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Best Tech Gifts for 2023

Posted on December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 by Lauren Stream

There’s still time to pick up a tech gift for the holidays.

Illinois’ Commitment to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Digital Accessibility

Posted on December 6, 2023December 12, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

Starting January 1, 2024, the University will require all internally developed electronic information (such as websites) be up to the WCAG 2.2 standards. Read about WCAG 2.2, what Illinois is already doing to ensure digital accessibility, and what Illinois will be doing in the months to come.

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Stephen Butler Behind the Screens: The Story of a Tech Services Developer

Posted on November 20, 2023February 16, 2024 by Ruth Kwak

Learn about Stephen Butler and what he does as a developer at Tech Services.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IT Recognized by EdScoop

Posted on November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 by Rob Watson

U of I IT and CIO Mairéad Martin were recognized as industry leaders by EdScoop.

Lindsey Sharp Behind the Screens: Canvas Extraordinaire

Posted on October 24, 2023October 24, 2023 by Lauren Stream

When an Illinois instructor needs help with Canvas, they call eLearning Specialist Lindsey Sharp to solve the problem.

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Shawn Flaningam Behind the Screens: Campus Wi-Fi from 2010 to today

Posted on September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

There are only a few things Shawn Flaningam has never experienced, and being a NASCAR firefighter is not one of them. Neither is having a day job as a Technology Services Wi-Fi Network Engineer.

Collaboration Proved “Mission Critical” in the Skype-to-Teams Migration

Posted on September 18, 2023September 20, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

With the help of around 350 people in different groups across campus, over 21,000 university accounts were transitioned from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams as a result of the Skype-to-Teams Transition project this summer.

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Julian Chin Behind the Screens: Tech Services Data Detective

Posted on August 28, 2023September 6, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

Julian Chin If Julian Chin could share a meal with anyone—fictional or not—she would eat with the elderly (fictional) sleuth Miss Jane Marple. The hero of Agatha Christie’s widely-beloved crime novels, Miss Marple is an elegant, wise, and humorous woman who uses her keen observation skills and inductive reasoning abilities to solve crimes. Growing up […]