On February 26th, 2020, Ball State students in the College of Communication, Information and Media, in collaboration with Information Technology employees, produced and hosted the very first recording of the President Mearns public affairs program titled, Cardinal Compass: Campus and Community Conversations. The show is produced by these students as part an interdisciplinary course offered by […]
Unified Technology Support (UTS) has collaborated with Dell Computer to provide new wireless presentation capabilities for Windows and Mac laptop computers in the Tech Center Conference Room (BL101A). In addition to the existing wired connections (HDMI and VGA) and Apple TV, this new system uses a small form-factor Dell computer and the Intel Unite presentation […]
As renovation planning begins for the Cooper Science Building, representatives from Information Technology have been involved with several technology discussions as part of the process. UTS’s Laura Petty and Gary Moore recently held discussions with the Facilities Department about the computer and technology needs for 13 general-purpose classrooms and as many laboratory classrooms, which will […]
The Office of Information Security has been steadily adding students to two-factor authentication for their Ball State accounts and is on track to complete student enrollment during this semester. Several student groups, including the College of Health and CCIM, were enrolled last year and the first two general groups of remaining students were successfully enrolled […]
With the addition of the 5Ghz “bsuconnect” wireless network last year, Unified Communications is now in the process of retiring the “bsusecure” wireless network. We plan to retire “bsusecure” fully at the end of Spring Semester, 2020. A large majority of wireless devices on campus— including computers, tablets, and phones—will be able to use the […]
In 2019, the Technology HelpDesk introduced a feature to allow end users to start an online chat with Ball State Information, in addition to the existing available chat with the Technology HelpDesk. Information Technology is now working with Marketing & Communications to add this feature to the main Ball State website, bsu.edu. This will make […]
In 2018, Information Technology collaborated with multiple departments across campus to implement Slate, an admissions-based constituent relationship management (CRM) system. It has streamlined both the undergraduate and graduate admissions process across campus and has made our internal staff far more efficient and effective. We are now turning our attention to managing our relationships with current students […]
