Chief Information Security Officer Helen Patton was recently asked to join the Educause Policy Advisory Committee, giving Ohio State a more active voice in advising Educause’s policy activities. Her initial term will be a two year commitment.
With the appointment of Diane Dagefoerde to the role of Interim VP and CIO, it was important to bring in an interim deputy CIO to ensure that the portfolio of work for which the deputy CIO is responsible for stays in target.
Ginger Breon, CIO of the College of Engineering, has agreed to...
We know that the r etirement of BuckeyeBox (and “U” Drive for MITS clients) in spring/summer of 2021 is going to require significant effort. That's why we're planning to provide significant support.
In addition to user-specific messaging when we are ready to move your department's files...
Since its founding, the Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE) has worked with partners across the university to boost conversations about the quality of online and hybrid instruction.
Now ODEE is celebrating the conclusion of its Quality Matters grants...
Meeting transcripts can be very useful—they make your meetings more accessible and help all participants look back on what was said and get caught up in the conversation. Zoom already had an option for “live” transcriptions, but they required a participant in the meeting to type captions as the...
Ohio State’s Tableau User Group (TUG) helps bring together passionate users to learn, share and solve common data challenges.
The October TUG will meet virtually from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, October 15. Following the success of the 2018 Tableau User Group meetings that covered Ryan Sleeper’s " Practical Tableau: 100 Tips, Tutorials and Strategies from a Tableau Zen Master ," the October meeting will focus on Ryan’s new book, Innovative Tableau: 100 More Tips, Tutorials and Strategies .
Check out the full article for details on how to register.
On Monday, October 19, Ohio State's eSignature service (DocuSign) will now be protected by a multifactor authentication service, BuckeyePass (Duo). Ohio State is expanding its use of multi-factor authentication to increase the level of security that prevents unauthorized individuals from accessing university information.
eSignature is a university service that uses DocuSign, a digital application allowing users to securely sign, initial and enter other information on an electronic document rather than a physical copy. BuckeyePass is a multifactor authentication service provided to Ohio State faculty, staff, students and student employees. It helps protect your account even if your password is stolen.
Diane Dagefoerde, Interim Vice President and Chief Information Officer After almost 10 years with the university, Mike Hofherr announced in August that he would be stepping down on October 2 to join Amazon Web Services as director of higher education strategy and business development.
The fifth annual Data Analytics Month@Ohio State kicks off Thursday, October 1.
This event, put together by the Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) with partnerships across campus, features a campus-wide series of workshops, lectures, challenges, and events focused on celebrating data analytics and decision science.
New for 2020 – weekly fun data facts and a cadre of data resources from groups across Ohio State!
Laura Gast , Data Governance and Privacy Lead, recently presented a Data Stewardship kickoff to engage the Data Steward community and review the Ohio State Data Governance program.
During the kickoff, Laura gives a straightforward overview of data stewardship, data domains and the Collibra data catalog tool. Check out the full article and the Data Stewardship kickoff recording for more details.
