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Monday, October 26, 2020, 12:00 PM
Learn On Your Own And Get Certified! Sharpen Your Technical Skills And Knowledge Of Microsoft Solutions.
What is it?
Microsoft Training: ESI - Enterprise Skills Initiative is an online training platform to learn the skills needed to be successful with Azure and other Microsoft technologies. Microsoft is launching a global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. Training is grounded in three areas of...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020, 07:00 AM
It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month - “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.”
Every year in October, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) sponsor the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) in an effort to raise awareness on the importance of cybersecurity through the STOP.THINK.CONNECT campaign. The NCSAM's...
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Thursday, September 24, 2020, 12:00 AM
Now Available! Adobe Creative Cloud at the UTRGV's Computer Labs and Virtual Labs
Adobe Creative Cloud is now available at the computer labs and virtual labs from the UTRGV campus network only.
Virtual Labs
Access the virtual labs using a web browser on your personal device.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020, 12:00 AM
Are you tired of emailing back and forth to coordinate a meeting?
For coordinating the best meeting times with colleagues within the organization you can use Outlook’s Scheduling Assistant , which allows you to see their busy and free times on their calendar.
Microsoft FindTime is a new tool that makes it easy to schedule with external users whose calendar and availability you cannot...
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Thursday, July 30, 2020, 12:00 AM
We are very excited to introduce Wally, our NEW IT Support Team Member!
Who is Wally?
Wally an artificially intelligent self-service chat-bot that never sleeps, he's always awake, and he's never tired. Our customers don’t have to wait for assistance anymore and can use the chat-bot in addition to our search bar to find information faster. The chat-bot will assist in providing IT support related to technical...
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Monday, July 13, 2020, 12:00 AM
Download the new UTRGV Mobile App!
Over the past couple few months, our UTRGV Mobile App has been under construction. We're happy to let you know that the brand new version of our app is now LIVE!
New App User: Download the UTRGV Mobile app from the App Store or Google Play.
Current User: Simply update your existing UTRGV Mobile app for the latest version!
The UTRGV Mobile app is going to be your one-stop-shop throughout the next few years. It brings your...
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 12:00 AM
Your temporary, at-home access to Adobe Creative Cloud desktop apps will be ending on July 6th, 2020. But don’t worry, there are many apps with free experiences for you to continue building your skills in photo and video editing, graphic design, UI prototyping, and more. Publish and share your work Adobe Portfolio To help recent graduates, Adobe is making Adobe Portfolio free for one year! Whether you want to showcase your work in a full portfolio website to share with...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2020, 11:00 AM
The UTRGV campus Wi-Fi ( eduroam) is accessible from all locations including:
Computer Labs from 8am to 5pm
All Building Lobbies from 8am to 6pm
Edinburg Academic Services Building from 8am to 9pm
Libraries Brownsville, Edinburg and Harlingen
Edinburg Parking Lots E3, E6, E9, E12, E14, and E16. See Edinburg map
NEW! Brownsville Parking Lot B1, which surrounds the BINAB building. See Brownsville map
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Monday, May 11, 2020, 07:00 AM
Free temporary on-campus access to Adobe Creative Cloud is extended until July 6, 2020 for students. Adobe Creative Cloud gives you access to more than 20 groundbreaking desktop and mobile creative apps and services for design, photography, video, web, and UX/UI such as Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Spark, XD, and more.
Learn about other Adobe Creative Cloud Apps and Services.
Follow these instructions to enable access to Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Apps on your...
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Monday, May 11, 2020, 07:00 AM
Stay connected and engaged in these changing times with Microsoft Teams Live Events!
What is Microsoft Teams Live Events?
Microsoft Teams Live Events is an addition of Teams meetings that allows you to create and schedule a public or private live streaming event that can be broadcast to an online audience of up to 10,000 attendees.
Team Live Events are designed for one-to-many communications where the host of the event leads the interactions. Audience participation is mainly just to view the...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020, 07:00 AM
Starting May 30 th , Zoom is enabling GCM (Galois/Counter Mode) encryption across the entire Zoom platform to provide increased protection for meeting data.
Zoom 5.0 provides important updates to improve video security. If Zoom is not updated by May 30th, you will not be able to use the desktop application. However, you will still be able to join meetings using Zoom on the web.
Personal Computers
The Zoom 5.0 security update is now available for you to...
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Monday, April 6, 2020, 12:00 AM
Get the new UTRGV Zoom Backgrounds for your Meetings and Webinars!
Start using the new Zoom backgrounds feature with these new UTRGV Zoom backgrounds created by University Marketing and Communications.
Download UTRGV Zoom Backgrounds for students, faculty and staff.
NOTE: Due to COVID-19 arrangements, the IT Service Desk is experiencing extraordinarily high call volume. Please try searching IT...
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Monday, March 30, 2020, 12:00 AM
As a result of the COVID-19 situation, Adobe has provided temporary at-home access to Adobe Creative Cloud for impacted students and faculty so that they can continue their work remotely. Follow these instructions to enable access to Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop Apps on your personal device.
Ready for a Fun and Creative Challenge?
Nickelodeon and Adobe have teamed up to create a Virtual Creative Jam for college students across the nation to compete in a beginner-friendly...
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Monday, March 23, 2020, 12:00 AM
UPDATE
Visit the Information Technology website for Computer Lab Hours of Operation.
Starting March 23 rd, Computer labs will be available to provide internet and computer access to students who do not have access to a computer or internet service at home.
As part of the recommended social distancing protocols, every other computer station will be available to provide adequate distancing.
Computer lab cleaning practices will be enhanced and computer shared spaces will be wiped...
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Monday, March 23, 2020, 12:00 AM
UTRGV Information Technology provides online resources as part of UTRGV's business continuity plan to support learning, teaching, and working remotely. All UTRGV students, faculty, and staff will need to complete a list of tasks to prepare computers and equipment in order to access university resources from off-campus on their personal computers and mobile devices. Find out what equipment is needed, what software needs to be installed, and what online tools are readily available during...
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Monday, March 2, 2020, 01:00 PM
What are you waiting for? Complete the survey for a chance to win a $50 or $100 Amazon gift card!
Your participation in this survey is completely voluntary and the survey is anonymous. We estimate it will take about 30 minutes to complete the survey. You will be given an opportunity to provide your email address, which will be separated from your survey responses, in order to be entered into a drawing to win either a $50 or $100...
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Thursday, February 6, 2020, 02:50 PM
Come join the fun at Information Technology's IT Tech Days!
Get advice on personal computers, devices, and campus printers!
Meet technology experts from IT departments and vendors!
Wireless Network Services
Computer Labs & Printing Services
IT Service Desk – Accounts, Applications, and Software
Computer Hardware Support
IT Training Services
Student Technology Survey
Adobe
Microsoft and more!
Learn about technology services at UTRGV to enrich your academic...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2019, 12:00 AM
Microsoft's Authentication app is now available
This app will help set the authentication method for using your account, making it more secure.
Why set up your authentication method?
Setting up an authentication method for your account will help make it more secure and help confirm you are who you say you are. Giving your account another level of security, making it harder for it to be hacked into.
You can start the authentication process by heading to myaccount.utrgv.edu
During the...
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