We are excited to share new, visually striking, and streamlined WashU IT templates. These resources are now available for everyone within our organization to use. Whether you are looking to create a presentation, report, meeting agenda, or letter, there is a template for that. The new templates are an initiative of the WashU IT Brand […]
Category: IT Staff Event
March IT All Hands: ServiceNow Enhancements, Workday Student Update, and More
Join us for the March IT All Hands Meeting, where we’ll share important updates, recognize our colleagues, and hear from leaders on key initiatives across WashU IT. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19th, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. CT. This is a great opportunity to stay informed and aligned with what’s happening in […]
Person of ImpacT: Recognizing Alesya Bernatskaya, Program Director for WashU IT’s CyBear Secure Program
A Leader in Cybersecurity Transformation At the heart of WashU’s cybersecurity transformation is a dedicated team of professionals guided by the vision of strong leadership across WashU IT and supported by Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Chris Shull. Among them is Alesya Bernatskaya, Program Director for the CyBear Secure Program, whose role as a facilitator has helped drive […]
Research Computing Update: Compute2 Cluster Advances
WashU IT Research Infrastructure Services (RIS) is actively working on the delivery, installation, and configuration of hardware from each vendor. This is crucial in ensuring the cluster infrastructure meets Compute2’s highest performance, security, and reliability standards. The RIS team has completed each vendor’s delivery, installation, and configuration of hardware and are working on configuring the new SLURM job […]
WashU IT newsletter strategy update: A more strategic approach to WashU IT newsletters
WashU IT has revamped its newsletter strategy, adjusting the cadence of publications. While this update was provided during recent IT All Hands meetings, we wanted to share it with you here as a reminder. What has changed? The publication dates for each newsletter are available on the WashU IT recurring communications calendar, which is available […]
The WUSTL Key is becoming WashU Key on March 18
The WUSTL Key is changing names to WashU Key on March 18. While getting a new name and new look, rest assured that your login process will remain unchanged.
Microsoft Outlook external email banner to boost security
WashU IT has introduced an external email banner for Microsoft Outlook to boost security and prevent account compromises by highlighting emails from outside the university. The external email banner went into production on February 8th, with changes visible within 48 hours. This update affects Microsoft Outlook on Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android, and Web. Other clients […]
New Cognos Basics Training Available
Data Management & Analytics is excited to announce that a new e-learning module, Cognos Basics, is available in Learn@Work. This all-new module references the latest version of the Cognos Analytics tool and replaces the older Cognos Basics module.
Feedback Request: Salesforce Enterprise License Exploration
Resource Management is in the beginning phase of working with several campus partners on exploring an enterprise license with Salesforce. If your area already works with Salesforce or would like to in the future, please email Alexis Nugent at a.nugent@wustl.edu.
Introducing Box AI: A powerful new AI tool for faculty, staff, and students
WashU faculty, staff, and students now have access to Box AI, an innovative new tool that integrates generative artificial intelligence directly into the Box cloud storage platform. Whether drafting reports, analyzing research data, or managing large volumes of content, Box AI can help streamline workflow, enhance productivity, and provide deeper insights into stored documents. Box AI is already […]