News
Amplifying Allyship as Part of IDEAL IT
Starting this fall, IDEAL IT will pilot Allyship at Work, an educational training program developed by Lean In that empowers people to take meaningful action and build an inclusive workplace culture. The Allyship at Work program will be a series of virtual workshops and guided discussion groups.
Stanford’s Year Up Community Continues to Grow
For the fourth year in a row, the Year Up Internship Program and Stanford IT community has hosted Year Up interns. In August, we welcomed 16 new interns!
IDEAL IT at Cardinal Walk
IDEAL IT leads and team members participated in this year’s Be Well Cardinal Walk with a cheer group and a finish line table.
Dr. Ayodele Thomas: Reflections on Juneteenth
Earlier this summer, Dr. Ayodele Thomas spoke to staff in Business Affairs in celebration of Juneteenth. She shared her deeply personal connection to this commemoration of the ending of legal slavery in the United States and celebration of both African-American freedom and achievement.
An ExCITE-ing Pulse Check
Sixteen participants from nine of the 15 organizations represented on the CIO Council attended the Explore Careers in Technology Event (ExCITE) Pulse Check on July 28. Check out what was discussed.
Axess Refresh: What to Expect
Axess improvements are coming Aug. 9. Axess will be offline between 5 p.m. PDT Friday, Aug. 5 and 8 a.m. PDT Tuesday, Aug. 9 while the updates roll out. Videos and additional details are available now.
Launching Accessibility in IT
In June, IDEAL IT launched Accessibility in IT, a new community-based program focused on allyship, awareness, and accountability around digital accessibility at Stanford.
Schedule for Jamf macOS Deployments
Faculty and staff using a Stanford-affiliated Mac not yet enrolled in Jamf will receive a reminder email followed by a push notification prompting them to use the enrollment application. Deployments will be scheduled in stages by OS version.
Microsoft to Enforce Modern Authentication Beginning Oct. 1
This month, University IT (UIT) began sending weekly email notifications to the remaining university accounts that use legacy (or basic) authentication to access Stanford email. These individuals must take action before Oct. 1, 2022, to ensure continued access to Stanford email on all devices.
Perspectives from a second-generation Asian American: Cindy Cho
Stanford’s People of Color in Technology (POC-IT) celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May with guest speaker Cindy Cho, chair of the Asian Staff Forum and senior human resources manager in the School of Humanities and Sciences.
Campus-wide Survey Focuses on IT Hardware Management Lifecycle
A recent survey led by Business Affairs explored what it takes to keep our faculty, staff, and post-docs equipped with the computers and other IT hardware they need to do their work at Stanford.
Usability Basics Training
Learn how to spot usability issues and incorporate experience design methods into your software development lifecycle to cut costs, increase efficiency, reduce support requests, and more. This class is ideal for those who manage a Stanford website or web application.
