An update to UWinsite Student will necessitate the system to be offline on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 10 to 11 a.m. A GT eForms upgrade and security patches will occur during the planned maintenance.
Users may need to clear their cache after the update. Should users continue to have difficulty accessing the UWinsite Student after the update, contact the Information Technology Service Desk by:
New and existing content editors who maintain official UWindsor websites are invited to attend online Drupal training on Thursday, Feb. 9.
“New UWindsor web editors are required to take the training to maintain and start building webpages, while more seasoned web editors could use the opportunity learn how to organize their content more effectively,” says Rob Aitkens, web development team lead. “This session focuses on fundamentals and helps our web editors create accessible and interesting content.”
Faculty and staff, including student employees, can sign up to attend the online Drupal 7 + Web Accessibility Basic Training on Thursday, February 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.
The UWindsor Research Data Management Steering Committee invites the campus community to provide feedback on the current draft of its Institutional Research Data Management Strategy.
The strategy is a requirement of the Tri-Agency’s 2021 Research Data Management Policy which requires institutions who receive CIHR, NSERC, or SSHRC funds to create and share its strategy by March 2023.
The steering committee is a collaboration between the Leddy Library, the Office of Research and Innovation Services, Information Technology Services, and the Research Ethics Board, in consultation with the University of Windsor Research Data Management Faculty Advisory Group and other key campus stakeholders, particularly Indigenous scholars.
This institutional strategy is intended to share strengths, priorities, and commitment to research data management. It outlines current and planned capacity for research data management at the University of Windsor and underscores key strategic areas for future consideration, including:
Development of a strategy is the first step in meeting the Tri-Agency’s current requirements. The consultation process will identify action items to support its successful implementation, including identifying areas requiring resource investments and areas of shared responsibility.
The strategy will evolve over time to be responsive to the needs of the research community and developments in the national research data ecosystem. Campus community feedback will inform this evolution and future implementation activities during the move towards implementing scalable infrastructure, services, and practices.
Click here to review the draft and provide feedback by Wednesday, Feb. 15.
The University’s firewall hardware upgrade has been rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21, from 7 to 10:30 a.m. This will make unavailable University systems, including external interdependent systems and internet access.
The maintenance period should not extend beyond 10:30 a.m. However, if there is an issue, extended outages may occur for some systems. Communication will be shared with the affected system users should the need arise, and updates will be posted on the IT Services System Status and Notification webpage.
The firewall hardware upgrade is necessary for IT Services to maintain UWindsor’s technology infrastructure and data security.
UWindsor employees have options besides Adobe Acrobat Pro to create and work with files in Portable Document Format.
A change by Adobe to the way it licenses Acrobat Pro software has prompted some to wonder whether they need it.
Most daily tasks related to PDF files can be done using built-in options or other software:
Users who find they still need a licence for Acrobat Pro can find details in the Licensing Request knowledge base article.
