Between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. this evening, an email with the subject “ATTENTION REQUIRED (Health Care Notice)” was sent to a large number of faculty and staff. This was a widespread, malicious phishing email directly targeting Drake, with the link in the email directing the recipient to an external website spoofing the blueView portal in...
Author: Carla Herling (Carla Herling)
Happy Fall Semester!
Want to know about new technology initiatives we launched over the summer? Or need a refresher on what Information Technology Services (ITS) can do for you? Or new to Drake? Check out the links below. ITS News & Announcements: Information on outages, new initiatives and other important information can be found at www.drake.edu/its, on our...
Drake Website Terminal Four Outage Resolved
Thank you for your patience. ITS has now resolved the TerminalFour outage. All users should now be able to log into the system. We are still having significant issues with the system running slowly, however, so please be aware. If you are still unable to log in, please contact the Support Center at 515-271-3001 or...
Drake Website Content Management System (TerminalFour) Outage
ITS was made aware this morning of an outage of our content management system, TerminalFour. As a result, users are unable to log in to make any changes to the Drake website. This outage has no impact on visitors being able to view the Drake website. ITS has reached out to TerminalFour and is diligently...
IT Service Portal Information Sessions this week
ITS launched a new service portal in May. This site allows faculty, staff, and students to learn about technology services available, browse our knowledge base for how-to technology guides, or get assistance with an issue. Want to learn how to use this new site? Been using it and have questions? Come to a demonstration to...
Internet Slowness Issues Across Campus
At 9:00 a.m., ITS was made aware of internet slowness across campus on both wireless and wired connections. ITS is diligently working towards a resolution. We will provide updates and will let you know when this outage has been resolved. Thank you for your patience.
MyDUSIS Outage Resolved
Thank you for your patience. ITS has now resolved the MyDUSIS outage. If you continue to experience issues, please contact the Support Center at 515-271-3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue.
MyDUSIS Outage
At 6:45 a.m., ITS was made aware of a MyDUSIS outage. MyDUSIS is the self-service portion of the Drake University Shared Information System (DUSIS). As a result of this outage, Drake faculty, staff, and students cannot currently access time cards, registration, grade entry, payment, and other MyDUSIS functions. ITS is diligently working towards a resolution....
Automated Password Emails
ITS has been contacted by alumni and other Drake community members who were concerned by an email they had received notifying them that their password was expiring. Even though Drake email addresses expire, Drake ID numbers do not. If you want to continue to have access to blueView for resources like tax forms, and transcripts,...
Blackboard Outage Planned for Saturday, July 29 from 5:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
ITS will be making an update to Blackboard on Saturday morning, July 29. As a result, access to Blackboard will be unavailable between 5:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This upgrade is being made to resolve ongoing issues with discussion boards and wikis. We appreciate your patience while we perform this necessary work. If you continue...