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Windows 11 Upgrade Project

Dear LAS Colleagues, Subject: Upcoming Windows 11 Upgrade Project We are excited to inform you about an upcoming project that will impact your department: the Windows 11 Upgrade Project. Why the Upgrade? In…

Introducing Karen Ni

We are pleased to announce that after nearly a year on our LAS Help Desk team as a student employee, Karen Ni has joined our full-time staff as an IT Tech Associate. She…

Notice: LAS IT Ticketing System Change

On Thursday, June 8, LAS IT will be converting to a new ticketing system (TDX) to align with the current UIC standards. While we don’t foresee any issues or delays resulting from this…

Ron Versetto

Best wishes to Ron Versetto

For those who have not yet heard, Ron Versetto, our Executive Director of Information Technology for LAS has taken a new position as Executive Director of Information Security at Chicago Public Schools. We…

Ryan Hannigan

Introducing Ryan Hannigan

Earlier this month long standing LAS IT colleague Lalo Camacho accepted the role of Assistant Director of Enterprise Architecture & Services in the Technology Solutions Department. We thank Lalo tremendously for his years of…

Blackboard Storage Quotas Coming July 1

In an effort to properly manage storage resources and ensure adequate system performance, the LMS Governance Board approved a new policy that sets the storage quota for Blackboard courses to 2 GB starting…

Student Laptop & Hotspot Loaner Program Ending 9/18/20

ACCC will be closing the laptop and hotspot loaner program for students on Friday, September 18, 2020, and will reopen it in the Spring 2021 semester.   Over 1,000 students have benefited from the…

A Whole Host of Online Meeting Options

Kudos to ACCC for their continued release of information and options to support online communication. The most recent includes a full writeup of the many options for online meeting platforms available to UIC…