CCIT News and Notices

Week of November 10, 2025

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News

Free personal document shredding! On Monday, November 17, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Clemson students, faculty, staff and community members can bring their personal documents to be shredded for free! The shred truck will be parked at the northeast corner of Littlejohn Coliseum.

Clemson’s CheckIT technology governance process has new updates to streamline approvals. Submit requests before making any purchase to avoid delays, and have the actual user submit rather than a proxy for faster processing. Recent updates include an expanded exceptions list, particularly for faculty using free research applications on the Palmetto Cluster.

Beware of SEO poisoning, where cybercriminals manipulate search results to push fake websites to the top. These malicious sites can steal your credentials or install malware. Protect yourself by carefully checking URLs for misspellings, being cautious of sponsored results, and typing trusted website addresses directly into your browser instead of searching for them.

Events

Register for the first workshop on running LLMs on Palmetto from CCIT Research Computing and Data group! Join the RCD group on Wednesday, November 19 at 1 p.m. for a multi-part series on essential concepts related to large language models (LLMs) and works through the common steps in an LLM inference workflow. The first workshop focuses on efficiently running LLMs, rather than on constructing, training or fine-tuning them. Throughout the sessions, participants will learn how to use the Hugging Face Transformers library to run LLMs on the Palmetto Cluster. The workshop will also cover how to use the Palmetto Cluster to run LLMs on large datasets and how to use the Palmetto Cluster to run LLMs on multiple GPUs and multiple nodes.

Learn how to design effective assessments in an AI world with Clemson Online! Join Clemson Online on Wednesday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m. to learn more about designing effective assignments with Generative AI in mind, from integrating AI into your students’ learning to trying to encourage students to leave AI out of class assessments

November Tech Tip

Follow these online holiday shopping tips to stay safe while shopping for the holidays! Before you shop online, make sure you’re staying safe: shop only from trusted sites, use strong passwords and 2FA, and avoid public wifi. Check out our full list of holiday shopping safety tips at the link below.

Clemson University’s technology governance process, CheckIT, continues to evolve to better serve faculty, staff and researchers as they evaluate, purchase or renew technology solutions.

University employees are reminded to complete the CheckIT process before making any purchase or contract commitment. Submitting a request after a purchase has already been made can lead to delays, unplanned costs or—in some cases—inability to approve use of the product.

To help ensure timely approvals, CCIT also encourages the actual user or project owner, rather than an administrative assistant or proxy, to submit CheckIT requests. The person who will be using the software or service is often best equipped to answer the technical and usage questions that determine risk and compliance. Requests submitted by individuals without the necessary details slow down the process for everyone.

Recent updates include an expanded exceptions list, particularly benefiting faculty using free research applications on the Palmetto Cluster. If you are in doubt about whether to submit a solution for review, please reach out to itgov@clemson.edu.

Finally, campus users should begin preparing for the end-of-year freeze period in mid-December through the first week of January. New requests during this time will not be processed until the new year.

For more information, including the updated exceptions list and submission guidance, visit clemson.edu/ccit/checkit.

As Microsoft updates are applied, some Clemson University faculty and staff may notice changes to their names on the Microsoft 365 accounts or in Outlook. To modify or revert your first name back to a preferred first name, there are a few steps to follow:

1. Go to: my.clemson.edu
2. Click: the top-right profile icon and select “log in”
3. Log in: using your Clemson credentials
4. Click: on your profile picture in the upper right corner
5. Select: “My Profile”
6. Click: “Set a preferred name”
7. Review: the information, select “I Agree,” enter your preferred name (32 characters or less, alpha characters, space, or hyphen only), and select “Save”

Please note that these changes may take a day to update across the systems. If you have any additional issues or questions, contact your area’s IT consultant or the CCIT Support Center.  

Following a recent update to Kronos, University users will now need to use a new link to log in. The new Kronos URL, effective September 8, 2025, is: https://kronos.app.clemson.edu/

If you currently have the old Kronos link saved in your bookmarks, please update it to the new URL.

For Kronos mobile app users:
If you use the Kronos mobile app (also known as UKG Workforce Central), follow the instructions below to update the server URL within the app settings to the new URL. Open the UKG Workforce Central settings, remove the old server URL and replace it with: https://kronos.app.clemson.edu/wfc

From an iPhone (pictured left):

1. Open Settings
2. Select Apps
3. Select UKG Workforce Central
4. Paste https://kronos.app.clemson.edu/wfc in the Server URL field.

From an Android phone (pictured right):

1. Open the UKG Workforce Central app
2. Tap on the three vertical dots on the bottom menu bar
3. Select Settings
4. Select Server Address
5. Paste https://kronos.app.clemson.edu/wfc in the Server Address field
6. Select ‘OK’

Please note that the app may take a few minutes to load after changing the Server URL. Follow these instructions if you need to set up the Kronos app on your device for the first time.

If you are still having issues accessing Kronos via web or mobile, contact the CCIT Support Center or your area’s IT consultant.

Teams of CCIT employees are excited to help new first-year students ensure their laptops are ready for a new semester and academic year. On Friday, August 15 and Tuesday, August 19, students can bring their laptops to workshop sessions for their types of laptops (Windows or macOS). These hour-long sessions will begin at the top of each hour from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. both days, with the last workshop starting at 3 p.m. each day. These workshops will inform students about CCIT’s software offerings and cover basic set-up topics such as connecting to eduroam for wifi, accessing Adobe products, ensuring their email accounts are working and getting answers to any other questions. Students must register in advance to secure their spot and arrive on time at the start of each session.