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Keeping DSA devices secure doesn’t start with a breach—it starts with simple habits like powering on, connecting, and letting updates install. This article explains why monthly check-ins matter, what the Device Remediation Audit revealed, and how a few small actions help protect Texas A&M data and keep your device compliant.
Ryan and Kevin brought back practical, real-world insight from Empower26 that’s already strengthening how Student Affairs approaches QuickBase strategy and governance. See how their hands-on experience is helping departments design smarter, more scalable solutions across the entire application lifecycle.
Texas A&M honored Carl Ivey with the prestigious Visionary Award, recognizing his exceptional foresight and lasting impact on the University’s future. Discover how his leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence continue to shape a stronger, forward-focused organization.
Discover the complete timeline for the new Student Affairs website, expected to launch on November 13th, 2025. Get answers to frequently asked questions and additional details.
A new Mersive Solstice Pod has been installed in Room 229 to enhance wireless collaboration and screen-sharing capabilities. This upgrade supports seamless connectivity for meetings, presentations, and group work across devices.
Texas A&M University Technology Services has successfully streamlined email systems across the Division of Student Affairs. The initiative standardized vanity email addresses into a unified format, improving consistency and efficiency for staff, student employees, and shared mailboxes. This transformation, completed in October 2025, followed a structured schedule and phased approach to ensure a smooth transition across all units.
Technology Services is rolling out the Elastic Agent service across PC and Mac devices within the Division of Student Affairs. The deployment will occur in scheduled phases by department, with no disruption to users and no action required once installed.
Our IT Service Portal is now available! Users can easily enter and track their own support tickets through a user-friendly portal, making it simpler to get help when needed.
The Division of Student Affairs (DSA) will be transitioning all customers to logging into their DSA managed device with their Auth/NetID accounts. This project also includes additional “User Experience” changes pertaining to the user profile, including desktop background, Windows themes, pinned shortcuts, etc. Additional changes will include moving all user home drive contents to Microsoft OneDrive, and changes to Remote Access.
Starting Fall 2022, all Microsoft 365 connections at Texas A&M must use modern authentication to enhance account security. Learn how to reconfigure your email client and protect your data with Duo two-factor authentication.