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Office of Information Technology News

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is the central unit responsible for supporting the academic, research, and administrative aims of the campus through the effective use of technology.

Current Information Technology News

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Campus News |

Personalized workstation assessments and wellness offerings help faculty and staff prevent injuries and have a healthier workday.

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People |

The Center of Excellence director daydreams of ways to use Salesforce to streamline operations.

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Campus News |

UNLV received no recommendations as part of the Year Seven Evaluation of Institutional Effectiveness.

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Campus News |

UNLV’s Take Your Child to Work Day gives kids a chance to see what their parents do while exploring a fun range of educational and career-related activities.

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Campus News |

Join fellow Rebels on March 27 in a day of giving, celebration, and friendly competition — all for a great cause.

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Business and Community |

Regardless of how policymakers settle the TikTok debate, cybersecurity challenges will continue.

Information Technology In The News

AOL

In 2024 alone, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reported over 859,500 internet crime complaints. Total losses exceeded $16 billion, with the highest total losses (nearly $5 billion) suffered by those 60 and over.

The Globe and Mail

According to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, these tips can help you avoid a phishing scam

The Motley Fool

What do voice cloning, deepfakes, and phishing have in common? They're all versions of artificial intelligence (AI) scams.

Vegas Inc

The master of science in cybersecurity program at UNLV launched in 2021 with a handful of students. Now, it’s graduated nearly seven times that and recently came in second on a ranking of master’s in cybersecurity programs for 2025 by Fortune.

AVNetwork

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), located less than two miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, is a public research university with a diverse student body of over 31,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students. No stranger to leveraging technology to enhance the educational experience, UNLV was one of the first higher education institutions to adopt lecture capture across their sprawling urban campus.

Diginomica

Back in 2009 Kivanc Oner became Executive Director of Enrollment Technology at the University of Nevada - Las Vegas, in 2024, as CIO for the same institution he is just completing a major modernization of the technology estate, including student enrollment. His story is one of the need to keep up with the demands of students and customers, and to continually improve processes and technologies.

Information Technology Experts

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Recent Information Technology Accomplishments

Julie Acheson, Safiyya Bintali, and Andrew Borts (all Information Technology) presented at the AI in the Classroom: A Virtual Summit, hosted by UNLV and UNR. Acheson, joined by Sam Leif (Teaching and Learning), presented on strategies to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into course creation and design workflows while recognizing the…
Ereka Morton (OIT) was awarded a $3,000 Women in Business Continuity Management Scholarship from the Disaster Recovery Institute Foundation for business continuity training. Morton supports UNLV’s Business Continuity and Resilience Program and plans to use what she learns from the training to improve procedures and expand the program, helping…
Lindsay Couzens (Academic Affairs) and Jennifer Tison (Information Technology) presented at the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington, on November 21. The presentation, titled "Continuous Innovation for Continuous Improvement: Weaving a Data Web to Inform Student Success Initiatives,"…
Jesse Taylor (Information Technology) is a recipient of the VEGAS INC and Cox Business 2024 Top Tech Awards for the category of Education. Taylor oversees the Identity Management and Middleware Services team and is responsible for managing the central identity access system for over 40,000 students and staff. Taylor…
Tradition-Innovations in Art, Design, and Media Education Panel Kimberly G. James (Music), Kymberly Mellen (Theatre), Phillip Zawarus (Architecture), Olga Townsend (UNLV Art Alumna), Adam Paul (Film), Julian Kilker (JMS), Timothy Jones (Music), Morgan Iommi (NSC), Alethea Inns (OIT), and Yvonne Houy (College of Fine Arts) presented on "tradition…
Trauma-Informed Performing Arts Education Workshop Kymberly Mellen (Theatre), Alethea Inns (OIT), Morgan Iommi (NSC), Olga Townsend (UNLV Art Alumna), and Yvonne Houy (College of Fine Arts) facilitated the most requested workshop for the 2022 Art Schools Network national conference. Trauma — an emotional response to disturbing events —…