{"id":22190,"date":"2025-10-02T15:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/?page_id=22190"},"modified":"2026-09-01T15:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:45:12","slug":"newsroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22201 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/newspaper-regular-weight-600x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/newspaper-regular-weight-600x566.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/newspaper-regular-weight-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/newspaper-regular-weight-1024x965.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/newspaper-regular-weight-768x724.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2025\/10\/newspaper-regular-weight.png 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Newsroom<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;opacity: 65%\">Official news releases, updates, and stories related to technology at NAU.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-30px not-in-view\">\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23123 size-uncropped-large\" style=\"border-radius: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/google-banner-600x415.png\" alt=\"A banner showing the Google logo next to the Microsoft logo.\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/google-banner-600x415.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/google-banner-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/google-banner-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/google-banner-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/google-banner-1536x1063.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/04\/google-banner-2048x1417.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;color: #808080\">August 17, 2026 \u2022 News Release<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>What to know about the upcoming retirement of Google at NAU<\/h5>\n<p>Information about the upcoming retirement of Google Workspace and the transition to Microsoft 365 in 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/what-to-know-google-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the news release \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23790 size-uncropped-large\" style=\"border-radius: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/Image-scaled-e1786650259442-600x416.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/Image-scaled-e1786650259442-600x416.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/Image-scaled-e1786650259442-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/Image-scaled-e1786650259442-1024x710.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/Image-scaled-e1786650259442-768x533.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/Image-scaled-e1786650259442-1536x1065.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/Image-scaled-e1786650259442-2048x1420.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;color: #808080\">August 13, 2026 \u2022 Story<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>How ITS is testing the gaming experience on the NAU Networks<\/h5>\n<p>We\u2019re working to better understand and optimize how our users experience media on our networks.<\/p>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/how-gaming-shapes-nau-network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the story \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23665 size-uncropped-large\" style=\"border-radius: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/06\/recycle-icon-banner-600x415.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/06\/recycle-icon-banner-600x415.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/06\/recycle-icon-banner-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/06\/recycle-icon-banner-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/06\/recycle-icon-banner-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/06\/recycle-icon-banner-1536x1063.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/06\/recycle-icon-banner-2048x1417.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;color: #808080\">June 30, 2026 \u2022 News Release<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Updates to retiring university computers for Surplus<\/h5>\n<p>University-managed computers will first need to be given to ITS to better protect university data.<\/p>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/computer-surplus-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the news release \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-extra-light-gray\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23449 size-uncropped-large\" style=\"border-radius: 10px\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/05\/tech-review-req-banner-600x415.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/05\/tech-review-req-banner-600x415.png 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/05\/tech-review-req-banner-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/05\/tech-review-req-banner-1024x709.png 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/05\/tech-review-req-banner-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/05\/tech-review-req-banner-1536x1063.png 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/05\/tech-review-req-banner-2048x1417.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.5rem;color: #808080\">May 25, 2026 \u2022 News Release<\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Introducing Technology Review Requests<\/h5>\n<p>We&#8217;re rolling out a new, simplified process for users looking to purchase software and specialized hardware for university use.<\/p>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/introducing-technology-review-requests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the news release \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-30px not-in-view\">\n<h5>Older news and updates<\/h5>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"2026_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            2026\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>May<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/zoom-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAU to retire Zoom as a university collaboration platform &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/may-7-canvas-incident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice regarding the May 7th Canvas incident &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/changes-to-google-at-nau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NAU to retire Google Workspace for Education by Fall 2027 &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>April<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/two-step-verification-updates-may-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Updates to Two-Step Verification at NAU &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>January<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/tech-summit\/\">Registration for the 2026 Technology Summit is now open &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"2025_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\">\n            2025\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\" role=\"region\" 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interacts with our Service Portal &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>July<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/2025-louie-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Updates to LOUIE (PeopleSoft) &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>May<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/power-management-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart power management settings for NAU computers &rsaquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"><span style=\"color: #003366\"><strong>February<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/its\/newsroom\/2025-vpn-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Updates to the authentication process for NAU&rsquo;s VPN through Cisco Secure Client 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