Continuing the AI Conversation: Reflections from the 2025 Provost Symposium on AI in Research and Teaching

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I was honored to join Associate CIO of Academic Technology Jason Warner for the Teaching & AI panel during the Provost Symposium on AI, alongside incredible faculty from Dedman College, Dedman Law, Lyle, Simmons, and the Center for Teaching Excellence. This event brought together a vibrant mix of educators and leaders to explore how AI is being thoughtfully incorporated into research and teaching and how we, as a campus community, can lead the way. Continue reading Continuing the AI Conversation: Reflections from the 2025 Provost Symposium on AI in Research and Teaching

Network Maintenance and Service Outage July 12

NetworkingOIT will perform the annual maintenance required for the networking infrastructure in the University Data Center on July 12, 2025. During the maintenance window, access to all servers and services will be intermittent. In order to minimize the impact on the campus, the work is scheduled during a low-usage period on Saturday, July 12, from 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday, June 13. Continue reading Network Maintenance and Service Outage July 12

Faculty Technology Workshops Return With a Focus on AI

Blue circle with the works faculty technology workshop in 3dOur Faculty Technology Workshops return this fall. Starting August 13, 2025, and running through August 21, this Back-to-School Bootcamp is open to all University instructors and will be available online via Zoom. Whether getting you up and running with Canvas, learning about prompts and AI, or conquering quizzes, we’ve got you covered for the win (FTW)! Registration is required, so save your seat now. Continue reading Faculty Technology Workshops Return With a Focus on AI

Corrina Taylor Joins SMU as Chief Information Security Officer

Corrina TaylorThe Office of Information Technology is pleased to announce the appointment of Corrina Taylor as the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Corrina joined SMU in late May, bringing with her nearly a decade of cybersecurity experience rooted in strategic leadership and technical expertise.

Her journey into cybersecurity began Continue reading Corrina Taylor Joins SMU as Chief Information Security Officer

What you should know about the 16 billion passwords data breach

a red anglerfish with a key instead of a light with a no symbol across itResearchers from Cybernews released a statement this week, reporting that over 16 billion passwords have been exposed in a massive data breach. The leaked data could potentially impact accounts from major platforms such as Facebook, Google, Apple, and more. Cybernews claims this data appears to be new, supported by evidence provided in their post. However, other sources suggest that the passwords may be compiled from previous breaches.

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