OIT Technology News: December 2023 Edition

The OIT 2023 Progress Report is Now Available

This progress report marks the tenth year of documenting our annual accomplishments. While our annual report showcases only a small portion of our work and achievements throughout the year, this work wouldn't be possible without an incredible team of employees who are committed to the academic mission, building relationships across campus, and delivering a significant quantity of exceptional work for SMU.

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Teams-Certified Headsets Chosen for Campus Use

As part of the Microsoft Teams Migration Project, we have been investigating new Microsoft Teams-Certified headsets for use on campus. We have selected a new headset for our community.

Student Spotlight: Mastering Microsoft Certifications

Ryan Clinton recently caught our eye as we noticed he completed three Microsoft Office Certifications, both as a class requirement and for professional development rather quickly. After seeing he achieved two out of three exams with perfect scores, we reached out to him to learn more about his desire to get Microsoft Certified.

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Championing '3X3X3 Digital Accessibility': SMU Academic Tech Leaders' EDUCAUSE Focus

Two leaders from Southern Methodist University (SMU) are working to encourage all of us to, at the very least, use tools we already have available to advance the cause of digital accessibility and they spread their message at this year's international EDUCAUSE conference.

SMU DataArts: Streamlining Data into a Unified Solution

At the core of SMU DataArts' operations lies a wealth of information from various sources, notably the "Cultural Data Profile," a historical repository for researchers and leaders. With their abundance of data, the SMU DataArts team recognized the need to streamline their processes and is now leveraging Snowflake, a robust data warehousing solution, to do it.

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Campus Irrigation System Doubles as Research Data Source

After the weather station for the campus irrigation system was moved near the Fondren Science Building, two of SMU's Earth Sciences researchers took notice and with the help of OIT, started using it for data collection.

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Video Recap

Highlights from the Office of Information Technology's 2023 Annual Progress Report.