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Pinned Article Audio/Visual Quote Process

Requesting a quote from OIT Learning Services and the process once the quote is received.

Pinned Article OIT & Warrior Fab Lab Collaboration

OIT Learning Services and the Warrior Fab Lab collaborate on a custom 3D printed adapter for classroom upgrade projects.

Pinned Article OIT Launches New Demo Room in DBH 162

Visit the new Demo Room in DBH 162.

Pinned Article Phase II Classroom Training & Video

Training for faculty in Phase II upgraded classrooms, DBH 162 Demo Room, and new training video.

Pinned Article Phase II Classroom Upgrades for Spring Semester

Phase II classroom upgrades in progress for spring semester.

IOS Updates to support Microsoft Outlook from IOS Mail and Calendar

Microsoft Outlook for iOS updates its system requirements to support only the two most recent major versions of iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS

Microsoft Changes to Account Recovery

Because Microsoft is phasing out SMS and phone-call MFA, all Warrior email users must have a non-csustan recovery email on their Microsoft account by November 30, 2026, and Microsoft Authenticator is no longer an option for now. OIT will add your preferred personal email automatically and send a follow-up notice with steps to verify or update it, so no action is needed yet if you’ve already added one.

Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Change

Ahead of Microsoft’s MFA changes, all faculty, staff, and students will see a prompt when signing into Office365 with their Warrior email; click Continue and authenticate with DUO as usual. This only affects Microsoft logins, and DUO on other university pages like MyStanState stays the same.

Responsible AI Use and Application Development Guidelines

Stan State’s AI guidelines lets the campus use authorized AI tools for routine work, as long as users verify outputs and protect university data. Personal tools need review once they touch protected data, university systems, or consequential actions. Institutional apps need a sponsoring unit to own them, and OIT support isn’t automatic.

Tech Tip: Turn Off Teams Meeting by Default in MS Outlook

OIT Tech Tip; how to turn off the Teams meeting that defaults to 'On'.

New Webpage for Classroom Training Videos

OIT Learning Services created a new webpage for Classroom Training Videos and published several new videos for fall 2022.

Premium Classrooms with Zoom Replace Distance Learning/ITV

Premium Classrooms have replaced the Distance Learning and ITV classroom equipment. Instructors control the classroom equipment and cameras through the Zoom Room interface. These rooms offer the most flexible combination of in-person and remote learning and instruction.

New Director for Client Services

Welcome the new Director of Client Services, Erik Copland

Sign-Out of the Instructor's PC After Class

Protect your account by logging out of the instructor's PC in the Standard, New Standard, and Premium Classrooms.

New MSR 130 Video Wall

OIT installs a new LED panel video wall in MSR 130.

Classroom Adapters for HDMI & VGA

OIT's Media Production Specialist Jerome Anderson and Equipment Technician Manuel Figueiredo hold up the connection rings that were modified and installed in Stan State classrooms. These allow newer and older models of laptops to easily connect on campus.