With the Fall semester soon coming to a close, Information Technology is now preparing for contact tracing needs for the upcoming Spring semester. Our current goal is to maintain 40 available contact tracers at all times. There are currently 22 active call tracers with the appropriate permissions, so contact tracer permissions will be reinstated for […]
There have been some questions asked around access to the various buildings on campus during the 2020-2021 academic year, especially during the semester break. The following is the official calendar for building access for the university. Academic Buildings & Mixed Used Buildings (Administrative and Academic) August 24 through November 24 Weekdays: 7:00 a.m. to end […]
Dear Colleagues, I wanted to let you know about a special Employee Flu Shot Clinic coming up on Friday, October 30 from 9:30-11:00am in Room BL 215 in Bracken Library. If you haven’t yet had the chance to get your flu shot for this season, this would be a good opportunity for you to do […]
Dr. Maureen McCarthy, Dean of the College of Science and Humanities, expressed her thanks to University Media Services staff members Josh Gremer and Nathan Murphy for their work in recording a video message from the Dean to the Dean’s List recipients. Josh coordinated the production and Nathan assisted on location. Josh made sure to communicate […]
The Office of Information Security has successfully enrolled all students into two-factor authentication for their Ball State accounts. This follows our 2019 employee rollout and now totals more than 27,000 active Duo users. As a result of this and other security tools implemented, OISS has seen a significant decline in compromised accounts. Moving forward, all […]
Jason Beeson, an Enterprise Technology Manager in the Enterprise Project Support Office (EPSO), will have two musical performances featured in the upcoming Taste of Ball State Talent DVD, part of the Ball State/United Way Day of Action, which will be produced by Ball State and shared with local health care facility residents. In addition to […]
Lori Siefker, Coordinator for the Information Technology ID Card Office, has been featured in an article the Ball State Daily News about her love for the Indianapolis 500. Among her many experiences described in the article, Lori talks about how an internship with Walker Racing in 1995 “sparked an obsession” with an already deep interest […]
Dear Colleagues, Please join President Mearns and Provost Rivera-Mills virtually for our Fall Opening Convocation, beginning tomorrow, August 21, at 9:00 AM at bsu.edu/live. Fall Opening Convocation is an opportunity for the President and the Provost to celebrate our shared accomplishments and the contributions from the previous academic year, while also outlining what we will […]
Mark Watters, Director of the Enterprise Project Support Office (EPSO), has announced Jason Beeson has joined the EPSO as the Enterprise Technology Manager for the Ball State Foundation. Jason will provide general technical support for the Foundation’s various technology systems. For the last five and a half years, Jason has served as the Systems Manager […]
Many Information Technology employees use their Android or iOS mobile devices to receive Ball State email or access other Ball State resources. On August 13, 2020, the Office of Information Security Services changed the passcode/PIN requirement for those devices from four digits to six digits for all Information Technology employees. A six-digit passcode/PIN is 100 times […]
