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  • An Inclusive Meetings Checklist

    August 20, 2021

    Recent research points out that minoritized employees have experienced ongoing or increased levels of bias in virtual and hybrid work environments.

  • Online Security

    Multi-factor authentication requirement now in effect

    August 06, 2021

    UA System Banner users have been asked to enroll in MFA by August 3.

  • Remote Work

    Remote work Internet allowance will end Aug. 28

    August 06, 2021

    Now that employees are returning to the office or transitioning to elective remote work arrangements, the program will end.

  • Google Forms

    Need to conduct a Poll? Try Google Forms

    July 23, 2021

    Google Forms, one of the many collaborative tools within the UA Google Workspace, is a free alternative to Survey Monkey.

  • Data Security

    UA System Banner Users Asked to Enroll in MFA by August 3

    July 23, 2021

    UA System employees who have access to Banner are reminded that enrollment in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is currently open and will become mandatory beginning August 3, 2021.

  • Google

    Time to Convert Google Classic Sites to New Sites

    July 23, 2021

    Starting January 2022 any UA Google Workspace classic Site will no longer be viewable. Classic site owners are being asked to convert and publish their classic sites to the new Google Sites experience before January 1, 2022.

  • phishing

    Don't get caught by phishing

    July 23, 2021

    The university is often the target of sophisticated phishing attempts. If something looks suspicious, be sure to slow down and consider what's in an email before you respond to it or click on any links.

  • Online security

    System Office Users Asked to Enroll in Multi-Factor Authentication by August 3

    July 09, 2021

    The frequency and severity of attacks on the University of Alaska's IT systems has been steadily increasing. As a step toward mitigating risk and implementing best practices, the University's Business Council unanimously endorsed, resourced and directed OIT to conduct a project to roll out a Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) tool, DUO, for all users who have access to Banner.

  • UA Online

    Planned UA Online Outage

    June 18, 2021

    UA Online will be offline for planned maintenance on June 30 and July 1.

  • Data security

    Secure Remote Access--Easy as A, B, C

    June 18, 2021

    Here are some simple tips on how to protect yourself, your information and your devices from hacking.