Three Financial Affairs Information Technology employees were recently honored for achieving service milestones at The University of Alabama! Congratulations Kirt Warren and Todd Blue for achieving 10 years of service, and to and Lorraine Smith for achieving 25 years of service with the University. We are honored to recognize these members of our team and…
Office 365 Groups allow users to easily collaborate with specific groups of people, as well as set-up collections of resources for those people to share. Groups for Office 365 isn’t an application like SharePoint or Outlook, but rather a way of taking pieces from a variety of apps and Office 365 tools and linking them together…
FAIT regularly receives reports of phishing attacks taking place through email. Phishing is an attempt to solicit sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, social security numbers, credit cards, etc. While phishing through email has been common for several years, it is increasingly evident that the phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated and difficult to detect. Basically,…
In 2017, 11 Financial Affairs Information Technology and Space Management employees were honored for achieving service milestones at The University of Alabama! A big congratulations is in order to these 11 employees for their service spanning from five years to 15 years. Accompanied by their supervisors and peers, these employees were recognized in July at…
The Office of Information Technology has implemented a guest wireless network, UA-Guest, to allow UA visitors to connect to wireless internet. This network provides internet-only access to non-UA personnel. It does not provide access to servers or applications. Once a visitor establishes the guest connection, the connection will be valid for 24 hours. More information…
The FAIT team is excited to announce a new Office 365 training that is offered to Financial Affairs employees who are interested in harnessing the power of the Office 365 apps. This is a high-level training which explores the benefits and uses of the Office 365 apps, including, Excel, Word, OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook and more.…
On September 13, members of the FA Information Technology and Space Management team joined other UA faculty and staff to help keep the Quad in Motion for a full day! The third annual event hosted by the UA Office of Health Promotion and Wellness promoted living a healthy and active lifestyle while encouraging all 6,000+…
Effective August 1, 2017, Financial Affairs (FA) employees that utilize the FA virtual private network (VPN) will now be required to use DUO two-factor authentication to connect to the FA VPN. By requiring DUO for VPN access, the University can better secure individual myBama user accounts as well as the entire UA network. How will…
Financial Affairs IT is happy to announce the update of their department website. The updated site provides users information regarding Financial Affairs Information Technology, Space Management and Building Information Services. Users will find the website user-friendly and easier to navigate. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Mike Shelton at 348-2156 or mshelton@fa.ua.edu.
