What is BIRDE at OU? 🐥 BIRDE is short for Business Intelligence Reporting and Data Engagement. This team is a part of OU IT’s Data team and is helping groups all over campus make sense and use of their data. Read more at ou.edu/ouit/news! Link in the bio!

On Monday we had 29K simultaneous network connections 🤯 the highest ever. We are excited to have a busy campus again! OU IT wants you to be prepared to succeed this semester whether it is your first or last! Check out our resources for Students at ou.edu/ouit/news.

OU IT Learning Spaces team has created a Tech Bootcamp that is available for all Faculty and Students. 💃🏻 Tech Bootcamp is a course on Canvas that is quick, simple and painless! It is designed to introduce you to the tech on your respective campus. Ou.edu/ouit/news

It’s Friday and we are rolling right into this semester! 🚲 OU IT wants faculty and staff to know the updates to classroom resources as we begin the Fall semester. Check out ou.edu/ouit/news to check out the most recent article!

It is almost football time in Sooner Nation 🏈🏟️ The change to the SEC brings a lot of ‘new’ to OU and when it comes to OU Information Technology it ‘Just Means More’. Read more at ou.edu/ouit/news about the great work done by OU IT to get the Sooners ready for the SEC!

Faculty and students - have you seen the changes in Canvas by Instructure?! 🤓 Upgrades happened over the summer by Canvas to enhance users’ teaching and learning experience. You can read more about the updates at ou.edu/ouit/news and be sure to reach out with any questions!

Attention! 📣Call for proposals are open for the 2025 Academic Tech Expo, which will be January 9th(virtual) and 10th! The focus this year is Sooner AI: Pioneering Educational Innovation at OU 🤖 Submit your proposals today at link.ou.edu/ateproposals!

“I’m looking forward to learning more about the culture of Oklahoma and OU.” On Sept. 30 OU IT welcomed its new Chief Information Officer, Nishanth Rodrigues. Rodrigues has over 20 years of strategic IT leadership experience. Read more about Nishanth at ou.edu/ouit/news

OUIT can bring the heat 🌶️ Last week we had some tasty eats on campus in Norman and OKC during our Chili Cool-Off! Congrats to the winners and everyone who participated and fed our teams! ••• #ouit #informationtechnology #universityofoklahoma

Did you know October was National Cybersecurity Awarness Month?! 🔒 All faculty, staff, and students are welcome to join the incentive challenges. Checkout more information at ou.edu/ouit/news. You can also visit link.ou.edu/cybersecurity central for additional resources.

Happy Veteran’s Day! 🇺🇸 Today we want to thank all veterans and service members for their bravery and commitment to protect and serve our nation. Thank you ❤️ ••• #ouit #informationtechnology #uofoklahoma #veteransday

Are you passionate about data and reporting? 📊 Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals. Visit ou.edu/ouit/news for more info! These come-and-go events will feature networking opportunities, insights, ane collaboration.

Service Alert: Multiple OU systems are unavailable at this time. For details and ongoing updates, please check alerts.ou.edu.

OU IT is hosting an XR* Roundtable, Thursday, April 24th, from 10 AM to 12 PM in the OMU! (Zoom option also available) This is an event to bring faculty, staff, and technologist together to network how XR is being used or could be used at OU. RSVP at the link in bio!

OU IT was represented through presentations at the 2025 Council on Information Technology conference! ✨ This conference is an opportunity for higher education IT professionals in Oklahoma to network and learn from one another. Read more at ou.edu/ouit/news!

The Academic Tech Expo group recently hit the road! 🚗 They brought a networking and learning opportunity(and lunch 😋) to all three OU campuses! Read more at ou.edu/ouit/news! ••• #ouit #informationtechnology #uofoklahoma