LEARN (D2L’s Brightspace) will continue to be the Learning Management System at the University of Waterloo for the next five years
Video Recordings from Stream may now be in your OneDrive account
IST has launched a new webitie/portal to provide convenient access to the IT services available to support research computing at Waterloo.
Visit the IT Services for Researchers site to discover more about the services available to you at both a Faculty and institutional level.
The campus community is mourning the loss of friend and colleague Cassie Bechard, who passed away June 24.
Microsoft 365 apps are not appearing on the home screen after logging in via portal.office.com. Until the issue is resolved, individuals can log in via https://myapps.microsoft.com/ to access their M365 apps.
Effective April 30, 2023, the IST-hosted individual user network drives and related profiles for employees ('fileu' and 'filep') and students ('files' and 'fileq') in the Faculties of Arts, Environment, Health, and Science will no longer be offered.
Postponed: On Monday, January 30, 2023, a one-year retention policy will be implemented for Microsoft Teams Chats (i.e., private 1:1 chats, group chat messages). Posts to a Channel and other Teams data will not be impacted.
IST has procured a limited number of NVivo licenses. This software is available upon request to University of Waterloo faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate at no additional cost, for learning, teaching, or research purposes.
Information Systems & Technology (IST) has updated the hybrid work and technology guidelines. Read more about the recommended meeting guidelines, meeting styles and hybrid meeting resources, work equipment guidelines, and secure computing practices.
Information Systems & Technology has started a Microsoft 365 (M365) changes and highlights blog. Visit the blog to learn what’s new with M365 apps and how these changes and/or new features can enhance your experience with the platform and improve the way you connect and collaborate with peers.