pm.   Minton will be joined by fellow panelists Amanda McClerren, CIO and Head of Digital Transformation and IT at […]

WashU IT and Workday Support Thinksgiving teams forming now 

Those in WashU IT and Workday Support interested in taking part in the annual Thinksgiving day of collaboration and problem solving to benefit local non-profits should complete a survey by the end of the day Friday, Sept. 20th to be considered. Teams will form fast, so act now.  Thinksgiving connects St. Louis nonprofits with innovative teams […]

WashU IT At-a-Glance Team Documents  

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 each team’s services, offer background about how to request work, and provide information about team leadership and how to view different teams’ active work on their docket.     […]

Security Microlearning Schedule Adjustment and Other Improvements

Thank you for participating in our security awareness microlearning. Your feedback has been invaluable to the success of this project. We are adjusting our training schedule to align our microlearnings with the beginning of each month and to prepare for the addition of the rest of the Central Fiscal Unit (CFU) soon. Your next assigned […]

RADAR: Research Administration Data and Reporting 

Since the Fall of 2022, a project team from WashU IT Enterprise Applications has been working on RADAR, a new custom application that will be used by Departmental Research Administrators throughout the University. The core project team members include: Jimmy Dorman – Project Manager, Scott Hughes – Technical Lead, Nick Kondis, Collin Holthaus, Mark Siffer, […]