Friends and Colleagues,
Digital transformation employs technology to change culture, processes, and practices
in ways that fundamentally change how institutions operate and provide value to those
they serve. The Division of Digital Transformation (Dx) is actively working to deliver
delightful experiences to our campus community. By the beginning of fall semester 2021, we expect to provide the following new services:
- Students will receive new email addresses in the form first.last##@uvu.edu. This significant change will enable students to interact more fully with Microsoft
(MS) tools such as Outlook email, calendars, and Teams. Students will no longer use
email addresses in the form of my.uvu.edu.
- Improved password management tools and multi-factor authentication (MFA) for our Microsoft
collaboration tools will be in place for students. These enhancements will enable
all of us to work and interact more securely. For the time being, faculty and staff
will continue to use our current tools.
- Whether working on campus or remotely, faculty and staff will enjoy a modern voice
communication system with integrated collaboration tools. Dx will replace our current
phone system with voice communication through MS Teams. This will allow placing and
receiving phone calls via any device that runs MS Teams (laptop, desktop, smartphone,
or tablet) from anywhere with internet connectivity as if placed or received on campus.
Within the same timeframe, Dx and Marketing and Communications will provide the following
enhancements:
- Faculty may better showcase their scholarship, research, and other work through faculty
webpages. There will be standard pages for all faculty members that will show selected
information from Digital Measures. Faculty may also build custom pages with additional
functionality.
- Students, faculty, and staff will enjoy the intuitive navigation through an updated,
modern look and feel on the UVU website.
- Employees will appreciate an updated intranet (myUVU) to streamline internal communications
and provide access to information when, where, and how they need it.
Finally, Dx plans to introduce other improvements after the beginning of fall semester:
- A new student mobile app
- Personalized support through artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots
- Improved MS Teams classroom integrations
- An ability for students and faculty to selectively add class schedules to their Outlook
calendars
By early summer, we’ll have a website and other tools you can use to check the progress
of these projects and learn more. Watch for updates via email. We know change can
be challenging; we are developing training aids, documentation, and FAQ to help with
these and other upcoming transitions.
Best regards,
Dr. Kelly Flanagan
Vice President of Digital Transformation
Chief Information Officer
