By Judy Thai. For many of us, our professional lives and the lives of our students have moved online with the COVID-19 pandemic. But is that online world accessible to people with disabilities? As a university committed to diversity…
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By Yvonne Tevis. Did you know images in a website or document need “alt tags” to be accessible? Or that links should never be “here” or “read more?” Find out how and why through two new tip sheets from Siteimprove. Getting Started with the Basics The UC Electronic Accessibility Committee is partnering…
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By Jackie DiOrio. When working remotely, keep in mind that any records created or received on any device belong to the Regents of the University of California, and all UC records on personal devices are subject to eDiscovery and California…
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By Yvonne Tevis. To slow the spread of COVID-19, UC staff are working from home and classes are going online. Demand for remote work tools has skyrocketed. “I should have bought stock in Zoom” is a common refrain. Fortunately, the…
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By Jeané Blunt. The first few days of working from home were great. I got to wear my flannel pajama pants, snuggle with my dog on my lunch break, and ditch the morning commute. Well, now I’m a few weeks into…
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December 18, 2019 All Articles 0
By Yvonne Tevis. This is the story of how three UC employees – from three separate campuses – got what they wanted because they worked together. What did they want? As process improvement people, they wanted tools. Specifically, a tool…
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December 11, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Thomas Trappler. Since 2013, the UC wide agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) (Agreement# UCOP-19) has made AWS products available for use under terms and conditions aligned with UC’s needs, policy, and the law. Effective October 1, 2019,…
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October 30, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By David Rusting. As I reflect on UC’s journey managing cyber-risk, particularly over the past four years, I’m proud of our collective accomplishments. Two weeks ago, I was able to share UC’s approach, experiences, and lessons’ learned with higher education…
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September 25, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Judy Thai. In November 2018, over 217,000 high school and transfer students submitted undergraduate applications to the University of California. 75,000 of them submitted their applications on the last day — and 11,000 in the last hour. That’s a…
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July 24, 2019 All Articles, Feature Articles 0
By Yvonne Tevis. About one year ago, UC struck amazing deals with IT infrastructure companies – deals that likely will save the university up to $16M a year for five years. It’s true, UC Procurement rocks negotiation. But UC also…
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