News - Sep 2004

Sep 29 2004 - From Sunday evening until Wednesday morning, Blackboard suffered various temporary access problems. Under high load, the system was becoming unresponsive and looped. We think we have identified and corrected the source of the problem, and since Wednesday around noon the application has again been performing well. The ACCC apologizes for the inconvenience users experienced.

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ACCC Software Administration

Sep 24 2004 - Updated Information on Power Outage
Updated Friday, Sept. 24, 12:15 p.m.

This is an update on the power outage situation affecting east campus.

Power has been lost in Grant, Douglas, and Lincoln Halls and in Lecture Centers A through F. Note: Burnham Hall is unaffected. All classes in buildings without power have been canceled for Friday afternoon.

All events scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25 for Grant, Douglas, and Lincoln Halls and Lecture Centers A through F are canceled.

We anticipate class schedules as normal for Monday, Sept. 27.

Faculty will need to make individual arrangements to reschedule their classes and exams as necessary.

On Friday morning, the UIC generator was taken off-line for repairs. A rented back-up generator failed and caught on fire, which was quickly extinguished with no injuries. Repairs on the UIC generator have been completed, but it will take some hours to bring that generator back on-line.

Any further updates will be sent by urgent mass e-mail, posted at www.uic.edu, and recorded on the information hotline, (312) 413-9696.

Thank you for your patience. We are mindful of the disruption this situation has caused and are doing all we can to minimize further inconvenience.

Sep 23 2004 - The tigger system will be down for hardware repair tonight, Thursday September 23, from 11:00PM to 1:00AM.

Sep 23 2004 - Updated Information on Power Outage
Thursday, Sept. 23, 5:35 p.m.

This is an update on the power outage situation affecting east campus.

The main on-site generator supplying power to buildings affected by the outage has failed to carry its load; Grant, Douglas, and Lincoln Halls are without power. Classes for Thursday evening in those buildings will be relocated to rooms in Stevenson Hall, see www.uic.edu for room locations.

Classes for Thursday evening in Lecture Centers A through F will be in their usual locations.

All Friday classes will be in their usual locations.

All events scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25 for Grant, Douglas, and Lincoln Halls and Lecture Centers A through F are canceled to allow servicing of the generator.

Any further updates will be sent by urgent mass e-mail, posted on the UIC homepage, and recorded on the information hotline, (312) 413-9696.

Thank you for your patience. We are mindful of the disruption this situation has caused and are doing all we can to minimize further inconvenience.

Sep 20 2004 - This is an update on the power outage situation affecting Lecture Centers A, B and E.

The campus expects all Lecture Centers to be open for normal operations and class schedules for the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Repair crews are still working on the lighting in Lecture Center room A1 only. The campus expects the lighting to be fixed in time for classes Tuesday morning.

If A1 is not available for Tuesday, a mass e-mail will be sent immediately and the information will be posted on the home page of the UIC Web site and recorded on the (312) 413-9696 information line.

In the absence of any further updates, all Lecture Center rooms, including a/v equipment, will be operating normally effective Tuesday morning.

The campus thanks the members of the UIC community for their patience and cooperation and all those who worked so hard to restore electric power and to make alternate classroom arrangements.

Sep 17 2004 - POWER OUTAGE UPDATE

Classes scheduled in Lecture Centers A, B and E will be held in alternate locations on Monday, Sept. 20, while repairs to electrical equipment damaged by Tuesday's water main break are completed. The campus expects that power will be fully restored to Lecture Centers A, B and E by Tuesday and that all classes will return to their regularly scheduled rooms the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 21. We will issue an update on Monday afternoon via the home page of the UIC Web site, mass e-mail and the special information telephone line, (312) 413-9696.

RELOCATION SCHEDULE

Classes scheduled in Lecture Center Rooms A1, B1 and E1 for Monday, Sept. 20 only will be held in the Physical Education Building (PEB), 901 W. Roosevelt Rd. Please see signs at the entrance of PEB for directions to alternate A1, B1 or E1 classrooms for Monday, Sept. 20.

Relocations for Lecture Center Rooms A2-A7 and E2 can be found via the Power Outage update on the home page of the UIC Web site, www.uic.edu.

CLASS CANCELLATIONS

Art History 110 has been canceled for Monday, Sept. 20 only. Art History 110 will resume its meeting schedule on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in LC A1.

REMINDER

Please check your e-mail, the home page of the UIC Web site, or call (312) 413-9696 on Monday afternoon for an update on the status of Lecture Centers A, B and E for Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sep 15 2004 - FYI

UICalendar will be down tonight (Wed 9/15) from 10pm until 1pm in order to correct a problem with the database.

Sep 15 2004 - This is an update on the power outage on the east side of the UIC campus. Lecture Centers C, D and F are expected to return to normal operations effective the morning of Thursday, Sept. 16. All rooms in Lecture Centers C, D and F should be available for their regularly scheduled classes beginning Thursday morning.

Lecture Centers A, B and E will remain unavailable for the rest of this week. Check the announcement on the home page of the UIC Web site to determine if your college or department has made alternate arrangements for class locations; otherwise, classes scheduled in all rooms in Lecture Centers A, B and E will be canceled Thursday and Friday.

Classes scheduled for Lecture Centers A, B and E will be held starting Monday morning Sept. 20, either in the Lecture Centers if repairs are completed, or in an alternate location. The campus will issue an updated announcement via mass e-mail and the home page of the Web site on Friday regarding the status and location of classes in Lecture Centers A, B and E. Information also is available by calling (312) 413-9696.

Please remember to check the Web site or your e-mail or to call the information line to determine the location of Monday classes in Lecture Centers A, B and E. All other classes will be held in their usual locations according to normal schedules.

We regret the inconvenience caused by the power outage and thank you for your cooperation.

Sep 15 2004 - This is an update on the power outage caused by a water main break on the east side of the UIC campus early Tuesday morning.

The campus expects that all buildings will be restored to normal operations by Wednesday morning, except for Lecture Centers A-F. There will be no classes in the Lecture Centers on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

Repairs to and evaluation of the electrical system that provides power to the Lecture Centers will continue throughout the night and on Wednesday. The extent of the damage to the Lecture Center's electrical system and whether power can be restored to at least some of the Centers for Thursday and Friday classes should be known by Wednesday night.

To decrease the amount of time the Centers are unavailable, the campus is importing temporary power sources and expects these to be in place by Monday. We also are exploring alternate classroom sites in case portions of the Lecture Centers are unavailable for a longer period of time.

Please continue to check the home page of the UIC Web site or call the special information line at (312) 413-9696 for updates on the status of the Lecture Centers. We regret the inconvenience to the campus community and are working as fast as possible to restore normal operations.

Sep 15 2004 - Power was restored to the SEL building at 4:30PM Tuesday, so the ADSM Network Backup service is now running again. Tuesday's backups should occur on their regular schedule, and all previously backed-up files are now available for restore.

Sep 14 2004 - The east side of campus is still experiencing a power outage, howver, our servers and routers are running on a generator and there is now network access for all buildings on the east side that have power. We still do not have any further information as to when power will be restored to buildings on the east side.

Sep 14 2004 - As of now (11:25AM) most campus-wide services have been restored, using an emergency generator, except for the ADSM Network Backup Service.

ADSM will remain down until power is restored to the east side. In the mean time, you can neither back up nor restore files, but all files previously backed up are stored safely and will be available for restore once the power is turned back on.

Sep 14 2004 - Due to the power outage on the east campus, the Client Services Office walk-in (and phone support) are closed for the day. All labs on the east campus are closed with the exception of SES 201/205. If you need your password reset you can visit one of these two locations in person. The labs in BGRC (west side of campus) are also open.

Sep 14 2004 - There is a power outage on the east side of campus. Part of the mailserv servers are at SEL, so some clients will not be able to read their mail. We have no estimate at this time as to when power will be restored to SEL.

Sep 14 2004 - >At approximately 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, a water main break flooded electrical vaults on the east campus, causing a widespread power outage. Power has been restored to many buildings but remains out in others. Classes will be held in those buildings not affected by the outage.

For Tuesday, classes in the following buildings only have been cancelled: The Lecture Centers; SEL, SEO, CCC, ERF; and Addams, Grant, Taft, Douglas, Lincoln, and Burnham halls.

The Daley Library will be closed until at least noon today, possibly longer.

We will keep the community updated via postings around campus, the UIC homepage, and mass e-mails. The emergency information line (312) 413-9696, will be continuously updated.

Sep 06 2004 - Listserv's upgrade went smoothly. Listserv is back on the job at 12:30

Sep 03 2004 - Listserv will be down for operating system upgrades on Monday (9/6) afternoon. Email to Listserv address delivered during this downtime will be processed when Listserv comes back up.