PSU Tech Briefing: Tuesday, January 21, 2025


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New Information

  • Employees can customize their workday email notifications to get important notices on approvals and assigned tasks directly in your inbox.

In Case You Missed It

  • If you need in-person help, ET&S offers Walk-Up Technology Support for faculty and staff at our locations in HUB 123 and Highland Hall, Level 2.  to reduce wait times.
  • Faculty can request a one-on-one training session with a member of the Academic Technology Support and Training team. 
  • ET&S offers classroom technology training sessions for all 鶹Ƶ campuses. Register for a classroom technology training session today.
  • Department-owned data should not be stored on an individual’s OneDrive. Learn how to cleanup and migrate important data to SharePoint. 
  • The Syllabus feature helps faculty streamline course management and provide students with a clear roadmap for success. Embracing this tool will help you enhance organization, transparency, and engagement in your classrooms. 
  • JMP is a series of free software programs that help users analyze data statistically. JMP Student Edition is now available for download. 
  • Browse the latest ET&S training opportunities.

Enable Workday Email Notifications
To Know:  As you use Workday, you will need to be aware of approvals (such as a time off request) or tasks assigned to you. By adjusting the notification settings in Workday, you can determine which email notifications you want to receive in your inbox. This helpful feature can ensure you receive important updates while not being overwhelmed or distracted by unnecessary messages.

To Do: To learn how to manage your Notification Preferences in Workday, please reference this .


One-on-One Training for Faculty
To Know: 
Faculty can request a one-on-one training session with the Academic Technology Support and Training team. 

To Do:

  • Request a one-on-one training session with a member of ATST. Go to  and select ‘Request a Session.’

Classroom Technology Training Sessions
To Know: ET&S offers classroom technology training sessions for all 鶹Ƶ campuses.

To Do: To book a PSU classroom technology session, go to our Bookings site: 
 


In Case You Missed It
Important OneDrive Data Retention Information į&Բ;
To Know: As a reminder, your 鶹Ƶ OneDrive for work or school account is not intended as the primary source for storing large amounts of department owned data. OneDrive does not retain permanency and is subject to automated deletion retention policies after your association with 鶹Ƶ ends.  į&Բ;
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If you are a collaborator in a OneDrive folder or file that belongs to a departing individual, you will also lose access to that data unless it is moved to SharePoint or into a folder you own.  į&Բ;
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To Do: Review Shared content in your OneDrive account: į&Բ;

  • Sign into OneDrive on the web using your 鶹Ƶ credentials at .  į&Բ;
  • Review your ‘My Files’, ‘People’ and ‘Shared’ tabs for any content shared with you that is owned by someone you know to be formerly associated with 鶹Ƶ. Move files you wish to keep to SharePoint or to a folder you own.  į&Բ;

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Syllabus Feature in Canvas  
To Know: As we gear up for another productive semester, consider utilizing the Syllabus feature in Canvas to streamline course management and provide students with a clear roadmap for success. Embracing this tool will help you enhance organization, transparency, and engagement in your classrooms.  

To Do:  
Review The Canvas documentation on . Attend a .  


 JMP Student Edition is Now Available 
To Know: JMP is a series of free software programs that help users analyze data statistically. Student Edition is a free version of JMP specifically designed for students and academic researchers, providing access to the core features of JMP for data visualization, analysis, and design of experiments, allowing them to learn and practice statistical concepts without cost. JMP Student Edition is available on both Windows and MacOS.  
To Do: To get started, you need to obtain a user license directly from JMP following these steps: 

  1. Go to   
  2. Click on “JMP for Free!” 
  3. Sign up from your device using your fully qualified username (username@usnh.edu).
  4. Confirm your email. 
  5. Obtain the software either from your browser (admin rights are required) or through the Company Portal/Self-Service. 
  6. Sign into JMP Student Edition. 

For a detailed walkthrough of the sign-up and installation process, please refer to the following guide:  


Training Opportunities
ET&S offers free training to all 鶹Ƶ employees. For a full list of sessions, go to .

  • Canvas (myCourses): Office Hours Session | 
    Tues., January 21, 9-10 a.m.
  • Microsoft SharePoint/Teams Q&A | 
    Tues., January 21, 3-4 p.m.
  • Microsoft SharePoint & Teams Virtual Q&A | 
    Tues., January 21, 3-4 p.m.
  • Intro to Microsoft Teams | 
    Weds., January 22, 10-11 a.m.
  • Canvas (myCourses): Assignments | 
    Weds., January 22, 10-10:30 a.m.
  • Kaltura: Creating and Sharing Videos in Canvas | 
    Fri., January 24, 2-3 p.m.
  • Microsoft Teams in Canvas | 
    Mon., January 27, 1-2 p.m.
  • Intro to Microsoft SharePoint | 
    Mon., January 27, 3-4 p.m.

How to Get Tech Support     
The Enterprise Technology Help Desk     
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