The migration of Information Technology Services systems to new servers and networks will mean brief outages over the next few weeks.

In 2015, IT Services embarked on a project to modernize aging server and storage infrastructure to meet increased demands on capacity.

“Our current storage technology is eight years old, and requires replacing,” says Bodek Frak, senior consultant in messaging, collaboration and project management. “The new server and storage architecture, when fully implemented, will give us additional expandable storage capacity as well as improved server performance.”

Each migration requires an outage of approximately 15 to 30 minutes. The few remaining systems scheduled are:

Tuesday, February 16, at 6 a.m.

• Blackboard Learning Management System

Thursday, February 18, at 6 a.m.

Multiple systems and apps that use databases stored on the central SQLSERVER:

• AutoAudit (used by Internal Audit department)
• Q-Flow (used by Student Awards and Financial Aid)
• Crystal Reports (database reporting tool used by several systems)
• ISP-International Student Program (used by Centre for English Language Development)
• eRSO (used by Office Research Innovation Services)
• Inteum (used by Office Research Innovation Services)
• AAMS-Advanced Agent Management system (used by International Student Centre)
• Raiser’s Edge (used by Alumni Donor Records)
• TimeMatters (used by Law Faculty – Legal Aid)
• Titanium Schedule (used by Student Counselling Centre)

Thursday, February 25, at 6 a.m.

• my.UWindsor Student Portal

On behalf of IT Services, Frak apologizes for any inconvenience that these outages may cause for users.

A video by fourth-year communications student Day Xu-tong aims to capture some good memories of the campus for alumni and those who, like him, will graduate soon.

The time-lapse project combines dozens of views of buildings and surrounding grounds, presenting eight months’ worth of footage in less than three minutes.

“I wanted to capture all four seasons,” Day says. “In order to capture images from spring to winter, I need at least eight months, right?”

Watch his video here:

Racism does not have to entail explicit slurs or express hatred, but can manifest itself covertly. A free public lecture Friday will explore an Islamic approach to racial bigotry.

Dawud Walid, executive director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, will deliver “Racial Justice in Islam” at 6 p.m. February 12 in room 104, Toldo Health Education Centre.

The event is sponsored by the UWindsor Muslim Students Association.

The Campus Bookstore is marking down USB flash drives sporting the University of Windsor logo as its True Savings Thursday feature.

“Call ’em jump drives, call ’em memory sticks, call ’em external storage devices, we got ’em,” says marketing coordinator Martin Deck. “And now for cheap!”

The devices hold 8 GB of data and are on sale February 11, priced at $8.50 from the regular price of $10.95.

The Campus Bookstore is located on the lower level of the CAW Student Centre.

A drop-in reception Friday will give friends and colleagues of international student advisor Enrique Chacon a chance to wish him well as he leaves the employ of the University of Windsor.

Chacon joined the staff of the International Student Centre in February 2005; he will take up a new position at Vancouver Island University.

Well-wishers will gather from 4 to 6 p.m. February 12 at Mare Nostrum, the restaurant adjacent to the Education Building.