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Division of Information Technology

2021 News Archive

Matt Warthen Receives 2021 CIO Award of Excellence

Production Manager Matt Warthen was honored for his work ethic, innovation, and hard work.

Maintenance Scheduled for CarolinaAnalytics and CarolinaDataWorks

Maintenance will result in reduced services from Dec. 10 to Jan. 2.

Microsoft Power BI and Teams Dial-In Now Available to UofSC at No Cost

UofSC users now have free access to Microsoft's visualization tool and a dial-in phone number option for Teams meetings.

Units Can Subscribe to Stream2

The university will offer a new streaming TV service to academic and administrative units, beginning Oct. 1, 2021. The service is not available to students at this time.

Gamecock Cable to be Discontinued on Oct. 1, 2021

Due to a steady decline in usage, effective October 1, 2021, UofSC Columbia will no longer offer Gamecock Cable. A subscription-based streaming service will be offered to administrative and academic units.

Welcome Back, Faculty!

Please visit this webpage for information on services provided to faculty by the Division of Information Technology.

Don't Take the Bait - Identify and Report Phishing Emails

Learn how to recognize scams that try to gain access to your personal information and how to report them to the University Information Security Office.

Tableau Day Scheduled for Aug. 12, 2021

Tableau users from UofSC are invited to attend the first Tableau Day on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Tableau is a secure, flexible, and powerful end-to-end data analytics platform used by universities, industries, and nonprofit organizations across the globe.

Gamecock Cable Outage on Thursday, July 29

Gamecock Cable will not be available on Thursday, July 29, 2021, due to routine maintenance.

Computers Across Campus to be Updated to Newest Version of Windows 10

In the coming weeks, all university-owned computers that are covered by a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Division of Information Technology will be updated to the new version of Windows 10.

Don't Fall for Scam That Impersonates the IRS

The Internal Revenue Service warns college students and employees about an IRS-impersonation scam that targets ".edu" email addresses.

Q&A with Associate Professor Dr. Dezhi Wu

We are wrapping up our celebration of Women's History Month with a spotlight on Dr. Dezhi Wu from the College of Engineering and Computing.

Q&A with DoIT Strategic Services Program Manager Laurel Eddins

To continue our celebration of Women's History Month, we sat down with Strategic Services Program Manager Laurel Eddins to talk about her experience as a woman working in IT.

Honoring and Remembering Lorie Edwards

We honor and remember the first female Associate Vice President for Information Technology during Women's History Month.

Service Desk Partnership Expansion

Seven additional IT units have begun a partnership with the UofSC IT Service Desk.

Q&A with Assistant Professor Forest Agostinelli

CIO Doug Foster sat down with Assistant Professor Forest Agostinelli from the College of Engineering and Computing to discuss his technology experience and what Black History Month means to him.

IT Security Team to Compete in Global Competition

On March 4, 2021, teams worldwide will gather virtually to compete in SOC X competition.

Welcome Back, Gamecocks!

Check out our hours and some helpful technology tips for the new year!

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