In April 2026, the current service system is being transitioned to a new service management platform. The new Service Portal will have tools, a service catalog and a comprehensive knowledge base to help you get what you need all in one place.
Information Strategy and Services (ISS) serves both the CU Anschutz and CU Denver campuses and encompasses the units previously identified as OIT, ISIC and IDEA. Over the course of 2026, we will be removing our individual unit names (OIT, ISIC, IDEA) and will be one ISS.
Grammarly is available for purchase in the CU OnTheHub software store at a discounted rate of $36 per user, per year. Grammarly is available to all university faculty, staff and students.
In December 2025, the paid license of Microsoft 365 Copilot has been reduced to $216 per user per year. To procure a secure Microsoft 365 Copilot license, please visit the CU OnTheHub software store.
CU Anschutz has made meaningful progress in advancing digital accessibility. These efforts reflect our shared commitment to creating a digital environment with equal access for all.
Making sure you install updates on your personal devices as soon as they are available keeps your confidential information (passwords, money, identity) secure from cybercriminals.
On February 18, 2026, the button to “Request Release” will be removed from the Microsoft notification email, and you will be directed to forward the notification from Microsoft with the Quarantined email listed that you would like released to the Service Desk.
New Skillsoft Security Awareness Course Requirement Reminder
Dec 1, 2023
The University of Colorado now requires university employees to complete the Information Security Awareness Skillsoft training every two years to help maintain proper campus security safeguards. If you have not completed the course training within the past two years, remember to complete this new systemwide requirement. The deadline for completion was November 30, 2023. If you did not complete this training by that date, you will receive individual reminder emails from Skillsoft to do so. More information is available in the fall CU Anschutz campus announcement and on the CU Office of Information Security webpage and FAQs.
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