Stored VoIP voicemail messages to be automatically deleted after 90 days
9/18/18
University policy AD35 requires that voicemails will automatically be deleted 90 days after they have been listened to and saved.
Information Technology
Information Technology
Putting answers to the test
9/17/18
Teachers, rejoice. A team of Penn State researchers has developed a way to make multiple-choice exam questions easier for instructors to create, yet more intellectually challenging for test takers. Utilizing machine-learning ranking models, the researchers have proposed a method that automatically generates "distractors," which are the alternative options used to distract students from the correct answer in a multiple choice question.
Greater Allegheny launches signature Digital Fluency Project
9/14/18
Penn State Greater Allegheny hosted an event on Sept. 11 to announce the start of its newest initiative, the Digital Fluency Project. A series of exhibits lined the Student Community Center showcasing the various ways the campus is utilizing the Apple iPad and Logitech Crayon.
Program combines mobile devices and the outdoors in an unlikely pairing
9/12/18
Research combining technology and the outdoors is ‘Transforming Outdoor Places into Learning Spaces’ for children and families.
Seeking nominations for 2019 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award
9/12/18
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) at Penn State invites nominations for Penn State faculty members who have transformed education through innovative uses of technology.
Enhance your digital photography skills with free workshops in September
9/12/18
Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) and Adobe invite students and faculty to participate in an exciting exploration of photography and image editing techniques hosted by Adobe’s Principal Evangelist for Digital Imaging, Julieanne Kost, on Sept. 19 and 20.
Penn State IT set to integrate FPS, Access Accounts as part of OneID rebranding
9/12/18
As part of efforts to keep personal and institutional information secure, Penn State is transitioning to a new and improved account management system that will integrate Friends of Penn State (FPS) accounts with Penn State Access Accounts on Sept. 15. With this integrated system, users who previously may have had multiple digital identity records like Access and FPS Accounts will now be able to use a single OneID account throughout their association with the University.
Penn State Information Technology unveils streamlined service desk phone menu
9/11/18
Launched in mid-August, the Penn State Information Technology phone menu features five service options and takes less than a minute for a user to navigate to the right agent. The menu now quickly directs users to help with accounts and Two-Factor Authorization, Canvas, LionPATH, IBIS, ISIS and other security-related matters, and all other IT services or issues. Caller wait time has been reduced to 22 seconds.
Parallel computing boot camp: hundreds learn together, miles apart
9/10/18
Once a year students, faculty and staff around the country log in on their computers for the four-day XSEDE Summer Boot Camp. Attendees gather together on their respective campuses to learn about parallel programming for conducting research more efficiently on supercomputers while also testing their computing skills.
Python coding workshops to fill gap for research community
9/7/18
Institute for CyberScience staff members will host a series of workshops this fall to benefit researchers who are eager to improve their computer programming skills or even start developing a new interest in programming. The workshops, which are free and open to all Penn State faculty, staff and students, will focus on the Python programming language.
National conference on child maltreatment to advance innovation through data
9/4/18
Penn State isn’t just a leader on childhood well-being through its Child Maltreatment Solutions Network — but is pushing others to be leaders, too. The network's seventh annual conference will be held on Sept. 27 and 28 at the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus, and is open to researchers, policymakers, child welfare professionals, and members of the public interested in learning about the future of data-driven innovations in improving children’s lives.
'Into the Woods' exhibit follows trail of nature education, conservation
8/24/18
A new exhibit that explores the eastern U.S. forest, its wildlife and botanical wealth, and gives special tribute to early women naturalists and conservationists, will feature nature-related materials from the University Libraries’ life sciences, maps and archival collections, Sept. 5 through Feb. 11.
IPhone blood tests to pet-proof trashcans: 2018 Summer Founders launch startups
8/23/18
From iPhone blood tests to pet-proof trashcans, the 2018 Summer Founders launched varied startups. The program gives student teams $10,000 each to work on their startup, social good or non-profit idea for the summer.
Resources available for Penn State's switch to Office 365
8/23/18
All students were transitioned by Penn State Information Technology (IT) over the summer to Office 365, the industry-leading email and calendaring system that will aid collaboration and innovation. There are a few steps users can take to access old emails and folders from Webmail that may not be immediately visible, due to previous account settings that may differ from account to account.
Arts and Architecture Information Technology gets creative with print tutorial
8/21/18
At the start of each school year, students in the Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture have to learn how to use the large-scale printers and plotters needed for their studio projects. This year, however, the production of a tutorial video became an opportunity for collaboration, humor and paying homage to the HBO series "Game of Thrones."