IT Advisory Board meeting - March 2019

1. Ideas for IST Communications: 

  • Campus Life Fair 
  • Swag (stickers, etc.)
  • Quick Video updates: Where is the helpdesk? How do I install Office 365? 
  • Use Google Trends / Reddit posts to pick topics for videos, promo campaigns 

2. Where can IST improve?

  • Quest update: Mobile buttons don’t scale properly on desktop)
  • Why does uPrint need VPN access to use? 
  • Allow vpn to route all traffic
  • Learn should be easier to use 
  • Waterloo Works is not intuitive (should be summary view …applied, shortlisted, viewed, rejected)
  • IT Advisory Board needs more awareness across campus
  • Wi-Fi mobility (disconnected when walking between buildings)
  • Downtime of servers / networks outside of business hours
  • DC WiFi is really slow and barely works
  • Better structure in leads – it is difficult to navigate, old jobs still show as available even if they are closed
  • Would be great to have recorded lectures availiable to view on Learn

3. What things are IST doing well?

  • Wi-Fi network generally works 
  • Printing in library – printers are quick
  • We appreciate Lynda.com (around half our group had used it )
  • Portal hackathon is a great idea