Vice President for Information Technology Status and Activity Report for October 2023 Prepared by Timothy M. Chester, Vice President for Information Technology (VPIT) 1. Key Items for Faculty and Staff Meetings •
University System of Georgia (USG) kicking off Unified-ERP Project October 18th. The USG has ambitions to implement a Unified ERP suite for finance, HR/payroll, and student information for all 26 institutions in a single, cloud-native system over the coming years. While the USG seeks funding for this multi-year initiative, a preliminary analysis phase for the project will kick off, in partnership with ISG Consulting. This analysis aims to document requirements and business processes sufficient to select and purchase a system that best meets these detailed needs. The kickoff is virtual and will be led by the Chancellor of the USG, Dr. Sonny Perdue. Individuals interested in attending the kickoff virtually may browse to https://bit.ly/3PZrlTi at 10 am on October 18th.
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State of Technology to be held November 15: Dr. Timothy M. Chester’s annual State of Technology at UGA address will be held on Wednesday, November 15 at 1:30 p.m. The address will be a hybrid event that will be held in person in the Memorial Hall Ballroom and will be held virtually via a Zoom webinar. More information will follow as it becomes available.
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UGAMail Login Page Changes to support Microsoft Intune features: On September 28, EITS personnel will make changes to the UGAMail login page. These changes are needed to support UGA departments’ certain features within Intune, Microsoft’s cloud-based endpoint management solution. No other UGAMail features will be impacted by this login page change. Read about these changes on the EITS website at https://eits.uga.edu/stories/changescomingtotheugamailloginpage/, or contact Justin Sacket (justin.sackett@uga.edu) for more information.
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Fall cybersecurity training due October 31: University System of Georgia employees, including student workers, must complete spring cybersecurity awareness training by October 31. This required training takes place twice a year in April and October per USG policy and a directive by the executive order of Governor Brian Kemp. This professionally developed training is conducted online through KnowBe4 and provides a comprehensive education on good cybersecurity practices. To complete the training, log in to the KnowBe4 Portal at https://training.knowbe4.com/auth/saml/8840131a04b53 with your UGA MyID and password. Once you log into the KnowBe4 portal, you will be taken to UGA's training page. Click on the training to start. If no training appears, go to the dropdown menu under your name in the upper right corner of the screen. Click on the 'My Training' option to view your available training. Through October, you may receive several reminders about completing the training to your UGAMail. These automated reminders will come from Ben Myers at bmyers@uga.edu and will have the subject line: USG Mandatory Cybersecurity Awareness Training Due October 31, 2023. Faculty, staff, and student employees who have questions about the training should contact the EITS Help Desk at 706-542-3106 or e-mail at helpdesk@uga.edu.
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Office of Institutional Research develops enrollment and tuition projection tools for UGA Senior Administration: The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) has completed initial work on an enrollment and tuition revenue simulation tool that projects key metrics for the upcoming academic year. The tool uses predictive statistical modeling
VPIT Status and Activity Report for October 2023
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