Cancelling/postponing classes due to winter weather

You may have seen the recent email from Provost Troyer on closings/delays/cancellations of classes due to winter weather.

One additional note: because our classes are offered on the weekend, the usual outlets for sharing the closing information (TV, BlueView, weatherline 515-271-4545) may not be up-to-date. The weatherline is likely to be the most accurate, however the best bet is to contact your instructor. Better yet...before the bad weather begins, make an agreement with the instructor/class as to how information will be shared about class cancellations/delays due to winter weather. (FYI: in my classes we'll talk about it, but in general I email students and post the info on Blackboard)

(also see my earlier post on Drake's emergency response plan)

Blackboard Outage

FYI:
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Attention all Blackboard Users:

Re: Critical Information concerning the availability of Blackboard

The Office of Information Technology has rescheduled the upgrade to the Blackboard system for
Sunday, December 2 beginning at 6 A.M. and lasting until approximately noon.Blackboard will be unavailable to users during this time.A notice will be posted when Blackboard is once again available following the upgrade. Check the Announcements channel in BLueVIEW for the update status.

For specific information regarding the features provided by the upgrade, see the attached document.

If you have questions, please contact:
Dr. Peggy SteinbronnManager, Instructional Technologypeggy.steinbornn@drake.edu515-271-4510

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