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EASI Retirements: October 2018
September 10, 2018
Congratulations to Christina Tsang, who will be retiring on October 5 after 36 years of dedicated service to the university. Since the implementation of HRIS in 1998, Christina has been …
ACORN enrolment: From ‘Black’ to ‘Grey Friday’
August 10, 2018
It was a tense day full of careful monitoring, communications and coffee consumption. On August 3, over 35,000 Faculty of Arts & Science students logged in to ACORN during the largest enrolment day for U of T. The system successfully handled the massive number of logins during the Faculty’s “priority drop” enrolment period. Now, a … Continue reading “ACORN enrolment: From ‘Black’ to ‘Grey Friday’”
Data Dragons Competition: How contestants faced the fire
July 6, 2018
Feather boas, fantastic pitches and fiery competition – that’s how U of T’s first Data Dragons Competition played out. On July 5, Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (EASI – ITS) …
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NGSIS web services: Real-time data, real-time results
July 4, 2018
Is a student registered, enrolled in a particular course and succeeding academically? In the past, academic advisors would have to consult multiple computer systems as well as ROSI, U of T’s official student information database, for any recent changes. Now a new solution, called web services, provides staff with real-time data to help create a … Continue reading “NGSIS web services: Real-time data, real-time results”
New Course Information System to streamline syllabi, exams process
July 3, 2018
It will save U of T instructors and administrators hundreds of hours of work, and is projected to save the University over $280, 000 annually. The new Course Information System (CIS), with core functionality set for completion by the end of 2019, will streamline syllabi and exams processes for instructors and administrators, and help students … Continue reading “New Course Information System to streamline syllabi, exams process”
Data Dragons Competition: Participants’ perspectives
June 27, 2018
You might have heard about the Data Dragons Competition – an event filled with fun, scorching ideas and opportunities to learn. Join Enterprise Applications & Solutions Integration (ITS) and Planning & …
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NGSIS Platform Modernization Project: User Acceptance Testing Launches
June 26, 2018
On June 25, Enterprise Applications and Solutions Integration (EASI) welcomed the first group of users to test the NGSIS Platform Modernization Project. This phase of testing includes initial preparation for …
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U of T launches digital workplace training: Office 365, SharePoint, Tableau
June 25, 2018
Do you want to learn more about Microsoft Office 365, Outlook, SharePoint or Tableau? Now, U of T is offering in-person and online training to help staff get up to speed …
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Top 5 reasons to attend U of T’s Data Dragons Competition
June 15, 2018
Kevin O’Leary might not be there to offer words of wisdom, but U of T’s own dragons will choose the winner of the Data Dragons Competition – an event where …
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NGSIS Platform Modernization Project kicks off User Acceptance Testing
June 11, 2018
Having converted 2 million lines of code and executed over 1,300 test cases, U of T’s Information Technology Services is excited to announce that User Acceptance Testing for the NGSIS …
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