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Over the next few months, we will be phasing out the use of telephony (text messages and voice calls) for Duo authentication.

New additions coming to Brightspace this Winter include OER resources, delegating grading , & new views for grades.

NotebookLM is a cutting-edge, cloud-based AI service designed to revolutionize personal research and knowledge management. It offers a secure, personalized space where users can upload diverse sources – PDFs, web links, videos, audio files, Google Workspace documents, and more – to create a customized AI model.

At the conclusion of the 2023-24 academic year, Simeon Ananou announced that after hearing feedback, as part of his campus wide listening tour, DoIT would be taking steps to create and implement a digital governance framework, designed to help maintain an alignment between Our Moment, and our IT strategic vision of Innovating to Elevate.

Get ready to transform your Zoom meeting experience! We're thrilled that Zoom’s AI Companion for Meeting Summaries is now available to all students, faculty, and staff. 

The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) is welcomes their newest intern, Irina Tsagareishvili, to the team.

On October 15th 2024, DoIT hosted a Town Hall for its IT Partners, who serve as embedded departmental IT resources and contacts across the institution. The event featured key presentations and discussions on digital governance and identity and access management (IAM) strategy.

As Stony Brook University continues to grow each year, the number of files and data stored in our Google Cloud has continued to increase. Unfortunately Google no longer offers free, unlimited storage to higher education customers like Stony Brook, which means we must all take a second look at our digital footprints. 

2024 has been a year of significant upgrades in classroom technology at Stony Brook University, benefiting both faculty and students. The Classroom Technology and Support Services team behind the upgrades continues to roll out enhancements across campus, and it’s clear that the improvements, though often behind-the-scenes, are shaping the academic experience in meaningful ways.

On September 17th, DoIT gathered its staff together for an IT Town Hall and to celebrate National IT Professionals Day. The meeting was filled with gratitude, introductions, and exciting plans for the future. 

Symantec Antivirus Software will be sunsetting on October 1, 2024 and is no longer available for download from Softweb.

As part of DoIT’s 32nd annual Bootcamp — an annual retreat for student employees to connect with one another and with staff — five alumni served on a panel to discuss their journeys from DoIT undergraduate student employees to full-time professionals.

For Fall 2024, Brightspace will have several new options/changes.

Richard Von Rauchhaupt, Senior Software Engineer and Web Platform Strategist and Architect as well as Raymond Chan, Director of Application Solutions on winning a 2024 State University of New York Council for University Advancement (SUNYCUAD) Award!