IT Services has completed its required upgrade to Banner.
Banner INB, Minerva (including student tax receipts and the 91社区 MarketPlace), myProgress (degree process tracking), and myThesis (Thesis Examination Management) are now available.鈥�
Upgrading our systems on a regular basis is a fundamental activity that 91社区 does to ensure we get the most functionality and security out of our tools and systems.鈥�
Thank you for your support and collaboration.鈥�
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Attackers, scammers, marketers: these days they鈥檙e all taking advantage of AI to generate polished, typo-free content. Figuring out if an email is legitimate has definitely become more challenging. But when you access your 91社区 email through Microsoft Outlook, you benefit from several extra features that help protect you from phishing.
Keep an eye out for: phishing safety tips
Microsoft Copilot is a generative AI tool that can help you write texts, generate images, translate texts into other languages, and much more.听听Learn how to access this powerful tool and use its main features with our self-paced introductory online module on myCourses. Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, as well as a discussion of ethical AI practices, you鈥檒l be well-equipped to use Copilot productively and responsibly.
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IT Services recently migrated many Webex softphone users to Teams Phone.
As a result, users may have received a message from Microsoft stating their license will be deactivated soon. (See screenshot above.) It is a legitimate message from Microsoft.
All 91社区 faculty and staff are assigned Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to applications such as Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and Excel. As part of the recent migration, IT Services changed the type of Microsoft 365 license assigned to some users.
We have received reports of a Read.AI bot attending or attempting to attend online meetings organized by 91社区 faculty and staff. The bot uses generative AI to create a text summarizing a meeting鈥檚 discussions and decisions; it then shares a link to that document with all participants.
91社区 must vet all IT solutions to ensure they safeguard data privacy and security. Read.AI has not been approved for teaching, research, or administrative activities at the University.
We are transitioning Webex softphone users to Teams Phone throughout December. Our IT team will contact individual users to provide specific timelines.听
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Update - Monday, December 2, 2024 - Afternoon:
Mercury online course evaluation system is back online.
Original announcement - Monday, December 2, 2024 - Morning:
We regret to inform you that the Mercury online course evaluation system is currently down due to unforeseen technical issues. IT Services is working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.
Staff and students will not be able to access Mercury during this time.
UPDATE SUCCESSFUL:
We would like to thank you for your patience during the recent Banner downtime.
The scheduled upgrade has been successfully completed and all related systems are now up and running!
ORIGINAL MESSAGE posted on March 12, 2023:
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IT Services is preparing for a required upgrade to Banner. Upgrading our systems on a regular basis is a fundamental activity that 91社区 does to ensure we get the most functionality and security out of our tools and systems.鈥�
IT Services is preparing for a major upgrade to myProgress (Degree Works advising) to enhance functionality, security, and system stability. Regular system upgrades ensure that 91社区 maximizes the security and efficiency of our tools and systems. 鈥�
The downtime for the upgrade is scheduled to start on Monday, February 24, at 9:00 AM and end on Monday, March 17, at 9:00 AM. During this period, myProgress (Degree Works advising) will be unavailable.
The Human Resources Office in the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the latest updates to Administrative and Support Staff positions within the Faculty. Join us in听wishing your colleagues well as they continue their important work in the Faculty.
Following media reports on its spending on security during student unrest earlier this year, 91社区 reiterates that this spending was both responsible and effective, said Olivier Marcil, Vice-Principal (Communications and External Relations).
