Technology Day 2025 | June 3, 2025 | 8:00 am - 4:00 pm | McHugh Hall
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2025 Tech Day Presentations
The following presenters have made their PowerPoint slides or a recording of their presentation available. For a full list of the 2025 sessions, please view the session description page.
- A more efficient website building experience with Cynder and the new block editor
Brian Dunnigan, Information Technology Services
- Accessibility Mastery: Hands-On Web and Document Remediation
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
Alt Text for Images
Accessible Word, PowerPoint, and PDFs
Karen Skudlarek and Tyler Alexander, Information Technology Services
- Be a CLSS Act: Schedule Planning Tools in CourseLeaf Section Scheduler
Marc Hatfield and Olson Briceno, Office of the Registrar
- Cisco Contact Center Express: Intelligently managing voice communications
Rebecca Bentley, One Stop Student Services
Jared Dewey, Information Technology Services
- Concur Expense Made Easy
Alyssa Wojcik and Nancy Patrylak, Procurement Services
- CourseLeaf: CLSS is in Session
Marc Hatfield and Olson Briceno, Office of the Registrar
- Demystifying Invoicing in HuskyBuy
Kayla Noren, Courtney Dy, and Benjamin Pelton, Accounts Payable
- Empowering Data Access: PowerBI Self-Service Dashboards
Sam Post and Joe Daniels, Budget, Planning and Institutional Research
- Empowering Data-Driven Decisions: A Power BI Data Hub Case Study
Zachary Rosensohn, Information Technology Services
- HuskyBuy for Beginners
Thomas DeVito, David DeNuzzio, & Jeremiah Macht, Procurement Services
- HuskyBuy Intermediate Workshop
Thomas DeVito, David DeNuzzio, & Jeremiah Macht, Procurement Services
- Kuali Build Essentials
Jordan Gardiner, Jessica Henderson, & Lou Begue, Information Technology Services
- Mastering Microsoft 365: Best Practices for Enhanced Efficiency
Meera Nair, Information Technology Services
- Microsoft 365 Approval Workflows: Bringing many Microsoft services together, using one automation platform
Joshua Z. Jones, Information Technology Services
- Qualtrics - Unleash the Power of Surveys
Vitaly Glybin & Joe Fontanarosa, Budget, Planning and Institutional Research
- Records management and why it’s necessary but not evil
Betsy Pittman, Library Collections Discovery
- Using Microsoft Bookings
Keith Parks, Information Technology Services
- What’s New in Kuali Build
Jordan Gardiner, Jessica Henderson, & Lou Begue, Information Technology Services
- Where do I store my files?
Dan Jakubiak, Information Technology Services
Event Schedule Overview
| 8:00 - 8:50 | Check in and enjoy a full breakfast, compliments of our sponsor, CEN |
| 8:50 - 9:10 | Introductory Remarks, Rm 102 |
| 9:20 - 11:50 | Block A and Block B (detailed schedule below) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Buffet luncheon, Student Union, 3rd Floor |
| 1:10 - 3:40 | Block C and Block D (detailed schedule below) |
| 3:40 - 4:00(ish) | Reception with presenters |
Block A
| 9:20 – 10:30 | |||
| Room | Session | ||
| 202 | Concur Expense Made Easy* | ||
| 205 | Accessibility Mastery: Hands-On Web and Document Remediation | ||
| 9:20 – 9:50 | 10:00 – 10:30 | ||
| Room | Session | Room | Session |
| 106 | Mastering Microsoft 365: Best Practices for Enhanced Efficiency* Watch live | 106 | Microsoft 365 Approval Process Integrations utilizing MS Forms, SharePoint, and Power Automate* |
| 107 | HuskyBuy for Beginners* | 107 | Empowering Data-Driven Decisions: A Power BI Data Hub Case Study* |
| 108 | Qualtrics - Unleash the Power of Surveys* | 108 | Cisco Contact Center Express: Intelligently managing voice communications |
| 201 | Cybersecurity: Tools of the Trade | 201 | Kuali Build Essentials* |
| 206 | Unlocking Efficiency with Microsoft Copilot Chat* | 206 | Microsoft 365 Copilot: Everyday AI for Administrative Work* |
Block B
| 10:40 – 11:50 | |||
| Room | Session | ||
| 101 | The Incident Room: How we detect, investigate, and respond to security threats (panel) | ||
| 201 | WebFOCUS: InfoAssist for SADM | ||
| 202 | HuskyBuy Intermediate Workshop | ||
| 10:40 – 11:10 | 11:20 – 11:50 | ||
| Room | Session | Room | Session |
| 106 | CourseLeaf: CLSS is in Session Watch live | 106 | Be a CLSS Act: Schedule Planning Tools in CourseLeaf Section Scheduler Watch live |
| 205 | Records management and why it’s necessary but not evil | 205 | Where should I store my files?* |
| 206 | Sending Bulk Email (Without Begin Flagged as Spam) | 206 | Empowering Data Access: PowerBI Self-Service Dashboards* |
Block C
| 1:10 – 2:20 | |||
| Room | Session | ||
| 108 | Tour the UConn Data Center | ||
| 202 | Demystifying Invoicing in HuskyBuy Watch live | ||
| 1:10 – 1:40 | 1:50 – 2:20 | ||
| Room | Session | Room | Session |
| 106 | Teams Planner: Plan it like a pro!* | 106 | Using Microsoft Bookings Watch live |
| 107 | Microsoft 365 Approval Process Integrations utilizing MS Forms, SharePoint, and Power Automate* | 107 | HuskyBuy for Beginners* |
| 201 | WebFOCUS: Running Standard Reports | 201 | What’s New in Kuali Build |
| 205 | A more efficient website building experience with Cynder and the new block editor Watch live | 205 | Empowering Data Access: PowerBI Self-Service Dashboards* |
| 206 | Unlocking Efficiency with Microsoft Copilot Chat* | 206 | Microsoft 365 Copilot: Everyday AI for Administrative Work* |
Block D
| 2:30 – 3:40 | |||
| Room | Session | ||
| 102 | AI in Higher Ed (panel) Watch live | ||
| 201 | WebFOCUS: InfoAssist for KFDM | ||
| 202 | Concur Expense Made Easy* | ||
| 2:30 – 3:00 | 3:10 – 3:40 | ||
| Room | Session | Room | Session |
| 106 | Mastering Microsoft 365: Best Practices for Enhanced Efficiency* | 206 | Kuali Build Essentials* |
| 205 | Empowering Data-Driven Decisions: A Power BI Data Hub Case Study* | 205 | Qualtrics - Unleash the Power of Surveys* |
| 206 | Teams Planner: Plan it like a pro!* | 206 | Where should I store my files?* |
Contact Us
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