Articles about security, privacy, and general ITS assistance and services.
Directions for accessing the official Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) training for the University of St. Thomas.
Information and instructions on how to access FERPA training at University of St. Thomas for student workers.
Instructions for completion of the Technical Intake Request, an Initial Request Review is conducted to determine the next step in the TIP workflow.
Information and instructions for completing the Technical Intake Request form initiates the Tech Intake Process (TIP) workflow to review new or new uses of existing technologies.
Information about the Full Architectural Review that may be selected as the decision during the TIP Business Case Review meeting. The intent of this decision is to conduct a more detailed analysis of the request due to higher-than-normal technical complexity and/or risk of the request.
Information and instructions for creating FileLinks within LiquidFiles.
Information about FERPA (Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act) at University of St. Thomas.
Information about the approved Data Fields categorized under the University of St. Thomas FERPA Directory Information.
Information and instructions about getting started with LastPass through the University of St. Thomas.
Information and instructions on how to log in to LiquidFiles secure files sharing for the first time.
Instructions for completing the Technology Intake Request form, which initiates the Tech Intake Process (TIP) work flow to review new or new uses of existing technologies.
Information and instructions about using MFA (multi-factor authentication) at University of St. Thomas, as well as information for resetting your Authenticator app if you are locked out of your email.
Information about third party OAuth applications slated for removal from our enterprise directory in January 2026. Criteria for remove includes a lack of contract with the university, and applications that lack verification through our enterprise directory service (Microsoft).
Information about phishing attacks involving Salesforce and Salesforce Data Loader.
Information about how the Information Security team in ITS at St. Thomas periodically conducts phishing simulations on University faculty, staff, and students.
Information about the new Tech Intake Process (TIP), leads and a back-up from each ITS team will be notified when a request for a client need that may require new or new uses of digital technologies is submitted in Tommie Tech.
Information and instructions for setting up a Yubikey 5 NFC to work with University of St. Thomas multi-factor authentication.
Information about quarantined email message alerts at University of St. Thomas.
Information for employees to review digital accessibility in their applications before purchasing. We provide questions to guide your initial review of products and know what to ask vendors before making technology purchases.
Instructions and information about requesting a courtesy account at University of St. Thomas.
Information and instructions about keeping your Univeristy of St. Thomas account secure while traveling through the use of secure web practices and services like VPNs.
Information about Spam, Phishing, and Spoofing to strengthen security practices at University of St. Thomas.
Information and guidance about staying secure while working remotely.
Looking for the right technology to help you and your team? ITS should be your first stop when exploring new applications and computing devices to solve a problem, enhance your business process, or help you better support our students. This article provides an overview of the Technology Intake Process - from the initial consult to a solution that meets your needs and budget, ITS is here to help.
An escalation path exists for a Campus Partner to disagree with a decision made during the Tech Intake Process (TIP) workflow and request a review by the ITS AVPs.
Information about the Business Case Review process at University of St Thomas to engage the right experts, at the right time, to deliver the right solution. By capturing initial intake details and insights from Campus Partners and ITS SMEs, exploring options for addressing Campus Partner needs, and deciding on a path forward, we ensure that we deliver a solution that meets the need of our Campus Partners while being mindful of the effort and impact to our ITS teams and architecture.
Information about The Technology Intake Process (TIP) and how it is utilized to review new or new uses of existing technologies and is intended to engage the right experts, at the right time, to deliver the right solution.
Information about LiquidFiles at University of St Thomas. LiquidFiles is for all members of the university and should be used any time you need to share private and restricted St. Thomas data, files, presentations (including personal information).