Tag Archive: University of California
UC IT Blog
November 29, 2023
All ArticlesCanva, partnership, software, UC, University of California
Innovative partnership provides visual tools to more than 500,000 stakeholders across 10 UC campuses
This week, Canva, the world’s only all-in-one visual communication platform, announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the University of California (UC) to provide Canva’s full product suite…
Read more about University of California partners with Canva to provide universal access to visual communication tools
UC IT Blog
April 6, 2023
All ArticlesAdmissions, Amazon Web Services, applyUC, AWS, Judy Thai, UC Application, University of California
By Judy Thai. ApplyUC is the online web application that students use to apply for admission to the University of California’s nine undergraduate campuses. In 2020, UC dropped the requirement for standardized test scores like the SAT and ACT, and…
Read more about ApplyUC’s Successful, Super-fast Migration to AWS
UC IT Blog
March 16, 2023
All ArticlesAmazon Web Services, AWS, contract, PPA, Private Pricing Addendum, Thomas Trappler, UC, University of California
By Thomas Trappler. UC Systemwide Procurement is pleased to announce a new UC-wide Private Pricing Addendum (PPA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Effective January 1, 2023, this Addendum increases and extends existing discounts as detailed below. These improvements are the result…
Read more about Updated UC-wide agreement with Amazon Web Services provides improved discounts
UC IT Blog
March 7, 2023
All ArticlesCalUsource, DELL, IT sourcing committee, ITSC, Software Services Group, SSG, Systemwide Procurement, University of California, value added reseller, var
By Bala Balakumar. University of California Systemwide Procurement introduces a new UC-wide agreement with Dell as the new UC systemwide software value added reseller (aka VAR). This new agreement is in addition to the existing Dell hardware agreement. This new…
Read more about New UC systemwide agreement with Dell Technologies expands relationship to include software
UC IT News
February 3, 2023
All ArticlesAcademic, California Research and Education Network, CalREN, Jim Madden, UC San Diego, UC Tech Awards, UCSD, University of California
By Mark Hersberger. In September 1972, Jim Madden moved his wife and three-month-old baby halfway across the country to take a new position at UC San Diego. He admits being too naive to have had any long-term plan for how…
Read more about UC Tech Lifetime Impact Award Honoree Jim Madden Reflects on 50 Years at UC San Diego
UC IT Blog
February 1, 2023
All ArticlesBlack History Month, Chief Information Officer, collaboration, Community, diversity, Education, equity, inclusion, racial justice, UC Tech, UCOP, University of California
By Van Williams – Black History Month reflections and a request of the University of California technology community by University of California Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Van Williams. To the UC Tech Community: As we…
Read more about UC Tech Black History Month Challenge
UC IT Blog
November 24, 2021
All ArticlesCommunity, connections, gratitude, Happy Thanksgiving, ITS, Thanksgiving, UC Tech Exec, UCOP, UCOP ITS, University of California, Van Williams, Vice President of IT, VP
“UC Tech Exec” is a new series to give blog readers the opportunity to hear from executives from throughout the UC Tech community. The series is being launched with a heartfelt Thanksgiving message from Van Williams, the vice president for…
Read more about UC Tech Exec: A Thanksgiving Message from VP of IT Van Williams
UC IT Blog
April 14, 2021
All ArticlesCalifornia Community Colleges, California State University, CCC, CSU, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, Information Technology, Intersegmental, register, UC, University of California, webinar
Don’t miss the inaugural Intersegmental IT Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion on Thursday, April 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Technology professionals, and information technology in general, play a critical role in eliminating structural barriers to education….
Read more about Register for UC/CSU/CCC Joint Summit on DEI
