Our vendor partner, Kivuto, is making updates to their software. As a result, downloading software from the link in myDrake will be unavailable between 6 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday, October 16. We appreciate your patience while our vendor partner performs this necessary work. If you continue to have any issues after the planned maintenance...
Author: Becky Klein (Becky Klein)
Opt In to Receive ITS Outage Notifications via Text
Want to be notified of technology outages by text? Opt in by texting DrakeITS2018 to phone number 226787. Text messages will only be sent between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. The list is cleared at the end of each academic year, so if you were signed up last year, please re-enroll. We...
Terminal Four Outage Resolved
Thank you for your patience. ITS has now resolved the Terminal Four 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.
Terminal Four Outage
At 9 a.m., ITS was made aware of a Terminal Four outage. This is affecting back end access to the Drake website. The website is up and running, but authorized users cannot currently make changes. ITS is diligently working towards a resolution. We will provide updates and will let you know when this outage has...
Change to Remote Access Process for Drake-Owned Windows Computers
In order for ITS campus technicians to better assist faculty and staff who use Drake-owned Windows computers, we are making a small change to our remote access capabilities. This change will align our Windows and Mac remote support processes. Currently, you must be signed into your PC and present to accept and acknowledge the on-screen...
October Tech Tuesdays: Learn about Collaborative Instruction, Project Management, and Information Security
These 50 minute professional development sessions for faculty and staff are designed to provide you with resources to help you use technology more efficiently in your job (and possibly your life). All sessions will include time for Q&A. Collaborative Instruction in the Classroom Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 2 p.m. Collaborative learning involves students working in...
Goodbye blueView. Hello myDrake.
As of tomorow morning, Sept. 20, blueView will no longer be available to campus. Start using the myDrake portal to access Banner Self Service (MyDUSIS), email, document sharing, and other key campus systems. Navigate to myDrake at my.drake.edu using your favorite browser today. And don’t forget to update any browser bookmarks or shortcuts. Not sure...
Multi-Systems Outage
At 7:15 p.m. ITS was made aware of a multi-systems outage. This is affecting a number of campus systems including Slate and our IT service portal and is preventing our after-hours support calls from going through. ITS is diligently working towards a resolution. We will provide updates and will let you know when this outage...
Update from the chief information technology officer
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to (or back to) campus as we begin another academic year. I’d like to begin by reminding you that, due to summer flooding, the IT Support Center, normally located in the lower level of Carnegie, has temporarily moved to the second floor of Collier Scripps. It will remain there...
After over 10 years, blueView is on its way out
After the launch of our new campus portal, myDrake, over the summer, we are ready to retire our current portal, blueView. blueView has been around for over 10 years, and as of Thursday morning, Sept. 20, it will no longer be available to campus. Beginning on Sept. 20 you will need to use the myDrake...