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Wake Alert system to remain operating during computer network maintenance

This announcement was emailed to students, faculty and staff on Oct. 9 by Wake Forest Communications and External Relations:

During computing network maintenance at Wake Forest on Oct. 12, the Wake Alert emergency notification system will remain operating.  Some temporary changes will be in place with Wake Alert during the maintenance scheduled to occur between 5 p.m. and midnight.

As Information Systems announced, recently, all University network and computing services will be unavailable. On campus, students, faculty and staff using the University network will not be able to reach Internet-based services such as Google mail and Sakai. Voice mail, WIN and more will not be available.

The Oct. 12 maintenance work, which will begin at 5 p.m., is expected to be completed by midnight, if not earlier.

If an emergency were to occur, the University Police Department (WFUPD) will be able to send text alerts to all registered to receive them and activate the University’s outdoor alert equipment.

Fire alarms and indoor alerts will function, as always.

Communications and External Relations (CER) will make arrangements to use other Internet providers so as to post alerts to the University website, including the Wake Alert website and the University home page, and to send emails to students, faculty and staff.  CER will also use social media, such as the Wake Alert Twitter account (@WakeAlert).

Those on campus will need to use alternative methods to access CER’s emergency notifications through the Internet. For instance, on campus, students, faculty and staff may use their mobile devices connected to the Internet by AT&T, Verizon or other Internet providers.

CER will not be able to send voice mail messages to faculty and staff campus phones.

Detailed information on the Wake Alert system is found at wakeready.wfu.edu. 

Computing services unavailable on April 12

On Saturday, April 12, during regularly scheduled maintenance between 7 a.m. and noon, many computer-based services including, but not limited to, Sakai, Banner, WIN, Cognos, and NOVAtime will be unavailable. Information Systems staff will perform required maintenance during this time. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, contact the Information Systems Service Desk at help.wfu.edu or 336-758-4357.

WIN, Banner, Cognos to be offline

WIN, Banner (our primary administrative computing system) and Cognos reporting will be unavailable beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, until 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14. Information Systems staff will perform a required upgrade to Banner during this time.

If you have questions, contact Information Systems at help@wfu.edu.

TechXploration is today

TechXploration will be Thursday, April 4, from noon to 3 p.m. in room 401 of the Benson University Center. Beverages and snacks will be catered by Aramark, and you can register to win a donated Lenovo Android Tablet.

TechXploration is designed to showcase faculty use of technology and bring together faculty and staff who want to share their experiences with current technology efforts. Faculty, staff and students will be able to see how technologies are being leveraged in teaching, learning, research, engagement, and creative endeavors at Wake Forest.

Presentations will be in poster session format, so join us for any portion of the event. Presentations will include:

  • using multimedia tools for language instruction
  • using TelePresence, WebEx, and social tools with law students
  • the abilities of Qualtrics – a university survey tool
  • new versions of WIN and Mobile WIN
  • publishing your own e-books
  • online assessments in the OPCD for use in advising students
  • ZSRx: a mini-MOOC
  • virtual epidemics to study human behavior
  • video and social media to connect with your audience
  • and many more!

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WIN, Banner and Cognos reporting will be unavailable

WIN, Banner (our administrative computing system) and Cognos reporting will be unavailable beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19 until 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 22. Information Systems staff will perform a required upgrade to Banner during this time.

Information Systems apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause you. If you have further questions about this message, contact us at help@wfu.edu.

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