UNLV students interested in pursuing a technology career talked to IT leaders from the Office of Information Technology (OIT) during the Involvement Fair on Sept. 6 that spanned the Academic Mall, Alumni Amphitheatre, and Pida Plaza.

Kivanc Oner, vice president for digital transformation & chief information officer, and several members of the OIT leadership team connected with students about their interest in IT. They also encouraged students to apply for jobs that are available within the department.

Safiyya Bintali is attending the Educause Annual Conference this October in Chicago, Ill. after being awarded the Professional Pipeline Student Scholarship by Educause.

Thousands of new students got a smart start with campus technology during Rebel Ready Week that was held Aug. 21 through Aug. 25. UNLV’s newest event helped incoming first-year students learn about campus and services available to them before kicking off their college experience.

Just in time for the fall semester beginning on Aug. 28, major updates have occurred to some of our popular technology services.

Employees from the office of information technology (OIT) attended Splunk’s .conf from July 17 to July 20 at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nev. The annual conference allowed IT, security, and DevOps professionals to explore Splunk products to improve security for their organization.

With over 200 sessions offered, OIT employees are bringing back new strategies, best practices, and other information to ensure UNLV systems remain secure and stay up and running, despite disruptions. They also connected with peers to learn how they use Splunk to build digital resilience.

Frank Alaimo and Andy Borts from the office of information technology’s instructional technology technology services team participated in a fireside chat hosted by Panopto on July 14 as part of the vendor’s private revenue kickoff event at Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev.

Alethea Inns was recognized by the UNLV Women’s Council for her service to the Health & Safety Task Force, which began in March 2023. The subcommittee is focused on enhancing support for the health and well-being of everyone on campus.

The associate instructional technology support specialist for the office of information technology is already contributing to the task force’s new initiatives. She suggested additional resources for the Employee Assistance Program, trauma-informed approaches for campus, and some fitness group activities.

Employees from the office of information technology attended DrupalCon 2023 from June 5 through June 8 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. DrupalCon is an international event that celebrates those who develop, design, and support the Drupal platform. This platform serves as the content management system for the official UNLV and UNLV IT website.

The office of information technology’s Frank Alaimo, interim manager of classroom technology services, and Andy Borts, senior instructional technology support specialist, participated in a live stream about how UNLV uses lecture capture on June 13 during InfoComm 2023.

When Jacquee deJesus (‘09 BA Interdisciplinary Studies and ‘11 MA Educational Leadership) signed up for a new professional development opportunity, the academic advisor wanted to learn more about campus resources so she could better support students. She never imagined the amount of valuable information she’d obtain after touring campus with employees from the office of information technology as part of an micro-externship program.