Monthly Archives: March 2018

3/29 “A Task Awaits You”; test email, not phishing, but delete

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

This isn’t phishing, it’s from Workday, but it’s from our test system and harmless. Please delete it; sorry for bothering you! From: <wellesley@myworkday.com> Date: Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 3:27 PM Subject: A Task Awaits You: Change Benefits for Open Enrollment … Continue reading →

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3/30 5:30-8:30am Banner unavailable

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

Banner Production (ERP & Self-Service) will be unavailable tomorrow, Fri, Mar. 30, 5:30-8:30am to apply patches. Related applications like eTranscripts, TMS, and SSRS/MyDWR reporting using production data will also be unavailable. To: Banner users From: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171 More info: … Continue reading →

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3/29 4-4:30pm TMA (Facilities requests) unavailable

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

TMA, the tool Facilities uses for work orders and maintenance requests, will be unavailable tomorrow, Thurs, Mar. 29, at 4pm, for up to a half hour. Please wait until TMA is online to report non-emergency requests. If there is a Facilities-related emergency … Continue reading →

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4/5 CrashPlan client upgrade

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

On Thurs. April 5, 7-7:30am, a CrashPlan client upgrade will be pushed to College-owned computers with CrashPlan. The next time your computer connects to the network, your CrashPlan application will automatically upgrade to the latest version, 6.5.2. This will happen in the background, … Continue reading →

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3/26 Phishing: Fixed-term faculty positions

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

Look out for a phishing email from Dr John Largen, greatislord(at)gmail.com with the subject: FIXED-TERM (PART-TIME) FACULTY POSITIONS, and an attachment. Click the triangle in the upper right of the message and choose Report phishing, or delete it. You can also … Continue reading →

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Rescheduling: 3/25 1pm web.wellesley.edu brief interrupt

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

You may notice a brief interruption to web.wellesley.edu on Sunday afternoon, March 25 at 1pm while security certificates are updated. To: Everyone From, more info: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171

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3/19 9pm-midnight 25Live unavailable

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

25Live (used for event scheduling) will be unavailable during maintenance on Mon, Mar. 19, 9pm-midnight. To: Event schedulers From, more info: Veronica Brandstrader, LTS, x2171

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FedEx phishing with name and SSN

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

Be aware of a new phishing attack that looks as if it comes from FedEx. The email may include your name and Social Security number, which makes it seem legitimate. The email links you to a Google Doc that uses … Continue reading →

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3/8 10:45am East campus phones are back

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Veronica Brandstrader

Let us know if you experience any lingering issues. 10am We are investigating reports of phone outages in Bates, Motor Pool, and Weaver following the storm.  We will post an update when we have more information. To: Everyone From: Veronica … Continue reading →

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