Category: Technology and Security

If your class needs online proctoring services, check out Honorlock, which is easy to set up and use in your Blackboard classes. Be advised that the university no longer supports any other proctoring services including Examity or Responds Lockdown Browser.

You have learned all about the Microsoft 365 suite in the Microsoft training sessions from ITS Applications Training, but why stop there? For more information about your favorite Microsoft applications, visit Office Bytes at wichita.edu/officebytes. Here you can stay ahead of the curve with new information and catch up on extra tips and tricks that go beyond the live training sessions.

Content on the site dates back seven years and is both searchable and sortable. Better yet, look for the subscribe button to receive notifications in your inbox as soon as new content is published.

For questions, contact Ali Levine at ali.levine@wichita.edu.

Nearly 300 WSU employees have earned the Microsoft Office Power User credential. As of January 2025, there is a new Microsoft digital credential available: WSU Microsoft Cloud Power User.

The program is available to faculty and staff at WSU and is designed to empower users with vital knowledge about Microsoft OneDrive, Teams and SharePoint.

• For information about WSU’s Microsoft Power User Programs and their requirements, visit wichita.edu/poweruser
• To browse the calendar and sign up for sessions, visit myTraining
• For questions, contact Ali Levine, ITS Applications Training lead, at ali.levine@wichita.edu

WSU Reporting will be upgraded on Tuesday,  Sept. 24. WSU Reporting will be unavailable from 6 to 8 p.m.

Faculty who are teaching in a BYOD “Gray Media Box” room may encounter the updated Gray Media boxes with the new front touch panel system. For online training, visit Campus Media Services’ Updated BYOD User Guide webpage.

Wichita State now offers a Campus-Wide License that provides unlimited use of MATLAB, Simulink and over 100 additional toolboxes to all students, faculty, staff and researchers, on and off campus, on any device.

Users will have access to the software and associated documentation as well as immediate access to new releases. The Campus-Wide License permits the installation of MATLAB and Simulink on campus-managed and user-owned computers. Note: For lab and classroom installation, submit a ticket to Desktop Support – Help Me Set up.

For additional information including how to access MATLAB and associated software, visit the MATLAB webpage.

Visit Campus Media Services Classroom Training webpages for an online, asynchronous guide on using the BYOD “Gray Box” and Master Classrooms. Still looking for an in-person solution? Fill out a training request ticket and let the team know what times and classrooms you’ll be teaching in and they will work with you to get you trained.

Information Security and Information Technology Services (ITS) would like to remind you that every week, Microsoft Defender will be completing a full scan of Wichita State-owned computers starting at 3 a.m. on Thursdays.

Please make sure your computer remains powered on to allow the scan to run. If your computer is turned off during the scheduled time, the scanning will start as soon as your computer turns on.

There should be no impact to the end user when the scan occurs during the scheduled time. However, there may be a slight decrease in device performance should the scan run during work hours.

Please note, the Microsoft Defender scan is applied to all Wichita State-owned devices, without exception.

For questions, contact the ITS Help Desk at 316-978-4357, option 1, or helpdesk@wichita.edu.

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 in October 2025. In order to meet security compliance, all university Windows machines will be required to be on Windows 11 by that date.

To facilitate an orderly transition, Wichita State’s Information Technology Services (ITS) will start pushing upgrades from Windows 10 to Windows 11 starting Aug. 1 2024 on a phased approach. This will be an “in place” upgrade and should not affect your data. Please note, your machine will reboot after the upgrade. ITS will endeavor to contact you prior to your scheduled upgrade period with more precise timing.

If your device is not compatible with Windows 11, ITS will contact you letting you know that the device will need to be replaced.

ITS understands that upgrading to a new operating system can be stressful. Please check out this site to familiarize yourself with Windows 11: Meet Windows 11 – Microsoft Support.

If your computer is already on Windows 11, no changes will be made, and you will not receive communication from ITS regarding this upgrade.

If you have any questions, contact Jessica Wolf with ITS Desktop Support at Jessica.Wolf@wichita.edu or the ITS Help Desk at Helpdesk@wichita.edu.

Starting Monday, Aug. 5, Information Technology Services (ITS) will roll out a revamped myWSU portal. This upgrade is the first step on the road toward a modernized myWSU portal experience.

Here’s what’s new and improved:

• Mobile-friendly design: Access myWSU seamlessly on your smartphone or tablet with no more pinching and zooming.
• Sleeker interface: The look and feel more closely aligns with wichita.edu webpages.
• Clutter-free pages: Find what you need faster with better organization and prioritization of key links.
• New “Application for Degree” admin tab: Quickly access ADF features in a dedicated tab.

As with any upgrade, some features will be moved or retired, notably:

• Financial Advisor Channel: This channel has been phased out by the vendor, but you’ll still find this information elsewhere on the new myWSU.
• Student Work Study Balance Channel: This channel has also been phased out by the vendor.

ITS excited about these enhancements and believe it will make your experience with myWSU smoother and more intuitive. Stay tuned for more updates.