ITS Policy and Standards Implementation Timeline
Published
This is a drafted timeline that is subject to change. ITS will work with their communities to develop a timeline for changes and implementations.
August 1st, 2025 (In Progress)
- Begin inventory of systems/services.
- Continue enrolling university-owned endpoints in management.
- Implementation of ITS-17: Digital Course Retention Standard.
- Continued work to ensure all Canvas course content meets ADA and WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards.
October 1st, 2025 (Completed)
- MFA required for all faculty, staff, and students. (Completed)
October 13th, 2025 (Completed)
- Disable auto-run for external devices on Windows (Completed)
Implement LAPS for MacOS devices (Completed)
October 14th, 2025 (In Progress)
- Begin deploying NinjaOne (Patch Management and Remote Support) through Jamf and Intune
October 22nd, 2025
- All courses prior to Fall 2024 will be marked as Completed and archived to prepare for upcoming accessibility requirements. (ITS-17)
- Colleague UI connected to Okta SSO and MFA enforced.
November 1st, 2025
Security awareness training requirements for current employees.
November 3rd, 2025
- Lower inbound e-mail spam filter bulk threshold to 4.
December 1st, 2025
- Lower inbound e-mail spam filter bulk threshold to 3.
January 1st, 2026
- Email forwarding no longer permitted.
- University faculty and staff must use university email accounts for university business.
All courses created before Fall 2025 will be marked as Completed and archived. Moving forward, all courses will be marked as Completed and archived at the end of each academic year (July 31st) will be archived. (ITS-17)