Message from the CIO: The path to achieving FY24 Goals 

Now that the new year is in full swing, I’d like to take this opportunity to share  the progress we are making on the achievement of our FY24 goals . We will continue updating the FY24 progress document to reflect our ongoing status.  Guided by the success statements outlined in ImpacT, our IT Strategic Plan, we are […]

Enterprise Applications (EA): Changes coming to BadgeMaster in Spring of 2024!

Badgemaster is being refactored in 2024 as part of the Student Sunrise project to change source of student data. It is an IT system used by the Danforth Card Office to manage student photos and create Danforth ID card. Other systems that processes card swipes or consume student photos likely receive data from Badgemaster and […]

Student Tech Services (STS): Meet The STS Student Techs – Gabbi Arguello

Name: Gabbi Arguello Grade: Freshman Major: Computer Science Major + Finance Major Position at STS: SP24 Hitzeman, Hurd & Meyers STC – (FA24/SP25 Eliot STC) What made you want to work at STS?  I’ve had my fair share of computer problems, so developing the skills to fix technical issues sounded like an exciting opportunity. Additionally, […]

New WashU IT Chief of Staff Melinda Schmidt starts February 26th

Effective Monday, February 26th, Melinda Schmidt will join WashU IT as the new Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff to CIO Jessie Minton. Schmidt will assume the role currently held by Russell Sharp who is retiring in the coming months after 5 years of service. Sharp will help ease Schmidt’s transition over the next […]

Check out Gartner Office Hours and available resources 

Soon you will notice a meeting invite on your outlook calendar to attend Gartner Office Hours. This is an optional meeting. You can choose to attend or not based on your interest and availability.  Providing you with the meeting link will help you be aware of these office hours opportunities and the topics. Additionally, a […]

Securing Tomorrow: A Journey into Information Security Excellence

WashU IT’s Strategic Plan, ImpacT, aims to enhance decision-making by leveraging data through literacy, analytics, quality, and accessibility. Over four years, we’ll advance technology to boost WashU’s competitive edge and transform how we teach, learn, and innovate.   In this ImpacT video installment, we explore the multifaceted world of cybersecurity. Chief Information Security Officer, Chris Shull […]

Empower Your ServiceNow Next Experience Journey: Dive into Hands-on Training!

Thank you for joining the ServiceNow Next Experience Demo and congratulations on leveling up your skills!   The next step is even more fun: we’re hosting  90-minute interactive sessions  for all ITIL users who want to dive into the platform and exercise what they’ve learned before the go-live. This is a great opportunity for you to […]

Unleash the power of collaboration with Monday.Com

WashU IT is excited to announce the addition of Monday.com to its portfolio of work management platforms.  Monday.com is here to transform the way you work, making Mondays and every other day of the week more efficient, collaborative, and enjoyable.  Monday.com is a powerful collaborative work management platform which provides task-driven workspaces to enable users […]

What’s Happening in EUS: Quality Assurance (QA) introduces Jira Connection in ServiceNow

ServiceNow’s integration with Jira allows organizations to oversee both IT service management and software development workflows within a unified platform. On January 4th, the EUS Quality Assurance (QA) testing team introduced a new catalog item in ServiceNow. This catalog item is seamlessly integrated with Jira, streamlining the QA testing process. A new tab, “Jira Connection,” […]