Computing Support Transition

Summary

The main focus will be on transitioning redundant services such as email, class management/grading and windows desktop support to University supported methods and applications.
- There will also be a focus on providing a better user experience and updated applications in many computing applications
- Computing support will also be available at greater

Contact Information

net@physics.umn.edu remains the main contact email
626-1139 should be used for urgent requests
PAN 370 is currently the main SPA support office

Jesse Bren is the Unit Service Leader (USL)
Chad Sullivan is the Transitional Service Leader (TSL)

Transitional Services Statuses

At this time no services have changed.

Service Transitions

Email and Collaboration Services

Email

Over time all email accounts will be migrated to University supported email services
The benefits to this are far reaching:
- Higher reliability/uptime
- Enhanced malicious email scanning
- Availability on multiple devices
- Time/Effort/Resources saved on local IT support
- Etc.
At this time there is no requirement to change, however many of these benefits can be realized simply by setting up email forwarding in MyPhys

Class Management

The University offers these services at no charge for the school as well as various training when necessary

Class Pages

Moodle is what has been used in the past
Canvas is what will likely be used in the future
CSE-IT and Physics IT are exploring options to move the class page archives to an updated website interface

Grades

This type of data is too sensitive to maintain on local servers and websites

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