Tech Bytes

Teams and contributors across UTO were invited to submit for the latest Culture Check-in  this past spring as a way to reflect on the organizational culture in light of UTO 2.1.
Student Panel at Digital Trust Summit
Encompassing everything from cybersecurity to technology enablers like blockchain and more, digital trust centers on the confidence, flexibility and empowerment in the relationships between individuals and organizations. 
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Curious what a career in digital trust (DT) looks like? Whether you’re a student interested in a career in cybersecurity or information technology or you’re looking to switch or advance your career, it’s helpful to have some inside information on…
2021 ShapingEDU Unconference
Educators, students, technology leaders, faculty members — anyone who wants to hone their skills in grappling with the unknown mysteries impacting learning — are invited to virtually attend ShapingEDU’s 2021 Unconference.
Chris Richardson joins ADE as Interim CIO
UTO is sharing some exciting news about one of our leaders. Our own Chris Richardson  has agreed to take on an interim role at the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) as their Chief Information Officer through the end of the calendar year. His…
On June 24, from 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. MST, the Experience Center will be unable to answer calls as a software update is underway.You may still call the Experience Center to reserve a place in the queue, opting for the “callback” option when…
As it heads towards the end of June 2021, UTO is usually looking to the end of its fiscal year. But with a shift to a simpler structure following the calendar year, there’s a bit of a discrepancy in what to call those six months leading up to 2022.…
Over 100 ASU faculty and staff deepened their understanding of workplace diversity, inclusion and belonging during the two-hour Radical Empathy workshop this past week. Facilitated by Christine Whitney Sanchez with the support of Danielle B.
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The 24/7, 365 ASU Experience Center is known for its wide array of services available at any hour. Now, it has enabled a fresh feature designed to enhance convenience and speed of service, further cementing its role as an efficient pillar of support…
As a monthly series of speaker spotlights, ASU’s Innov8  addresses new topics in the technology space that are imminently shaping the future. May’s installment was no different, as Adiraj Gupta, President of Impact Launchpad, shared his insights on…
From June 15-17, participants will engage in a series of activities designed to shape the future of digital trust in education and the education-to-workforce systems.As part of Arizona State University’s commitment to developing the concept of…
Powerhouse Panel at Empower 2021
What does it mean to be a female leader in technology? How has the workforce landscape evolved over the last two decades, and what challenges still remain? These are just some of the questions posed during the Powerhouse Panel: Women in Tech…
Motivated. Informed. Connected. These are a few examples of the participants’ responses to their experience at Empower 2021, the fourth annual gathering of ASU’s IT community. Throughout the course of the two-day virtual conference, over 600…
GIT student graduates
As part of ASU’s Digital Backpack, the Adobe Creative Cloud is a creation tool for students across many disciplines. Its use prepares them for a number of professional settings that set the suite, which includes software like Spark, Photoshop,…
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Beginning May 15, Google will begin retiring the URL shortener platform that the links.asu.edu service is hosted on. On Saturday, this service will switch over to read-only followed by decommissioning all together on June 15.
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of the UTO Newsroom category Modern Workforce, which will explore, surface and contextualize the journey to and through UTO 2.1.
The relevance of culture in an organization cannot be overstated. With intentional frameworks in place, leaders and innovators alike can develop their own unique cultures in which their teams flourish. The question then is “How does an organization…
In a time when data security breaches, cookie workarounds and advertising browser tracking take place every day, how much trust do you have in organizations to keep your information safe online? Moreover, how much trust do you have in institutions,…