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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, 2023June 3, 2024 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 […]

Dr. Ting Lu Received the Greg Gulick Honorary Research Award

Posted on August 8, 2023November 4, 2024 by Ruth Kwak

Dr. Jialan Wang receives one of four Greg Gulick Honorary Research Awards in AWS credits for her COVID-19-related research.

Get to Know CISO Kim Milford

Posted on July 5, 2023September 6, 2023 by Dana Lynne Mancuso

Get to know the CISO and Deputy CIO for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Steven Rodela Behind the Screens: Cybersecurity hero, hobby enthusiast, and password extraordinaire

Posted on June 29, 2023September 6, 2023 by Ruth Kwak

Steven Rodela travels the world, has a long list of active hobbies, and daily chases down the bad guys causing malicious network activity. What else is there to Steven Rodela?