Greetings and a warm welcome back! We’re excited to reconnect with you and kick off another academic year. The Information Technology team has been busy preparing for the new year, and we want to remind you about some of our services and how to contact us for help. How to Reach Us: Resources: We’re here […]
Fall Newsletter
As we turn the corner toward a new semester, we wanted to share timely updates from VSC Information Technology Shared Services. Visit our newsletter here to find updates on the following topics: Drop-in assistance for faculty/staff: Join the Learning Technologies team throughout the Fall 2024 semester for drop-in, “come anytime” assistance with Canvas, YuJa, and Zoom. Join us […]
Draft AI Policy
IT Shared Services has been collaborating on an AI Policy with leadership across the institutions to identify how we approach AI tools and services within the organization. The creation of this policy specifically targets how Vermont State College (VSC) employees can use AI in the work environment. The current draft is posted on this page. […]
ERP Assessment Recommendation
Last fall, we kicked off a project to assess the VSC’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, Ellucian Colleague, and create a roadmap to future sustainability. The ERP software system supports our core business processes and helps us run our operations. The scope of the assessment included Colleague, UKG, and other software systems connected to Colleague. […]
Duo Authentication Upgrade
VSC IT is upgrading Duo Security, our multi-factor authentication service, to enhance our security and user experience. Over the next two months, we will transition to a new login page and a new Duo Security prompt. The login experience will look very similar to the old one but will look slightly different. This work cannot […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Week 4 – Ransomware
Hello and welcome to week 4 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month! So far, we’ve covered some ways you can protect yourself online. We’ve talked about good passwords, multi-factor authentication, and phishing. Knowing how to maintain good passwords, lock them in a password manager, set up MFA on your accounts, and knowing what phishing scams look like are all incredibly important steps to […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Week 3 – Phishing
We are halfway through Cybersecurity Awareness month! So far, we’ve covered passwords and MFA; two important tools to keep your accounts safe from attackers. This week, we’re turning our focus to the attackers themselves and talking about those dreaded phishing emails. Phishing is when attackers use fake emails, social media posts, or direct messages (such as texts) with the goal of […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Week 2 – Multifactor Authentication
Last week we kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month with a bit of information on passwords, the keys to digital kingdoms. This week, we are going to focus on Multifactor Authentication, or MFA. If passwords are the key to the kingdom, then MFA is the retina scanner to the secret lab. Multifactor authentication is defined as a security […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Week 1 – Passwords
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we will be sending out some information to cover hot topics in the Cybersecurity World. Cybersecurity isn’t ‘owned’ by one department only. Though we have a Cybersecurity Team here at the VSC, the digital security of any organization belongs to every employee and student. Cyber attackers don’t target one department or user specifically, so it is the responsibility of everyone to make the most of the […]
Students: Welcome to Fall!
Greetings and a warm welcome to campus! As the fall semester approaches, we’re excited to reconnect with you and kick off another academic year. The IT department has been busy preparing for the new year, and we want to tell you about some of our services and how to contact us for help. Resources: How […]