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Read recent news articles, blogs, and announcements featuring IT at UIC. Articles share best practices, important UIC IT news, service announcements and keeps you updated on the innovative and exciting IT services and projects we are working on.

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LinkedIn Learning March Challenge: Celebrating Women

Posted on March 01, 2021

International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. In some countries, the entire month of March is declared Women’s History Month to highlight the…

The New Unified IT Website

Posted on February 20, 2021

The new unified IT at UIC website aims to optimize communication channels and share academic IT information, resources, and news in a way that is most effective for the UIC community, while also…

Introducing the UIC Help Center

Crystal Ortega | Posted on February 15, 2021

Technology Solutions is proud to introduce the new UIC Help Center, a modern, mobile-friendly service management tool that provides a one-stop-shop to get support, request services, and find answers to frequently asked questions!

LinkedIn Learning February Challenge: Honoring Black History Month

Posted on February 05, 2021

Black History Month celebrates the achievements and impact of African Americans in the U.S. and across the world. During this time, we recognize and pay homage to the contributions, innovations, and trailblazers within the…

Congratulating Cynthia Herrera Lindstrom on Her Retirement as UIC CIO: Interview

Posted on February 02, 2021

In the not so distant past when our campuses were sprawling with life, and remote collaboration tools like Zoom and Blackboard were not as popular, one would find Cynthia Herrera Lindstrom in back…

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Netiquette & Best Practices: Make the Most of Online Learning

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on February 01, 2021

Keep this “Netiquette” framework and its guidelines in mind as you participate in your online course.

Improved Wi-Fi on East & West Campus

Anthe Mitrakos | Posted on February 01, 2021

Technology Solutions is happy to announce that enhanced outdoor Wi-Fi coverage is now available on East campus, soon to be followed by West campus locations.

Gradescope Available: Streamline & Standardize Assessments & Grading

Crystal Ortega | Posted on January 18, 2021

Learning Technology Solutions (LTS) is excited to announce that a university-wide license for Gradescope is now available! Gradescope is an online rubric-based grading tool that can speed up and streamline grading, improve grading consistency.

New Year Challenge with LinkedIn Learning

Crystal Ortega | Posted on January 04, 2021

The New Year is a time full of optimism and possibility when we reflect, we dream big, and we set goals for the future. However, research suggests that while about half of us…

Choosing the Right Web-Conferencing Tool

Crystal Ortega | Posted on December 28, 2020

If you are teaching courses online, there can be an overwhelming amount of web conferencing and online collaboration tools you can use to share course content, communicate with students, and encourage discussion. Many…