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UNCG Emergency Phone Number Migration to MS Teams | Tuesday, March 19
Who: Students, faculty, and staff What: UNCG’s POLICE Emergency (4-4444) and Non-Emergency (4-5963) numbers will transition from CENTREX to MS TEAMS without changing the phone numbers. When: Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 7:00 a.m. until 7:15 a.m. Why: This switch enables the call recording capabilities within Microsoft Teams. Alternate Contact During Migration: Phone: 336-334-5291 Email: [email protected] Spartan [Read More]
UNCG to Transition to Teams | Spring 2024
UNCG’s Zoom service ends on December 31, 2023. This includes the Canvas Zoom integration, the use of UNCG credentials in the free version of Zoom, and the end of ITS support for Zoom. In Spring 2024, all courses will be required to use Microsoft Teams for virtual class sessions and meetings. Since Zoom will no [Read More]
New Features in Canvas for Fall ‘23
Canvas has several new, exciting features available this semester! OneDrive Integration With OneDrive integrated into your Canvas course, you can easily share files with students, collaborate on shared documents, provide assignment templates, and connect students to their own OneDrive for easy access. Learn more about the OneDrive Integration. Canvas Student ePortfolios Canvas Student ePortfolios provides [Read More]
Changes to Shared Voicemail | Wednesday, August 30
On Wednesday, August 30, 2023, ITS will change the behavior of shared voicemail. After the change, shared voicemail will no longer forward a copy of voicemail messages to individuals. Consequently, shared voicemail messages will not be available in Teams. To check voicemail messages, individuals must log into Outlook, expand groups in the bottom left of [Read More]
Removal and Redirection of Legacy Banner Phone Directory & A-Z Listing | Wednesday, June 14
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, Information Technology Services (ITS) will remove the publicly accessible campus directories located at https://ssb.uncg.edu/pls/prod/bwzkwdrs.p_get and https://ssb.uncg.edu/pls/prod/bwzk_camp_dir.p_disp_campus_directory. Visitors to these links will be redirected to directory.uncg.edu. All bookmarks or references should be updated to use directory.uncg.edu. The new directory, launched in 2022, provides the most up-to-date information for campus and employee [Read More]
Technology Training
- Teams: Make Meetings Better at UNCG April 25, 2024
- Finding Efficiencies in Outlook April 29, 2024
- Research Computing Facilitation Office Hour May 1, 2024