cartoon firewallAn update to campus firewalls will disable Blackboard for two hours in the early morning June 26.

Firewall upgrade to take Blackboard offline early Tuesday

An upgrade to campus firewalls will disable the Blackboard learning management system for two early-morning hours Tuesday, June 26 — from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m.

Information Technology Services will install and test an update that will allow the University to leverage additional capabilities of the firewalls from 6 to 7 a.m. Tuesday. Services using the UwinCARD will be affected, including Food Services, GoPrint, vending machines and laundry in Residence. VPN connections may also be unstable during the testing period.

Direct any concerns about this process to the ServiceDesk at 519-253-3000, ext. 4440.