Join us to explore the storage options available to faculty, staff, and students—OneDrive, Teams and more. These sessions are ONLY open to faculty and staff at the university; the Medical Center has different storage solutions so advice provided may not apply.
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Beth Varcho|October 13, 2025Enhanced Listening Experience in Lecture Halls
Beth Varcho|October 9, 2025The summer months are critical for the Learning and Collaborative Environments (LCE) team to complete upgrades to classroom pool facilities and technology. One feature added this summer was a new assistive listening technology, Mobile Connect, implemented in eight lecture halls.New Password Policy Enhances Security and Convenience
Beth Varcho|October 9, 2025As part of Cybersecurity Month, the Office of Technology and Digital Innovation (OTDI) is announcing changes to passwords that will reduce the burden on our users while strengthening our overall security. Beginning Oct. 9, Ohio State users will no longer be required to change their university password every 180 days – your next password change prompt will be your last.Attend Securing the Mission: Building Awareness and Resilience in Higher Ed on Oct. 9
Reg Jackson|October 7, 2025Seeing how our peers operate is a rare opportunity. While we all face similar cybersecurity challenges, we handle them in a variety of ways. Partnering with the Big Ten Academic Alliance for this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month offers one of those opportunities in a virtual setting.
Outlook Update to Events Added to Calendars from Email
Beth Varcho|September 26, 2025Starting January 31, 2026, Microsoft Outlook is updating how it adds events—like flight bookings, hotel reservations, and package deliveries—from your email directly to your calendar.Rob Lowden Featured on City of Ohio State Podcast
Brooke Bartholomew|September 24, 2025New Ohio State CIO Rob Lowden will help set the future direction for technology on campus. On this episode of the City of Ohio State podcast, hear what excites him most about joining the Buckeye community, and how OTDI is shaping the university’s future. From advancing AI fluency to strengthening cybersecurity and IT services.
In the news: Rob Lowden works with Ohio State to incorporate AI into students’ educations
Administration and Planning Media Relations|September 23, 2025Newly appointed Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO), Rob Lowden, has big plans for the future of artificial intelligence in Ohio State academics. With more than 25 years of leadership experience guiding institutions through technological advancements, Lowden joined the university to increase the fluency of students’ AI-usage.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat: Powered by OpenAI’s GPT-5 Available Now for all Users!
Beth Varcho|September 17, 2025Microsoft began rolling out GPT-5 in Copilot in early August. OpenAI’s GPT-5 is the newest generative AI model from OpenAI, that now operates within Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat. GPT-5 is OpenAI’s most advanced system to date.
Cybersecurity Days begin on Oct. 1
Beth Varcho|September 16, 2025This year Ohio State is collaborating with BTAA to celebrate October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. BTAA has scheduled four engaging and educational events. While some content is aimed at all users, some events are targeted to cybersecurity professionals. These events will help you develop awareness and guide you to take action against cybersecurity threats.Join Google on Sept. 22 to Level Up Your Teaching with Google Gemini and NotebookLM
Beth Varcho|September 16, 2025Due to high demand, we’re bringing Google back to campus for faculty and staff training! Join us on Monday, Sept. 22 for a special hands-on training session with Google experts, designed specifically for Ohio State educators.