Posted on October 03, 2025

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Join UNCG’s Information Security team this month for workshops and Q&A at 1:00 p.m. on Fridays starting on October 10th.

SECURITY AWARENESS WEBINAR SERIES

Responsible AI and Security Best Practices

Learn from the expert! Damal Raval, our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), will share essential tips and best practices for cybersecurity in today’s digital landscape.

Protect UNCG Data and Yourself

Join UNCG’s Information Security team for two presentations followed by Q&A:

Information with Feelings? Managing Sensitive Data with Clay Carroll

Digital Deception: Unmasking the New Wave of Phishing Attacks with Todd Rudin

Data Loss Prevention at UNCG

Join UNCG’s Information Security team for two presentations followed by Q&A:

Anatomy of a Breach: Inside the Life of a Compromised Account with Scott Robards

Don’t Let It Leak: How DLP Keeps Your Data Safe with David Harris

Safeguarding AI and Staying Safe with Encryption

Join UNCG’s Information Security team for two presentations followed by Q&A:

Understanding and Safeguarding AI with Ron Kilgore

Lock and Code: How Encryption Keeps Your Data Safe with Shane Noah

WORKSHOPS IN OCTOBER

Oct. 7 – Advanced Qualtrics Survey Workshop

Oct. 7 – Instructional Video Production in Microsoft Clipchamp

Oct. 8 – Proactive Practices: Using Canvas & CARE to Support Students Experiencing Distress

Oct. 8 – Prompt Writing – A Conversation with Technology

Oct. 10 – Responsible AI and Security Best Practices

Oct. 17 – Protect UNCG Data and Yourself

Oct. 21 – Copilot Productivity Powerup

Oct. 22 – CTRL+ALT+Access: Creating Accessible Canvas Content

Oct. 24 – Data Loss Prevention at UNCG

Oct. 27 – Lunch and Learn: Proactive Practices: Addressing and Reducing Grading Bias

Oct. 31 – Safeguarding AI and Staying Safe with Encryption


Open Office Hours with ITS: Learning Technology’s Instructional Design Team

Drop in every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for an online conversation with an instructional designer over Microsoft Teams. We can assist with course and assessment design, answer teaching-related questions, and provide support with Canvas, Teams, and other learning technologies.


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Challenge yourself to daily AI projects

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AI-Powered Presentations: Crafting Compelling POWERPOINTS with ChatGPT and Copilot

Discover how to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to create high-impact presentations quickly.

Have questions or suggestions? Email: itscomm@uncg.edu

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