On March 14, 2021 multi-factor authentication (MFA) will be required on PAWS for UWM students. MFA was first introduced to students last semester when it was enabled on Office 365. Since adding MFA to Office 365, students and the University… Read More
Implementing Teams Calling has been a continued project at UWM spanning several years. Moving to a cloud-based system that offered the latest in technology, while providing cost savings to the University, has been a long and ongoing journey. Due to… Read More
With over 33.9 million files saved, UWM already knows that OneDrive is the ultimate file storing solution. Fun fact: UWM has almost six times more documents saved to OneDrive than there are people living in Wisconsin. For those who are… Read More
Phase 1 of the Teams Calling Project will be completed at the end of February. Almost all UWM faculty and staff members who had individual UWM campus telephone numbers have now either had their 229 numbers moved from the Centrex… Read More
For security purposes, the password for the UWM Visitor WiFi network is updated each year. This network is for visitors to UWM — those guests visiting campus who do not have an ePantherID. Students, faculty, and staff should continue to… Read More
In April 2020 Microsoft announced that they will be rebranding from Office 365 to Microsoft 365 Apps. This change is ongoing, and Microsoft has been working to update their materials to reflect this branding change. In an effort to align with… Read More
The Briefing email is a new feature from Microsoft that allows you to look ahead and plan your workday. This message is sent at the beginning of the day and contains a short synopsis of the general tasks, requests, follow-ups, documents, and meetings that are occurring. … Read More
Multi-factor authentication has been added to the Office 365 environment (Outlook, OneDrive, etc.) for students currently enrolled at UWM. Any eligible student who has yet to enroll in MFA will be prompted to sign-up when they next log into Office… Read More
Microsoft has added new functionality to Teams meetings to make it even easier for working groups to collaborate creatively. Microsoft Whiteboard is a presentation mode that allows for sketching, storyboarding, and other creative brainstorming during Teams meetings. To start doodling during meetings, follow these instructions: Join any Teams Meeting. Select the Share Content button… Read More
Adobe Creative Cloud The temporary Adobe Creative Cloud licenses provided to students during the 2020 Spring and Summer semesters have expired effective August 20, 2020. As many students continue to work remotely, students are still able to access Adobe via… Read More