/it/taxonomy/term/5/all en /it/channels/news/banner-inb-minerva-myprogress-mythesis-mcgill-marketplace-unavailable-weekend-feb-14-16-363518 <p>IT Services is preparing for a required upgrade to Banner. Upgrading our systems on a regular basis is a fundamental activity that º«¹úÂãÎè does to ensure we get the most functionality and security out of our tools and systems. </p> <p>The downtime for the upgrade is scheduled to start on <b>Friday, February 14, at 4:00 PM </b>and end on <b>Sunday, February 16, at 23:59 PM</b></p> Fri, 07 Feb 2025 21:00:07 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46420 at /it /it/channels/news/resolve-wifi-service-disruption-362990 <p>IT Services has restored WiFi services on campus. Thank you for your patience and understanding.</p> <p> </p> Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:07:25 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46404 at /it /it/channels/news/possible-service-interruption-telephone-and-fax-services-scheduled-maintenance-jan-29-8pm-11pm-362974 <p>Due to scheduled maintenance on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 between 8 PM and 11 PM, users may experience short service interruptions when using º«¹úÂãÎè's telephone system and the Xmedius Fax service during this time.</p> Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:10:32 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 46400 at /it /it/channels/news/have-you-spotted-these-clues-your-mcgill-email-362752 <p>Attackers, scammers, marketers: these days they’re all taking advantage of AI to generate polished, typo-free content. Figuring out if an email is legitimate has definitely become more challenging. But when you access your º«¹úÂãÎè email through Microsoft Outlook, you benefit from several extra features that help protect you from phishing.</p> <p><b>Keep an eye out for: phishing safety tips</b></p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:46:13 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46391 at /it /it/channels/news/learn-how-use-copilot-ai-module-now-mycourses-362558 <p>Microsoft Copilot is a generative AI tool that can help you write texts, generate images, translate texts into other languages, and much more.  Learn how to access this powerful tool and use its main features with our self-paced introductory online module on myCourses. Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, as well as a discussion of ethical AI practices, you’ll be well-equipped to use Copilot productively and responsibly.</p> Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:03:29 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46325 at /it /it/channels/news/back-online-mercury-online-course-evaluations-students-362734 <p><strong>Mercury is now back online and available.</strong></p> <p>The Mercury: Online Course Evaluations for Students was not be available from Monday, January 20th at 11:00 AM to Friday, January 30th at 10:00AM for maintenance.</p> <p>For more information on Mercury, please consult this <a href="https://mcgill.service-now.com/itportal?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0010850">knowledge base article</a>. </p> Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:07:35 +0000 stephane.boivin@mcgill.ca 46390 at /it /it/channels/news/microsoft-365-license-deactivation-warnings-362114 <p> </p> <p>IT Services recently migrated many Webex softphone users to Teams Phone.</p> <p>As a result, users may have received a message from Microsoft stating their license will be deactivated soon. (See screenshot above.) <b>It is a legitimate message from Microsoft.</b></p> <p>All º«¹úÂãÎè faculty and staff are assigned Microsoft 365 licenses that provide access to applications such as Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, Word, and Excel. As part of the recent migration, IT Services changed the <b>type</b> of Microsoft 365 license assigned to some users.</p> Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:47:49 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46317 at /it /it/channels/news/do-not-use-readai-mcgill-purposes-362001 <p><a href="#francais"><i>La version française suit.</i></a></p> <p>We have received reports of a Read.AI bot attending or attempting to attend online meetings organized by º«¹úÂãÎè faculty and staff. The bot uses generative AI to create a text summarizing a meeting’s discussions and decisions; it then shares a link to that document with all participants.</p> <p>º«¹úÂãÎè must vet all IT solutions to ensure they safeguard data privacy and security. <strong>Read.AI has not been approved for teaching, research, or administrative activities at the University.</strong></p> Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:55:29 +0000 james.c.martin@mcgill.ca 46299 at /it /it/channels/event/ltl-2-office-365-forms-and-surveys-337282 <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>NOTE:</strong> Due to the pandemic, this course will be held remotely, via Webex or MS Teams. You will be provided information on how to attend once you register.</p> Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:31:38 +0000 andrew.collier@mcgill.ca 44877 at /it /it/channels/event/creating-accessible-documents-microsoft-365-335264 <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>NOTE:</strong> This course will be held remotely via MS Teams. You will be provided information on how to attend once you register.</p> Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:08:04 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 44740 at /it /it/channels/event/creating-accessible-documents-microsoft-365-356139 <hr /> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This course will be held remotely via MS Teams. You will be provided information on how to attend once you register.</p> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:48:24 +0000 andrew.collier@mcgill.ca 45923 at /it /it/channels/event/ltl-2-office-365-forms-and-surveys-357920 <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>NOTE:</strong> This course will be held remotely. You will be provided information on how to attend once you register.</p> Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:01:45 +0000 sara.distefano@mcgill.ca 46021 at /it /it/channels/news/secure-version-microsoft-copilot-available-mcgill-community-357835 <p>º«¹úÂãÎè offers a secure version of Microsoft Copilot that protects our data using Commercial or Enterprise Data Protection (secure). Microsoft Copilot, formerly known as Bing Chat or Bing Chat for Enterprise, is an AI tool built into Microsoft Edge. </p> <p>By engaging with the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot, you can: </p> Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:01:49 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 46019 at /it /it/channels/event/cms-504-d2-space-contributors-and-coordinators-330356 <hr /> <p class="note"><strong>NOTE:</strong> This course is held remotely, via MS Teams. You will be provided information on how to attend once you register.</p> Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:30:18 +0000 joyce.sabados@mcgill.ca 44433 at /it /it/channels/news/updates-mycredstm-enhanced-etranscript-and-document-sharing-students-361797 <p>We’re excited to share new features to <a href="https://mycreds.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="//mycreds.ca/. Click or tap if you trust this link.">MyCreds<sup>TM</sup></a>, the platform accessed through the ES Services (Enrolment Services eStore & MyCreds<sup>TM</sup>) in Minerva, that allows students to securely share documents such as electronic transcripts, custom letters, documents, and forms. </p> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:43:57 +0000 jessica.jones2@mcgill.ca 46293 at /it