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Western Carolina University Division of ITWelcome to DoIT News
From updates on major projects and initiatives to the professional and educational achievements of our staff, our goal is to keep you informed on how we’re working to better serve you today and in the future. We welcome your feedback. If you have a question, comment or suggestion, please contact us.
Greetings from the CIO
I joined your community 5 months ago and I really appreciate how welcoming and collaborative you’ve all been. Between the Catamount school and Helene, I’ve witnessed first hand your talent and dedication for this campus and our mission. I look forward to supporting you and our continued partnership as we continue to build upon past successes! I hope you have a safe and restful holiday!
Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

Latest Updates
New Password Change Option for Expired Passwords
The IT Division is enabling a new password change feature that will be available to WCU faculty and staff from the shared login page of many applications (Office 365, GradesFirst, Curriculog, Qualtrics, Atomic Learning, OmniUpdate, etc.). The next time your password...
IT Service of the Month: Physical Computer Security
Each month, IT hi-lights a service. This month’s service is Physical Computer Security.
IT Service of the Month: Multi-factor Authentication
Each month, the Division of IT hi-lights a service provided to the campus. This month’s service is Microsoft Multi-factor Authentication (MMFA).
IT Service of the Month: File Collaboration
Each month, the Division of IT hi-lights a service. This month, we feature a new service- File Collaboration.
IT Service of the Month: Institutional Computer Purchases
Each month, the Division of IT hi-lights a service provided to the campus. This month’s service is: Institutional Computer Purchases.
University Growth and Demand for Services Reflected in “IT-by-the-Numbers”
With the growth in student and employee headcount, the demand for IT Services at Western Carolina University has increased. Below is a look at then (2009) and now.
WCU Faculty/Staff Email Blocks Executable Files
To prevent the spread of malicious software, WCU's implementation of Exchange Online Protection (EOP) blocks emails that have files with executable content as attachments. Examples of file types that would be blocked are .exe, .dll and .bat files. This block also...
Recent Email Phishing Scams
Email messages from compromised WCU faculty/staff accounts have recently been making the rounds, and these new phishing scams have affected WCU faculty, staff and students. In the most recent event which occurred on Thursday, March 5, the problem caused all on-campus...
2014-2015 Information Security Training Deadline is 3/31/2015
This year’s information security training needs to be completed by March 31, 2015. It should take you less than 30 minutes to complete, and there are two options available:
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