Thank you to everyone who was so patient with your laptop exchange. Exchanging a laptop is a stressful task, and we hope the newly improved laptop exchange process has alleviated some of the anxiety. If we can improve anything further, feel free to drop us a line and let us know how we can serve you and the SPS Community better in the future. Again, we thank you for the opportunity to serve you. By now, all new Lenovo model laptops have been deployed to those who were scheduled for a laptop refresh. The next laptop cycle will begin anew sometime in the Winter quarter of 2025. If you are eligible for a laptop refresh, the next groups will receive an email invite to schedule an appointment with SPS-IT to swap out your old laptop with a new one. The same laptops are scheduled to be ordered at the end of the Fall 2024 quarter, so stay tuned for more updates as more information becomes available.
More Tips and Tricks from SPS-IT available NOW! Newly updated tips and tricks are now available. This page has been updated with the most recent items for all Faculty/Staff/Students to use on technology and more around Northwestern SPS. These instructions are updated continuously so stay or come back to this site for new and updated information that may help you. Come check out the latest instructions especially for the new University Printers/Copiers: https://sites.northwestern.edu/spsit/instructions/
SPS-IT & SPS-Facilities Halloween Trick-OR-Treat: Thank You Everyone who came to visit us during the 2nd Annual SPS Chicago Campus Trick or Treat event. Especially all who stopped by for your very own goodie bag treat! See what was inside in photos below.
Daylight Savings Time has ended but certainly not forgotten. All of the SPS Classrooms within Wieboldt Hall now has an atomic clock. These clocks (shown in photo above) are considered the most accurate timekeeping devices in the world. Our clocks look like a typical clock and some would say these clocks look “old style”, but almost all would say these clocks keep the perfect time. Rest assured, these clocks are not radioactive nor are there any nuclear power, just battery power. The accuracy comes from radio frequency waves in the air from Fort Collins, Colorado. So for now, the classroom clocks within Wieboldt Hall are more accurate than before. To learn more, checkout the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnAL_A-eb_w OR you may read more from NIST: https://www.nist.gov/atomic-clocks/how-do-atomic-clocks-work
Wieboldt Commons Update: New kitchenette appliances have arrived and the Office Spaces are now being setup! Feel free to enter the 2nd Floor or 2nd Floor Mezzanine (2M) spaces. WildCard access only into the 2nd FL space is expected, but the 2M space remains fully open. The kitchenette now has a fully functional fridge, microwave, and water dispenser for student use. Come check out the space and the newly installed appliances.
Cyber Security Awareness Month of October has concluded, remember to be vigilant in all online activities for the remainder of the year and beyond. As a refresher, the archive of all newsletters are found in the links below. The Cyber-Security Awareness Month activities are found in the following link: News Archive – Oct 2024
Link to: News Archive -Sept 2024