IT updates for faculty, staff, and students

The vice president for information technology provided several IT updates for UGA students, faculty, and staff for fall semester.

EITS maintenance

EITS plans to conduct a network maintenance Sunday, Oct. 23. This maintenance will be conducted on a Sunday to accommodate extended campuses that hold classes on Saturdays. Network maintenance is necessary to continue to support the network, allowing EITS to provide ample bandwidth and internet capacity to the University in the future.

Turnitin Feedback Studio now available

UGA students, faculty, and staff now have access to Turnitin Feedback Studio and Similarity in Google Docs. Turnitin Feedback Studio provides automated grammar, citations, and formatting suggestions for draft papers, while Similarity aids instructors and students in maintaining and promoting academic integrity.

To access these tools, visit google.uga.edu and log in with your UGA MyID. After opening or creating a Google Doc, access Turnitin features by clicking the add-ons menu and selecting “Turnitin Draft Coach.” At this time, Turnitin features are only available for Google Docs and cannot be used in Microsoft Word or other document formats imported into Google Drive. For more information, please contact Dave Crouch.

Access to free and discounted software

Need access to Adobe, MATLAB, Qualtrics, or SPSS? UGA faculty, staff, and students have access to free and discounted software. Some of the 20+ free and discounted software programs available include:

Adobe
LinkedIn Learning
Mathematica
Zoom
Qualtrics
AutoDesk(CAS)
VPN

All UGA faculty, staff, and students can access the Microsoft 365 suite for free. Incoming freshmen and transfer students can expect to get access to Word, Powerpoint, Teams, Excel, and more about a week before classes start. Faculty and staff gain access on their start date. To learn more, visit software.uga.edu.