New feature: Enable live transcription for Zoom meetings
This message is shared on behalf of Wake Forest University Information Systems.
Live transcription (real-time subtitle/captioning) is now available within Zoom meetings for Wake Forest University accounts. This feature allows attendees to enable on-screen machine-generated subtitles/captions and an associated transcript during the meeting. This feature is not currently available when using breakout rooms or Zoom Webinar.
To start using this feature, visit zoom.wfu.edu, sign in with your WFU credentials, navigate to the “Settings,” and scroll down to “In Meeting (Advanced).” Make sure “Closed Captioning” is enabled, check the option under it titled “Enable live transcription service to show transcript on the side panel in-meeting,” and then click “Save.”
To utilize this feature after it is enabled, make sure you have updated your Zoom client to version 5.5.0. You will see a new “Live Transcript” button in your host toolbar during meetings. Hosts must select “Enable Auto-Transcription” in a meeting to make the transcription available to attendees, and attendees must click “Live Transcript” to access the transcript or subtitles.
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Information Systems and the Technology Accessibility Program
This semester, the Accessible Content Working Group (ACWG), a part of the Technology Accessibility Program, will bring several new resources to our campus, including accessibility blog posts, tips and workshops. 
For the first topic, “Improving Accessibility and Inclusion in Virtual Spaces,” the ACWG offers a blog and resource that share the importance and impact of enhancing accessibility in today’s many virtual engagements.
New content, as well as information about upcoming events, will be posted on accessibility.wfu.edu and is available to all faculty, staff and students.
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Updates from HR: Wente named WFU President, employee survey, events and Zoom accessibility
Welcome to Wake, Dr. Wente!
After an international search, Dr. Susan R. Wente has been named the 14th President of Wake Forest. 
Visit the Wake Forest News website to learn more.
COVID-19 vaccine employee survey
All active full- and part-time faculty and staff should check their email for the “COVID-19 Vaccination Planning – Employee Survey.” Please complete the survey by Friday, Feb. 12.
View the message from Wake Forest University Human Resources on Inside WFU.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) relief
In December, Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which provides relief for employer-sponsored Health Care and Dependent Care FSAs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wake Forest has elected to move forward with select special provisions and is working to amend current plan documents. Impacted faculty and staff will receive an email with additional information in the coming week.
Learn more about FSAs on the HR website.
Live transcriptions in Zoom
Live transcription, which allows attendees to enable on-screen machine-generated subtitles/captions, is now available within Zoom meetings for WFU accounts.
Visit the Information Systems (IS) website to learn more and register for an upcoming training session with the IS Technology Accessibility Team.
Black History Month
Faculty and staff are invited to take part in upcoming Black History Month programs, coordinated by the Intercultural Center, throughout February.
View the calendar of events on the Intercultural Center website.
“Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea”: Feb. 4
Join Joshua Horwitz, J.D., executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, for a conversation on guns, militia groups and the violence that took place on the United States Capitol on Jan. 6. The event will be moderated by Kami Chavis, vice provost, professor of law and director of the Criminal Justice Program.
Use this link to register for the webinar.
The Workload Dilemma
ICYMI: Betsy Barre, executive director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT), shares her thoughts on managing workload expectations for our students.
Read Barre’s article on the CAT website.
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