Tech News Archive

Tech News is your quick, reliable hub for exploring the latest software and technology available across campus. Use it to easily search tools by technology type, eligibility, and release date, helping you discover what’s new, what you can access, and what best supports your teaching, learning, and productivity. It’s a simple way to stay current with the technology you can use today.

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Digital Education

Zoom Rooms

Marist University offers Zoom Rooms, optimized, and shared physical spaces for collaboration. These are permanent, conference rooms to make it easy to run or join video meetings with a tap of a button.

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October 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Classroom & Collaboration

Information Technology

Ad Astra

Ad Astra is an academic scheduling platform that helps Marist coordinate courses, classrooms, and events to create a smoother experience for students, faculty, and staff. 

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September 1, 2025

Classroom & Collaboration Campus Infrastructure, Security

Digital Education

Brightspace

Brightspace is  Marist’s learning management system and is a central hub for course materials, assignments, grades, and communication

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September 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Accessibility & Inclusive Tech

Information Technology

Cisco Jabber

Cisco Jabber at Marist allows users to make and receive phone calls on their computers. It mirrors the same phone extension used on campus devices and provides a simple login process using Marist email credentials.

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September 1, 2025

Administrative & Data Systems

Digital Education

Copy Leaks

Brightspace has introduced an AI-powered tool in Marist’s Brightspace that detects potential plagiarism and generative AI use in student assignments, reinforcing academic integrity.

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September 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies

Student Employment Payroll

JobX/ TimesheetX

JobX/TimesheetX is the Student Employment platform that connects students with part-time employment opportunities. Students can easily discover and apply for jobs, while employers can quickly create and manage job listings, making the campus hiring process simple, organized and easy.

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September 1, 2025

Student Engagement & Success

Digital Education

McGraw Hill Connect

McGraw Hill Connect is an online learning platform integrated with Brightspace to provide course materials and graded assignments for select courses at Marist University.

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September 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

Microsoft Copilot 

Microsoft Copilotan AI-powered assistant to help users save time and stay organized by assisting with writing, summarizing, data analysis, and information retrieval across Microsoft 365 applications. 

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September 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success