Monthly Archives: January 2015

Avoid Java 8 for now

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

Don’t upgrade to Java 8 if you are prompted — you may see a blinking orange icon (example at right). Keep the version you have. If you click the orange icon and see the screen below, click “Later”. If you’ve upgraded … Continue reading →

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2/5 7-7:30pm Calls to on-campus extensions

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

We will be testing the failover process for our phone lines. All calls to on-campus extensions will be funneled through the speech system; users must use the system to direct themselves to the person they wish to contact. Outgoing calls … Continue reading →

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1/28 4:30pm Administrivia apps brief interruption

Posted on January 28, 2015 by wellesley

We are restarting servers at 4:30pm today to deal with a security vulnerability. If you’re logged into any app in Administrivia, including the Admissions notecard, please save what you’re doing, and log out. Sorry for the interruption, but  it’s a … Continue reading →

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1/26 8pm Campus phone issue resolved

Posted on January 26, 2015 by wellesley

Calls to on-campus extensions from on-campus phones are being directed correctly. 6:45pm Calls from off-campus are getting through okay, including Campus Police, 781.283.5555, so calls from cell phones are fine. Also, calling x5555 from on-campus phones also works. 6:30pm The … Continue reading →

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The Blizzard

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

We wanted to provide you with some valuable information regarding communication and various technology related matters in light of the impending blizzard. During times that the College is officially closed, all libraries will also remain closed. Our College website, email, … Continue reading →

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1/23 2-4pm TMA (Facilities requests) unavailable

Posted on January 23, 2015 by wellesley

TMA (tool used to schedule Facilities service requests) will be unavailable from 2-4pm today for an upgrade.  If you have a service-related issue during this time, call x2767. To: Faculty, staff, students From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More info: Facilities … Continue reading →

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1/22 Changes in public color printing

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

As of today, community lab printers and community print queues will no longer print in color — instead, based on your feedback, there are 2 new color printers available, you can pay for color prints immediately, and CloudPrint has been made … Continue reading →

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1/29 8am-noon Banner Test data refreshed

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

Next Thursday, 1/29, 8am-noon, Banner Test will be unavailable and all data on Banner Test will be overwritten with data from Banner Production. This also affects any test systems that use Banner test data. If you are in the middle of … Continue reading →

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1/14 10:45am Administrivia is back

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

Administrivia (channel/portlet in MyWellesley > Employment Services) is available again. 9:30am We’re restarting MyWellesley to bring back the Administrivia channel; you may need to log in again. 8:45am Everything else in MyWellesley seems to be working normally, but the contents … Continue reading →

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1/15 6-8:30am Banner planned downtime

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Veronica Brandstrader

Banner Production (Self-Service, ERP, and services that use live Banner data) will be unavailable on Thurs. Jan. 15, 6-8:30am to perform a Finaid and Student regulatory upgrade. To: Students, faculty, staff From, more info: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171

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