DoIT Projects and Initiatives
Pete the Pirate AI is introduced to the University community.
AI Introduction Pete the Pirate has the capacity to answer questions related to Financial Aid and Student Business Services. Pete the Pirate will best answer your inquiries, direct you to resources, or assist you in reaching his human colleagues through email or by helping you book an…
The Pirate Shuttle Rollout
The Pirate Shuttle is Hampton University’s shuttle bus service that provides students with valid id and PiratePay accounts the ability to purchase rides to and from campus to select locations
AI and Advanced Technologies Center of Excellence
Alongside D-AIX and HTAC, Hampton university-wide AI ecosystem strategy includes a third planned space: the AI and Advanced Technologies Center of Excellence, positioned to support the region and state as a hub for digital learning.
Digital AI Ecosystem
Hampton opened the Digital Artificial Intelligence Immersive Experience, D-AIX, on August 18, 2026, the first physical space in a broader, university-wide AI ecosystem strategy led by President Darrell K. Williams. It is paired with two initiatives still ahead: the Hampton Artificial Intelligence and Technology Center, planned for…
Enhanced Web and Digital Services
Alongside the larger platform rollouts, Web and Digital Services continued its core mandate: building and maintaining official Hampton University websites, developing in-house registration and survey forms, training departmental editors to manage their own sites, and fielding web-maintenance requests through the DoIT ticketing system.
2026-27 New Student Technology Guide
DoIT published its refreshed technology quick-reference guide for incoming students, consolidating account setup, Wi-Fi, Canvas, email, and support-desk information ahead of the next academic year.
VOIP – Campus voice modernization
DoIT began retiring legacy analog phone lines campus-wide in favor of RingCentral, a cloud-based VoIP platform, paired with PolyEdge E220 desk phones. The move is framed as modernizing campus communication infrastructure rather than a like-for-like swap: cloud voice brings mobility, easier moves, adds, and changes, and lower…
Cybersecurity Awareness
DoIT ran its annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month campaign, requiring all faculty and staff to complete security-awareness training, with enrollment emails sent under the subject line You have been enrolled in security awareness training and a November 1 completion deadline. The campaign reinforced DoIT standing incident-reporting posture, See…
HamptonU Experience Launch
DoIT retired the myCampus Student Portal and unveiled HamptonU Experience, a Hampton-branded build of Ellucian Experience, as the new digital front door for the university. It is a single sign-on hub for Canvas, email, financial aid, and campus services, with a personalized, drag-and-drop dashboard, real-time deadline notifications,…
Docusign Adoption
DoIT rolled out DocuSign, a cloud-based electronic signature platform, to all Hampton University faculty and staff under the university Enterprise account. It lets users create, send, sign, and track documents online, covering legal agreements, requisitions, applications, and more.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enabled (Live)
DoIT enabled mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Hampton University faculty, using Microsoft Authenticator to add a time-based one-time passcode (TOTP) alongside each account password at sign-in; staff accounts had already been enabled ahead of the faculty rollout on February 24, 2025.