On September 17, 2024, OIT will roll out another improvement for Sitecore to enhance our Search Engine Optimization (SEO). As mentioned in SMU.edu and SEO: A Constant Evolution, improving our website’s SEO will increase its visibility in Google, Bing, and other search engines. To help reach that goal, OIT is standardizing the use of lowercase characters in our URLs and is now ready to implement the change to Sitecore for links created with the internal link feature.
For those of you who are not Sitecore authors, currently, when Sitecore’s internal link feature generates a link, Continue reading Web Team To Improve SEO with Sitecore Update
A recent bug introduced with Windows updates is impacting the ability for users to “sign out” after logging into a domain-joined device, including all classrooms and labs. While Microsoft has acknowledged this bug was introduced with KB5041585 that impacts Azure Hybrid Joined devices by creating a broken Start menu, a complete fix will not be released by Microsoft until the end of 
In our Canvas Plus Monthly, we discuss the new features and enhancements available in the Canvas LMS and any updates to academic technology/software that are integrated into Canvas. This month, we look at new updates to course discussions and their summaries, a new smart search, the ability to set availability times for files, and more. Unless otherwise specified, all Canvas updates will be available within Canvas by the 3rd weekend of the month. 
OIT implemented a Single Sign-On (SSO) service in 2012 using the Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP). Since then, SSO has made accessing SMU services more efficient by reducing the need to log in separately to every online SMU service. Since that introduction, many significant improvements to user authentication technologies have been made. OIT plans to stay ahead of these advancements and introduce new features as they become available.
We are excited to announce that as of today, August 1, 2024, SMU has transitioned from Handshake to 12twenty as our new career management platform. 12twenty is designed to enhance our campus employment and career services experience for both students and employers and provide Career Services staff with a more integrated and efficient system for managing student employment and career development activities. In addition, this new solution offers students an array of tools and resources to help them navigate their career path effectively. 