As Fall 2026 courses get underway, instructors should be aware of several updates to Canvas and its integrated tools. Changes include new rubric and quiz features, Microsoft Education updates, accessibility tools, and updates to LockDown Browser and Turnitin. Who Is Affected? UNCG instructors who use Canvas and its integrated teaching tools. What’s New in Canvas? Enhanced… Continue reading…
ITS will launch a new self-service guest wireless portal for UNCG-Wireless on Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. The updated sign-in experience gives campus visitors additional ways to connect to the guest wireless network using email, text message (SMS), or a social login. Who Is Affected? What Is Happening? ITS is upgrading… Continue reading…
ITS is updating the security certificate used by the eduroam wireless network. To continue connecting to eduroam without interruption, some users must re-enroll their devices through SecureW2 before the new certificate is deployed. If you configured your device for eduroam using SecureW2 before Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, you must complete… Continue reading…
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Overview Beginning Tuesday, July 28, 2026, ITS will update the Microsoft OneDrive storage quota for faculty and staff to 1 terabyte (TB). This change is part of the University’s Data Retention Project, which is aligning storage services with long-term data management and retention practices. Who Is Affected? Faculty and staff who use UNCG Microsoft OneDrive. What’s… Continue reading…
ITS will perform scheduled software upgrades to network switches across campus. During the maintenance window, wired and wireless network services may be intermittent or temporarily unavailable in affected areas. Who Is Affected? Students, faculty, and staff on campus. What Is Happening? ITS will upgrade software on campus network switches to… Continue reading…
UNCG is beginning a phased rollout of a new requirement for all active faculty, staff, and students to maintain their official UNCG-provided email address as their preferred email address in all University systems. Using your official UNCG email address as your preferred email helps ensure that important University communications related… Continue reading…
Beginning Monday, Aug. 10, ITS will make several updates to MyCloud that simplify how Administrative and Academic applications are accessed and improve the desktop environment. These changes do not affect who has access to applications. Instead, they change how some applications are launched. Who Is Affected? All faculty, staff, and… Continue reading…
Who Is Affected? Faculty and staff who use a University-owned Mac computer for work. What Is Happening? ITS is enabling FileVault on University-owned Mac devices. FileVault is Apple’s built-in disk encryption technology that helps protect data stored on a Mac. Similar to BitLocker on Windows computers, FileVault encrypts the contents… Continue reading…
UNCG is launching Data Central, a new resource designed to help faculty and staff find, understand, and use institutional data more effectively across campus. Maintained by Institutional Research and Enterprise Data Management (IREDM), Data Central brings together commonly used reports, dashboards, data systems, data definitions, training resources, and data governance… Continue reading…
