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Blackboard Upgrade Scheduled to Begin on December 15

Posted on: November 12th, 2015 by Penny Rice

On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, beginning at 12:01 AM CST, IT will begin an upgrade of Blackboard Learn to the latest stable release. During this maintenance, blackboard.olemiss.edu will be offline. We expect Blackboard Learn will be available on Wednesday, December 23. However, we will make every effort to complete this work as quickly as possible […]

Blackboard Upgrade Scheduled to Begin on December 16

Posted on: November 14th, 2014 by

On Tuesday, December 16, beginning at midnight (CST), IT will begin an upgrade of Blackboard Learn to the latest stable 2014 release. During this maintenance, blackboard.olemiss.edu will be offline. We expect Blackboard Learn will be available on Tuesday, December 23. However, we will make every effort to complete this work sooner and will announce availability when […]

Network Maintenance – May 2014

Posted on: April 28th, 2014 by

Network Analysts with the Office of Information Technology have been diligently working behind the scenes as we continue the campus network infrastructure upgrade. The table below shows a breakdown of buildings that will be impacted during upcoming network maintenance beginning on May 2.   Between 6 AM CDT and 8 AM CDT, individuals in the named locations on […]

Network Maintenance – April 2014

Posted on: April 9th, 2014 by

Network Analysts with the Office of Information Technology have been diligently working behind the scenes as we continue the campus network infrastructure upgrade. The table below shows a breakdown of buildings that will be impacted during upcoming network maintenance beginning on April 14.   Between 6 AM CDT and 8 AM CDT, individuals in the named locations on […]

Network Maintenance – March 2014

Posted on: February 28th, 2014 by

The Network Analysts with the Office of Information Technology have been diligently working behind the scenes as we continue the campus network infrastructure upgrade. The table below shows a breakdown of buildings that will be impacted during upcoming network maintenance beginning on March 12.   Between 6 AM CDT and 8 AM CDT, users in the […]

Upcoming Network Maintenance – Saturday, March 8, 2014

Posted on: January 16th, 2014 by

Please mark your calendars. On Saturday, March 8, from 7:00 a.m. until noon, the wide area network switches will be upgraded. This date marks the beginning of Spring Break, so we expect minimal impact. Since midterm grades are due on Monday, March 10, we are starting the communication campaign early. During the upgrade, access to […]

Upcoming Network Maintenance – December 2013

Posted on: November 25th, 2013 by

As we approach the end of the year, the Office of Information Technology (IT) Systems and Networking work ramps up during periods of reduced activity.   This year is no exception. The tables below show a breakdown of buildings that will be impacted during upcoming network maintenance in December.   During the listed dates and times, users in […]

Upcoming Network Maintenance – November 2013

Posted on: November 15th, 2013 by

As we approach the end of the semester, the Office of Information Technology (IT) Systems and Networking work ramps up during periods of reduced activity.   This year is no exception. The tables below show a breakdown of buildings that will be impacted during upcoming network maintenance in November.   During the listed dates and times, users in […]

New Blackboard Interface

Posted on: August 1st, 2013 by Penny Rice

On Wednesday, August 14, the Office of Information Technology (IT) will release a redesigned user interface for Blackboard Learn (Blackboard).    At first glance, Blackboard will look very different, but rest assured that all Blackboard tools and menus are exactly where they were before.  The interface has just been redesigned to provide a clean and […]

IT Maintenance Announcements – December 2012

Posted on: December 3rd, 2012 by

A brief list of the IT maintenance events along with the impacted systems and services.