• JMU Undertakes 2025 Phishing Exercise
    May 6, 2025: In April, Information Technology engaged in an email security exercise to educate JMU about phishing scams. Learn about the results and how to protect yourself and the university.
  • JMU's New eID Format
    May 5, 2025: With the Okta implementation in March, JMU changed the format of new eIDs and for those wishing to change their eID. Read more about the change and how it affects the university.
  • End of EDUC Web Services
    May 5, 2025: JMU's web-hosting service, EDUC, is being discontinued on December 23, 2025. Learn more about how to prepare for the end of service and what to do with your content.
  • Teams Voice Isolation and Facial Recognition
    May 5, 2025: Learn more about Microsoft's new voice isolation and facial recognition technologies, which will help enhance video and audio conferencing within Teams.
  • Microsoft Teams Channels and User Settings
    April 14, 2025: With recent updates to the Microsoft Teams application, Information Technology wants users to be aware of some common settings and features to take advantage of for a better user experience.
  • Account Grace Periods
    April 14, 2025: With the implementation of Okta, Information Technology recommends that you review current account grace periods, as well as a few coming changes.
  • IT Extends Session Times in Okta, Canvas
    April 11, 2025: Information Technology recently changed the inactivity timeout periods for the Okta Dashboard and Canvas to help reduce the number of required logins.
  • Settling in with Okta
    March 19, 2025: As you start settling in with Okta, we want to share information regarding the intended behavior of Okta and its differences from Duo.
  • eID Folder Migration Updates
    March 3, 2025: With the recent announcement to migrate all eID folder contents to OneDrive, we have important updates on how to locate and move your content.
  • What to Expect During Okta Go-Live
    March 1, 2025: UPDATED! We know you're wondering what to expect in the days leading up to Okta go-live and immediately following. Here's a look at this critical period.
  • Windows 11 Upgrade Schedule
    February 28, 2025: Information Technology will make the Windows 11 upgrade available beginning March 4th. Check out the schedule to see when your window opens!
  • Executive Order Bans the Use of DeepSeek
    February 12, 2025: JMU has received and executive order banning the installation and use of the DeepSeek AI tool on any state or university equipment.
  • Sharing Options in Microsoft 365
    January 27, 2025: As JMU moves more into the Microsoft 365 cloud space, users should become familiar with how to share files with internal users and external guests.
  • New Login Process for Dell Premier
    January 24, 2025: Recently, Dell made some changes to Premier, and in turn, the process that everyone at JMU uses to access the Dell Premier site will soon change.
  • Prepare for File Storage Changes
    January 24, 2025: Any JMU user with an eID folder on the N: drive should prepare to migrate their files to OneDrive by Summer 2025.
  • Attention All QuestionPro Users
    January 22, 2025: JMU IT asks that QuestionPro users review stored surveys/data and reduce storage consumption.
  • Goodbye IT Test Scoring, Hello Gradescope!
    January 22, 2025: Attention faculty: this is the last semester of IT Test Scoring. Gradescope Bubble Sheet will replace Scantron forms after May 20th!

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