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05/21/2026
The semester's over — but your learning doesn't have to be! ☀️ LinkedIn Learning is free for all Pitt students, faculty, and staff, and summer is the perfect time to pick up a new skill, earn a professional certificate, or finally tackle that course you've been putting off.
Swipe for 3 tips to get the most out of LinkedIn Learning this summer ➡️
🔗 Read the full PantherBytes blog at digital.pitt.edu!
04/29/2026
Graduation is right around the corner! And we want to make sure our future alum hold on to the work they need the most. 📓 Before graduation day, save your most important OneDrive and Canvas files on your personal storage.
Finals week is officially here! 📝 Start the week off right with some Digital Ambassador-approved tips to make the most of your study time.
Which CIC project would you make your top draft pick? 🏈 The CIC student interns are preparing for the NFL Draft by celebrating one-year of the Cloud Innovation Center — with AWS partners who work with the NFL.
Today, we asked the student interns to give us their top picks from the CIC projects they've been working on. From making survey data easier to interpret to helping Pitt Diving speed up analyses, the CIC has had a tremendous rookie season.
Explore everything the CIC is working on at digital.pitt.edu/cic (link in bio!)
The Digital Ambassadors share their top tech tips for graduating seniors! 🎓 Understand how to hold on to your alumni account, save your important documents, and follow on Instagram for graduation info.
04/16/2026
Graduation is almost here, Panthers! 🐾 But before you walk across that stage, take a few minutes to sort out your tech. Your email, your files, your LinkedIn Learning access — there's more to think about than you might expect. Swipe through for three things to take care of before you go.
What's your screentime? 📱 We asked two of the Digital Ambassadors for their average daily screentime — and their advice for anyone who wants to lower that number.
04/07/2026
When you delete something, are you sure it's gone for good? Remember to check your recycle bin whenever you're doing digital clean-up to free up storage space and ensure you're actually deleting what you want gone.
Read more cloud storage tips on the PantherBytes blog!
04/03/2026
Meet Digital Ambassador, Rose 👋 She's a junior majoring in Psychology.
Rose says: "My favorite ambassador memory is when I got to talk about cybersecurity at the Cyber Spooktacular. The free food and merchandise was also a plus!”
Follow for more tech tips from the Digital Ambassadors!
03/26/2026
To celebrate the WWE Smackdown coming to Pittsburgh this Friday, the Digital Ambassadors present Shoots and Ladders Match! 🪜 💪 Inspired by the famous board game and Ladder Matches, this tabling event is a fun opportunity to answer some trivia questions about tech and WWE!
Complete the game on Friday, March 27, 1 to 4 p.m. in Towers Lobby
🍬 Free candy
🧢 Pitt Digital Merch