*An addendum has been included in this article, “Introduction of Scheduling Poll applies only to M365 Apps version or Office 365 apps version of Outlook only.“ On December 13th, Microsoft’s FindTime add-in will now be a native feature called Scheduling Poll. FindTime is an Outlook add-in for scheduling meetings. The meeting organizer can send multiple […]
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Next Leaders Fellowship Applications Open – Deadline 12/31/22
Written by Michael G. Cato, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Bowdoin College Bowdoin College, in partnership with EDUCAUSE, NERCOMP, and a group of supporting institutions and organizations are excited to invite applications for the 2023-2024 cohort of the Next Leaders Fellowship (NLF). NLF is designed to identify talented information and technology professionals from […]
WashU IT Invigorated by the University’s Strategic Plan, “Op Ed by Jennie Frank – An Enterprise Application Perspective.”
Submitted by Jennie Franke In October, WashU announced its updated vision for the University – to mobilize research, education, and patient care establishing WashU and St. Louis as a global hub for transformative solutions to the deepest societal challenges. Not just any changes, but those focusing on “the deepest societal challenges.” That is both amazing, […]
Meet the WashU IT Team: Beth Behrhorst – Communications Strategist, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Please join WashU IT in welcoming Beth Behrhorst as our new Communications Strategist for the Office of the Chief Information Officer as part of our IT Organizational Change Management team. Collaborating with communications teams across the university, Beth will develop, execute and maintain the strategic plan for OCIO communications, as well as, serve as the […]
“A Note from the Director of Danforth Deskside:” David Leisure – IT Service Delivery Owner, WashU Danforth Campus
There is no longer a need to visit the Apple store to talk to a genius. We can send one to you. Having the right people to meet our campus needs, and other measures taken during the last several years have led to an evolution in the support we deliver. A statement I used to […]
Enterprise Applications (EA) and WorkDay collaborate on “Thinksgiving”.
On Thursday, November 3rd, WashU IT had two cross-functional teams from Enterprise Applications (EA) & the Workday Support Team participate in a one-day collaboration event called “Thinksgiving”. Thinksgiving connects St. Louis nonprofits with innovative teams from smart companies for a day of creative problem-solving focused on the future. It was developed by Filament, a local company that […]
Sunday, November 13: EPIC Quarterly Update
The EPIC1 team and Washington University Information Technology will perform the quarterly EPIC upgrade on Sunday, November 13, between 12:30am and 2:00am. Temporarily Unavailable Customization Options The below listed common workflow customization options of EPIC will be temporarily unavailable from Friday, November 11, at 5:00pm, until the end of the upgrade on Sunday, November 13, at […]
Enterprise Applications (EA): Accomplishments – October 2022
Submitted by Ramalakshmi Gopalakrishnan Domain Project Title Project Summary Project Team Implementation Date Student EA-T3- EA-9191 – Student Affairs: Presence.io WUGO Replacement – EMS Integration The integration between WUGO and EMS sends Student Group membership information from Presence, the new vendor for the Washington University Group Organizer (WUGO) system, and EMS (Reserve-A-Space) the main room […]
November 2: Changes when calling the Service Desk, Workday Support Line, Systems and Procedures, and Campus Operator
WashU IT is implementing a new phone system for some support groups on November 2, 2022, at 8 p.m. CST. There is no outage expected during the implementation. The new phone system, Five9, allows us to implement features that are beneficial to our customers. When you call the Service Desk (314-933-3333), Workday Support Line (314-935-WDAY), Systems and Procedures […]
ONE.WUSTL Has New User Interface
WashU IT has launched a new user interface for the ONE.WUSTL single-sign-on portal. With more than 250 tasks available, the portal gives the WashU community a quick and easy shortcut to services and systems such as WebSTAC, Canvas, Workday, Box, Outlook, and more from a single source, eliminating the time spent searching through browser bookmarks or attempting to […]