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Announcements

7/12/2019 – Ensure a wireless and wired connection

Alerts | Jul 11, 2019 at 2:10 pm

Between July 12 and July 19, faculty, staff, and students may see a pop-up regarding trusting the certificate when connecting to the wireless and/or wired network. There is no security risk when this pop-up appears and you should accept the certificate to continue. If you do not accept the certificate, you will not be able to connect to the campus network.

View the possible pop-ups here.

These certificates provide secure network access by identifying and encrypting your login credentials. In essence, they are digital passports, used to confirm that your device is connecting to the Wake Forest campus network.

Dropbox Enhancements – New Desktop App and G Suite Functionality

Announcements | Jul 01, 2019 at 3:35 pm

Attention Dropbox users! Now, you can create, access, and share cloud content like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides and Microsoft Office files within Dropbox.

The “new” Dropbox gives users the ability to take advantage of Dropbox storage and utilize the Google editor and interface within Dropbox. Enhancements include the ability for users to:

Create, access, and share cloud content like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides and Microsoft Office files within Dropbox.
Open .docx, .xlsx, or .pptx files from Dropbox in Docs, Sheets, or Slides, and save them back to Dropbox in their original format.

WFU Telephone Change to VoIP

Announcements | Jun 25, 2019 at 9:44 am

The campus telephone service carrier has changed to AT&T. This change was the last major task of the ongoing conversion from, and retirement of, the Nortel phone system to voice over IP, providing improved telephone services across campus, higher call sound quality, and an improved user experience.

What has changed:

Your phone number listing on your telephone’s display now includes a “+1” as well as your complete 10-digit number, rather than your 4-digit extension.
You can redial the last number called using the “Redial” softkey.
You can call from the “Recent Call List” without dialing the number.

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News

TechXploration 2019 is in the books!

News | Mar 28, 2019 at 4:46 pm

On Thursday, March 21, Information Systems hosted the 8th annual TechXploration! TechXploration provides members of our campus community a unique opportunity to share and see the many ways that technology is being incorporated into the classroom.

Each of the 30+ presentations were unique to a specific topic and incorporated posters, technology, videos, activities, and lots of engaging conversation! For 3 hours, approximately 200 faculty, students and staff interacted with one another, learning more about each other, both professionally and personally. Presenters and attendees engaged in animated conversations regarding the positive aspects and challenges encountered when using technology to enhance teaching, learning, and scholarship.

Your Workday Is Here

News | Jul 02, 2018 at 8:30 am

Workday Go-Live – July 2, 2018!

Announcements | Mar 06, 2018 at 3:53 pm

Check out “The Journey to Workday,” featuring The Deacon!

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