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Last year, 93 employees were recognized as People of ImpacT for their significant contributions to the university’s Here and Next and WashU IT’s ImpacT strategic plans. Throughout 2025, WashU IT has continued highlighting 12 of those individuals, who received multiple nominations by their peers, managers and customers across campus. In the spotlight for this issue […]

On November 5, 2025, WashU IT implemented a new storage quota for all WashU Box accounts and began enforcing the existing 1 TB limit for OneDrive for Business accounts, including Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.  This change was to ensure compliance with vendor contract terms and in direct response to evolving usage patterns, thereby mitigating […]

Kathy LaBarge, IT Quality Assurance Analyst, has been recognized by her peers as a WashU IT Person of ImpacT for her dedication, teamwork and commitment to helping others. She was one of 12 individuals who received multiple nominations as a 2024 WashU IT Person of ImpacT.  LaBarge defines a Person of ImpacT as someone who […]

An AI Developer training event hosted by Microsoft and ArchitectNow at the Microsoft Learning Center at Cortex in St. Louis on Oct. 14 drew 25 attendees and yielded rave reviews. The 6-hour event featured guided training in a Microsoft-hosted environment, using the latest Azure AI Foundry and development practices—the opportunity for a more in-depth exploration […]

The recording and materials from the October IT All Hands meeting are now available in the archives, available through the IT website. WashU Vice Chancellor for Technology and Chief Information Officer Jessie Minton presented on the recent WashU IT reorganization effort and answered questions.  The next meeting will take place from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. […]