/channels/news_feeds/all/term/admin/rss en /channels/channels/news/microsoft-365-license-deactivation-warnings-362114 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p>IT Services recently migrated many Webex softphone users to Teams Phone.</p> <p>As a result, users may have received a message from Microsoft stating their license will be deactivated soon. (See screenshot above.) <b>It is a legitimate message from Microsoft.</b></p> <p>All ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ faculty and staff are assigned Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to applications such as Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and Excel. As part of the recent migration, IT Services changed the <b>type</b> of Microsoft 365 license assigned to some users.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/microsoft365_license_screenshot.jpg?itok=6rV4LL3J" width="160" height="88" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:54:10 +0000 webfull 205408 at /channels /channels/channels/news/do-not-use-readai-mcgill-purposes-362001 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="#francais"><i>La version française suit.</i></a></p> <p>We have received reports of a Read.AI bot attending or attempting to attend online meetings organized by ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ faculty and staff. The bot uses generative AI to create a text summarizing a meeting’s discussions and decisions; it then shares a link to that document with all participants.</p> <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ must vet all IT solutions to ensure they safeguard data privacy and security. <strong>Read.AI has not been approved for teaching, research, or administrative activities at the University.</strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:56:31 +0000 webfull 205290 at /channels /channels/channels/news/teams-phone-replacing-webex-softphone-361746 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>We are transitioning Webex softphone users to Teams Phone throughout December. Our IT team will contact individual users to provide specific timelines. </p> <p>The benefits of switching to Teams Phone include:  </p> <ul> <li> <p>Reduced costs   </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Same calling functionality as Webex (internal and external calling)  </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>Keeping existing phone numbers  </p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li> <p>The University is already using the platform for internal calling, meetings, and collaboration </p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:24:19 +0000 webfull 205013 at /channels /channels/channels/news/resolved-mercury-online-course-evaluation-system-currently-down-361704 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Update - Monday, December 2, 2024 - Afternoon:</strong></p> <p>Mercury online course evaluation system is back online.</p> <p><strong>Original announcement - Monday, December 2, 2024 - Morning:</strong></p> <p>We regret to inform you that the Mercury online course evaluation system is currently down due to unforeseen technical issues. IT Services is working to resolve the problem as quickly as possible.</p> <p>Staff and students will not be able to access Mercury during this time.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">29 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:44:36 +0000 webfull 204966 at /channels /channels/channels/news/update-successful-banner-inb-and-minerva-are-now-and-running-355381 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><b>UPDATE SUCCESSFUL:</b></p> <p>We would like to thank you for your patience during the recent Banner downtime.</p> <p>The scheduled upgrade has been successfully completed and all related systems are now up and running!</p> <hr /> <p><b>ORIGINAL MESSAGE posted on March 12, 2023:</b></p> <p><i>La version française suit.</i></p> <p>IT Services is preparing for a required upgrade to Banner. Upgrading our systems on a regular basis is a fundamental activity that ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ does to ensure we get the most functionality and security out of our tools and systems. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:09:32 +0000 webfull 197726 at /channels /channels/channels/news/administrative-staff-updates-301676 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>The Human Resources Office in the Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the latest updates to Administrative and Support Staff positions within the Faculty. Join us in wishing your colleagues well as they continue their important work in the Faculty.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2019</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Oct 2019 15:13:52 +0000 webfull 154385 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill-university-receives-22-million-donation-canadian-credit-management-foundation-and-marcel-desa-17559 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">17 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2005</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:00:05 +0000 webfull 125538 at /channels /channels/news/mcgill%E2%80%99s-spending-security-responsible-and-effective-217168 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Following media reports on its spending on security during student unrest earlier this year, ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ reiterates that this spending was both responsible and effective, said Olivier Marcil, Vice-Principal (Communications and External Relations).</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">9 </span><span class="month">July </span><span class="year">2012</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:21:30 +0000 webfull 88324 at /channels /channels/news/lessons-us-also-canada-report-us-universities-216659 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Report by blue-ribbon panel, including ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Principal Munroe-Blum, highlights links between world-class research universities and future prosperity</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/216659_Arts%20Building%20Flag.jpg?itok=g67am052" width="160" height="68" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2012</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:21:20 +0000 webfull 88312 at /channels /channels/news/election-day-september-4-2012-217424 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2012</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:15:56 +0000 mark.styles@ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ.Ca 78117 at /channels