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Banner 9 Student Upgrade News
May 29, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
UNH and GSC Banner Student production environments will be upgraded to Banner 9 in mid-June. The current plan is that the UNH and GSC Banner 8 production environments will remain available for use until the end of October. This will allow all offices to transition to Banner 9 throughout the summer and early fall.
Overview/demo sessions have been scheduled for the dates/times listed below. These sessions will be available to attend in-person or via Zoom. A Zoom session will also be recorded for later viewing. All Banner Student users, on any campus, are invited to attend. You must register for the session you plan to attend, whether in-person or via zoom.
Wednesday, June 20 at 9-10am
In-person session at Paul College, UNH, Room G75Use this link to register: https://ittraining.unh.edu/apps/ssr?action=...
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Latest Lean Yellow Belts Receive Certificates
June 15, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
The latest class of Lean Yellow Belts celebrate their certification on June 13, 2018
On June 13, 2018, 13 UNH and USNH staff members received their Lean Yellow Belt Certifications. Teams comprised higher education staff from UNH technology, UNH human resources, USNH project management, and USNH partnership and shared services.
As a group, teams used their four-day training session to further their understanding of the lean methodology and apply it to actual projects, with the goal of...
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Signals: IT News Will Have New Look and Feel
May 29, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Signals: IT News will have a new look and feel starting with our next issue.
Starting with our next issue, UNH Signals: IT News will have a new look and feel, as we move to a new technology to create and distribute our newsletter. In the spirit of educating the University community on the legitimacy of our email communications, we’re letting you know in advance to avoid mistaking our next issue as spam or a phishing attempt. To learn more about phishing awareness, go to: https://www....
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From Our Knowledge Base: Emailing Students in a Concluded Class
May 21, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Emailing students after a class has concluded is a breeze
After a course has concluded you can no longer use the email function within myCourses to email the students in that course. If you want to communicate with those students go to Webcat and locate the course and use that email function.
Instructions on use Webcat email functionality
Log into Webcat
Click on Faculty Services
Click on Summary Class List
Choose term from drop down list
Choose course from drop down...
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Options for File Storage and Sharing at UNH
May 21, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
UNH offers several different options for storing and sharing files, depending on your needs. Box is unlimited data cloud storage for simple storage and sharing of your UNH files. Microsoft SharePoint allows you to develop and design customized SharePoint site collections where faculty, staff, and students can do everything from sharing and editing documents in real-time to creating fully interactive collaborative web environments. Other tools are also available to store restricted and legally...
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Lean at UNH: Latest Yellow Belt Class Discusses the Value of Lean
April 24, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Lean at UNH Yellow Belt Class - March 2018
Lean at UNH is about improving processes to better serve the University community, and to inspire and facilitate employee innovation on how best to add value while stretching UNH dollars. Lean is fostered and curated by the UNH IT Project Management Office (PMO), who have developed the Lean Pathways program to educate UNH personnel on the value and use of Lean.
The Lean Pathways program consists of four courses: Introduction to Lean (Awareness...
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Windows 10 Available for Students, Staff, and Faculty
April 24, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Microsoft Windows 10 is Microsoft’s latest operating system and is faster, more secure, and easier to manage than any of its predecessors.
UNH’s latest licensing agreement with Microsoft allows for students to download and install Windows 10 Education at no cost for both Macs and PCs. Students can download/upgrade Windows 10 by going to http://unh.onthehub.com and signing in with their UNH email address.
UNH departments are permitted to upgrade to Windows 10 on all University-owned...
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UNH Student Email Just Got Cleaner, and Safer
April 9, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
On April 16, 2018, UNH will implement Proofpoint for student email. Proofpoint is a feature-rich, email gateway that will improve email hygiene, reduce spam, and help protect your computer from phishing attempts. In short, Proofpoint will reduce the risk of a compromised computer or device, while it reduces the amount of email clutter you will receive.
Proofpoint also helps you protect the integrity of the UNH email system by providing you with alerts to potentially harmful content. For...
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SmartAuth Protects Employee Personal Info Beginning April 10
March 30, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
SmartAuth is coming April 10
As of Tuesday, April 10, 2018, SmartAuth is protecting your personal information in the Web Information System for Employees (WISE).
SmartAuth is a multi-factor authentication service provided to University System of New Hampshire (USNH) - Granite State College, Keene State College, Plymouth State University, University of New Hampshire, and the System Office for all staff, faculty, and students. It protects your account even if your password is stolen. You...
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UNH Telecom Releases Recommendations for Wireless Devices
March 27, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
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UNH IT Releases Recommendations for WiFi Devices
UNH’s wireless network operates best when accessed by devices equipped with the latest wireless networking standard, 802.11ac. This applies to research and online recreation alike.
UNH IT recommends when shopping and purchasing new wireless devices, seek those complying with 802.11ac standard. This applies to UNH students, faculty, and staff.
Here is a quick guide:
Laptops – For the best possible user experience 802.11ac is...
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Changes to Voicemail System Coming Soon
March 27, 2018, by UNH IT Staff
Microsoft has announced July 1 as the end of support date for a critical part of our infrastructure that is used to connect our third party telephone (PBX) system to Exchange Online Unified Messaging. Exchange Online Unified Messaging is the system we currently use to translate phone messages to email messages.
This announcement has forced UNH IT to find a new solution for voice messaging. Over the past several months, UNH IT has evaluated various voicemail platforms and has selected a product...
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