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Going AFK: Turning Teams chats into handshakes at UW’s IT Support Symposium
For many attendees at the 2026 IT Support Symposium, the most valuable thing wasn’t the agenda — it was finally meeting the colleagues they’d been talking with online for years.
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Migrate your WiscWeb site to UW Theme 2.0 before the end of 2026
WiscWeb site managers must migrate to UW Theme 2.0 this year. The migration tool handles most of the work, but you need to review and launch your new site. Here’s what to…
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Protect yourself from phishing scams
Phishing scams are on the rise. Learn to spot the signs of a phishing attempt and how to report suspicious emails.
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Getting started with class email groups
Class groups make it easy for an instructor or teaching assistant to contact students using a single email address. Learn how to create a group, how to add and remove students, and…
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Canvas restored
Canvas has been restored. If you continue to experience issues, clear your cache and cookies in your desktop and mobile browsers, then contact the DoIT Help Desk.
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5/7 Phishing alert: Subject line “Watchtower Notification: Security alert – suspicious sign-in attempt”
We received reports about a impersonation phish concerning Watchtower, a service by 1Password. The phish pretends that there was an attempted sign-in to your 1Password account and encourages you to click a…
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Smart Access April 2026 progress update
Active work is focused on piloting device compliance notifications, moving forward with Elastic Cloud migration and hosting office hours.
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ITSM Tool Replacement project update: Sprints 26 & 27
Catch up on progress as we prepare to transition to Ivanti’s Neurons cloud platform as our IT service management tool. Join our next subteam meeting: May 13, 1pm via Teams.
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Behind the Redesign: Reimagining The Commons
At the April UW Design Community session, the design team at the Nelson Institute shared the story behind the redesign of their flagship publication.
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Apply to i2i today and turn Insight into Impact
Apply to the Insight to Impact (i2i) program and join a community of like-minded educators.
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Learn@UW newsletter, week of Apr 24
Highlights from Learn@UW for the week of April 24.
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IT Federation phase 1 outcomes, program reports
The summary of IT Federation phase 1 results and outcomes — including links to full core reports, reference materials, and FAQs from both work groups — is now available. Explore these documents…
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