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IT never sleeps. There’s always news to share. Here’s the latest from our digital campus and beyond.

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Virtual Office Hours with Didier Contis & Tomás Dodds

Fridays, 9:15am via Zoom. Unscripted conversations with our Chief Information Officer. The Dec 12 guest is Tomás Dodds, Director, Public Tech Media Lab and Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

InfoLabs: More than just a great place to study

Finals are coming up fast. And yes, InfoLabs have awesome study spaces, but there’s more! Learn about special software, equipment checkout and breakout rooms for group work — and then vote on what service you want us to cover next.

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Data storytellers: Enter Bucky’s Data Viz Challenge

Show off the ways you can make data exciting in this year’s challenge. The theme? School fight songs! Enter by Jan 7.

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Present your work at the Data Science Research Bazaar

This year’s theme — Meaning in the Metrics — highlights creative strategies for translating research into compelling formats. Proposals from all research domains and disciplines are welcome. Deadline: Jan 15.

TidyUp: coming January 2026

TidyUp will be available in Canvas on Jan 7. Learn how this tool can help instructors and course designers clean up their files in Canvas.

Help Desk hours & closures for winter break

The Help Desk will have reduced hours over winter break. Please make note of these changes — and enjoy your time off!

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Enhancing Online Education

Designed specially for instructors teaching online and hybrid courses, this series explores foundational topics to promote student engagement and success.

FREE webinars from EDUCAUSE

Upcoming topics include promoting human-AI partnerships for deeper student engagement in the classroom, and strategic considerations for AI’s next phase on campuses.

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Cultivating resilience: Reflections on tending our IT garden

A message from Chief Information Officer Didier Contis: Many of us in IT are shaped and strengthened by the stress of the job. But the most resilient teams are not forged with hammer and tongs — they are nurtured and grown through mindfulness, care and intentionality.