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[Email] ProtectUs: Single Sign-On Changes

September 4, 2025
.ul{ font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .li{ font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } Email sent to campus on 9/4 OIT is preparing to roll out further enhancements as part of the ProtectUs: Systemwide Cybersecurity Initiative. Beginning September 15th, 2025, you will...

[Email] Updates on ProtectUs: System-Wide Cybersecurity Initiative

September 2, 2025
Email sent on 9/2 to Staff & Faculty Update on ProtectUs: System-Wide Cybersecurity Initiative At the start of the Fall 2024 term, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) announced the ProtectUs: System-wide Cybersecurity Initiative as our campus’s response to the UC Office of the...

Tech Success

August 27, 2025
Hey Bobcats! OIT’s got your back with technology support to help ensure you can be successful all semester long — here are some quick tops on how to get ahead to stay tech-ready: Don’t get locked out of your account! If you have a spare device like a tablet or second...

Announcing Migration to Zoom Phone

August 25, 2025
The Office of Information Technology is excited to announce our plans to migrate our campus telephone services from Mitel to Zoom Phone. This change will make these services more reliable, easily accessible from multiple devices, and access it will be as simple as pressing a new button in your Zoom...

Winter Curtailment Service Closure

August 20, 2025
  The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Service Desk, Classroom Support, and Event Support will have adjusted hours leading up to the winter curtailment. Adjusted Hours: Monday, December 23rd | 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Our offices and support services will be closed for curtailment...

Phishing Hooks

August 20, 2025
  The Information Security team has seen a bit of an uptick in email phishing attempts in recent weeks. To help you avoid getting caught in one of their nets, the team is sharing a few tips to keep your data and accounts safe.

Check out the Knowledge Base

August 20, 2025
  Do you need help finding a time slot when everyone is available for a meeting? Do you want some way to schedule a Zoom link for that meeting? Are you coming up on vacation time and can't figure out how to set up your out-of-office auto-reply? This is only a sample of the...

CatNet Update

August 20, 2025
As previously communicated, OIT had planned to take UCM-CatNet wireless network offline at the beginning of 2025. As we prepared to deploy this change, we discovered a technical snag that we need to address to ensure a smooth transition between networks. This, combined with the efforts to address...

Introducing Zoom AI Companion

April 28, 2025
The UC system continues to advance and increase it's list of Artificial Intelligence tools to assist with research and education. OIT is happy to announce the most recent tool for UC Merced's campus, Zoom AI Companion. With Zoom AI Companion you can received a detailed meeting summary,...

Unable to attend the Second ProtectUs Town Hall?

April 7, 2025
ProtectUs is a UC wide cybersecurity initiative implemented in the 2024 academic year. We had two opportunites for the campus to engage and ask questions through our townhalls. If you missed us, no worries! We recorded each in its entirety along with all future recordings. Click here to view our...

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