Technology News & Announcements

Network Outage in the Art & Journalism Building
August 12, 2026
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Information Technology is currently experiencing a network outage affecting the Art and Journalism Building due to flooding within an equipment closet. At this …Read article.
Register for Virtual and In-Person Canvas Accessibility Workshops
August 12, 2026
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Take advantage of in-person and virtual Canvas accessibility workshops.Read article.
Register for Virtual and In-Person Canvas Accessibility Workshops
August 03, 2026
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Take advantage of in-person and virtual Canvas accessibility workshops.Read article.
Power Your Academic Year with New MacBook from the Technology Store
July 28, 2026
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In partnership with Apple, the Ball State University Technology Store has packaged four customized MacBook bundle options designed to meet the diverse academic …Read article.
IT Policy for Purchasing AI Tool Subscriptions
July 16, 2026
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Beginning Aug. 1, Ball State employees seeking access to advanced AI tools must purchase subscriptions through approved University channels. Individual …Read article.
New Limits for Zoom Meetings for Ball State University Students
July 06, 2026
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Beginning July 17, 2026, Ball State University students will be limited to hosting Zoom meetings of up to 40 minutes. Students will also be limited to local …Read article.
Non-BSU Users Entering Zoom Meetings Will Be Required to Enter Captcha Information
June 09, 2026
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Beginning Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in order to reduce the number of unauthorized users joining Ball State Zoom meetings, Information Technology will require a …Read article.
Information Technology Providing Dedicated Faculty Support for Multimedia Accessibility Remediation
May 28, 2026
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Information Technology is providing dedicated faculty support for remediated captions for multimedia content on YouTube or Vimeo. To request support, we have a …Read article.
Removing Old Course Content from Canvas
April 28, 2026
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Information Technology and the Division of Online and Strategic Learning will be removing older content from Canvas.Read article.
Banner Document Management (BDM) Outage on April 3 from Noon to 8 p.m.
April 02, 2026
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We will begin the process of upgrading BDM on April 3 starting at 12:00 p.m. As part of this effort, BDM will be unavailable from 12:00 p.m. until approximately …Read article.