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Dear CCNY Faculty, Staff and Students: REMINDER As per the August 24, 2020, communication from the Offices of the Provost and VP of Operations all individuals entering the campus must have prior authorization do so.  Additionally, all authorized individuals must complete the health screening questionnaire prior to coming to campus by utilizing the Everbridge Health Screen application on their smartphone. The processes and directions for requesting access and downloading the Everbridge Health Screen application can be found in the Provost's and VP of… Read More »


Dear CCNY Staff, Working at a distance, while offering new advantages to establish innovative approaches to our daily work, also means adding new contact methods for each of us who work with the general campus public, including new student prospects.  As we look at ways to ensure the continuity of our work, we recognize that the issue of managing incoming calls and voicemail responses is a high priority for the college. It is imperative that we maintain communications with our community, even when working from a distance.  I realize that the logistics of… Read More »


CIS Training is pleased to announce that we are offering an enhanced schedule of training webinars on Microsoft Office 365 products through May 27, 2020.  Please note that only a limited number of these sessions are offered, and seats are available on a first-come basis. You can register for these training sessions here. Please feel free to contact  CISTraning@cuny.edu  with any questions. Session Description Date Time Forms Introduction to the Office 365 tool for creating surveys and quizzes… Read More »


Dear Colleagues, Please see the schedule below for this week’s training on CUNY’s cloud solutions.  If you have any questions or need additional support, please feel free to reach out to CISTraining@cuny.edu Webinar schedule for this week – registration here (log in with your CUNY Login, Firstname.Lastname##@login.cuny.edu ): New! Microsoft Power Automate (Flow) – Tuesday, April 14 @ 2pm Dropbox – Wednesday, April 15 @ 1pm  MS OneDrive – Thursday, April 16 @10 am  MS Teams – Thursday, April 16 @ 2pm  New! MS Teams and SharePoint for… Read More »


Dear Faculty and Staff, The following is a notice from CUNY Computer Information Services' (CIS) Chief Information Officer, Brian Cohen.​​ Recently, the use of the Zoom video and audio conferencing tool has raised serious privacy and security issues. Hackers have taken advantage of the unsecured use of Zoom to intrude on calls and post offensive speech and images, known as “Zoom bombing.” As a result of this behavior, the FBI has issued warnings about its use, several State Attorneys General, have begun investigations, and the NYC Department of Education has ordered teachers to… Read More »


OIT will host Zoom webinar demonstrations to provide a basic overview of key features using the Zoom conferencing platform.  Each session is intended to support CCNY faculty with their distance learning instruction and enhance remote operations for administrative offices.  Zoom Features Zoom Settings Share Zoom Window Host/Co Host Privileges  Waiting Room Breakout Room Share Screen Remote Control Annotation Record Meeting Dates & Times Monday, March 30th at 11am Tuesday, March 31st at 11am Join by Computer Visit https://zoom.us/j/… Read More »


Dear Faculty Staff and Students, Reservation Desk is now closed for daily operations. For those who are still in need of a device, please send an email to imedia@ccny.cuny.edu . Please leave your City College email address along with your contact number and name. We will reach out to you with a date that we will be able to accommodate your request. Thank you for your patience. Sincerely, Ken Ihrer Vice President of Operations Chief Information Officer The City College of New York


Dear Faculty, Students and Staff, This memo supersedes all previous memos on laptop and tablet loaners.  The IT Reservations Desk will be taking appointments for you to pick up a laptop or tablet, while supplies last, this Monday through Wednesday from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM.  Due to our mandate to reduce crowds, only 20 people per hour will be allowed to sign up for a spot.  To reserve a time for you to pick up a device, please go to https://portal.ccny.cuny.edu/depts/oit/devicereservation/ and reserve your spot.  Once devices are gone, we will notify those… Read More »


As a COVID-19 response, Texas Instruments is offering free six-month calculator emulator software subscriptions to teachers and students for TI-84 Plus, TI-30XS, TI-34 MultiView, and TI-Nspire CX calculators. Calculator guide books and tutorials are available online as well. Ken Ihrer Vice President of Operations Chief Information Officer The City College of New York


Dear Faculty, Students and Staff, This memo supersedes all previous memos on laptop and tablet loaners.  The IT Reservations Desk will be taking appointments for you to pick up a laptop or tablet, while supplies last, this Monday through Wednesday from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM.  Due to our mandate to reduce crowds, only 20 people per hour will be allowed to sign up for a spot.  To reserve a time for you to pick up a device, please go to https://portal.ccny.cuny.edu/depts/oit/devicereservation/ and reserve your spot.  Once devices are gone, we will notify those… Read More »


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Last Updated: 12/16/2020 17:43