What do I need to know? Campus Planning & Facilities Management (CPFM) have scheduled a necessary power outage and corresponding data center shut down to complete final upgrades to electrical systems required for the Dining Hall kitchen renovation. These outages are scheduled for Saturday, November 30, 2024, and will significantly impact IT systems. What do […]
How to spot cyber scams this holiday season
As the holiday season approaches, fraudsters take advantage of shoppers looking for online deals and digital gifts. Here are some ways you can spot scams and stay cyber-safe while you get those holiday deals! Signs of a scam Poor website design: Watch for blurry images, typos, and sites missing return or privacy policies. If you […]
New Service Management Tool for Housing Operations
UFV’s Housing Operations is pleased to announce that they have joined other UFV departments in using TeamDynamix as their new service management tool for students to request common housing services. The smooth transition to TeamDynamix took place during the first week of November. Benefits to the UFV Students The implementation of the new ticketing system brings a […]
Invoice scams on the rise
UFV’s Cybersecurity team has seen an increase in invoice scams. Fraudsters send invoices to you in hopes you will pay for goods and services that you never ordered. These invoices may look genuine, and could include legal jargon that pressure you into paying quickly. They may even send these requests through a known service like […]
Planned System Upgrade – Banner & Banner Self-Service, Thursday November 14th, 2024
What do I need to know? IT Services will be completing a required upgrade to Banner to fix an Ellucian product defect causing an error when working with leave reports and web time entry timesheets. During this time, to lessen disruption, IT Services will also be installing prerequisite work for the year-end Admin and Employee […]
RESOLVED – Known Issue: UFV.ca and certain webpages
IT Services has worked quickly to restore all services to UFV.ca and associated webpages. Users will receive an error message when attempting to visit UFV.ca and certain webpages such as International, Careers, and Library. IT Services is working quickly to resolve the issue. If you require support, please contact the IT Service Desk at itservicedesk.UFV.ca, […]
Temporary Closure: G210 Computer Lab – October 28th-30th
Abbotsford campus computer lab G210 (located in Peter Jones Learning Commons – Building G) will be closed starting Monday October 28th, 2024 for lighting upgrades, and will re-open Thursday October 31st. Alternative drop in computer lab locations include: Abbotsford Campus – G181 (lab located inside library) – G180 (computers available on library main floor) Chilliwack […]
Known Issue: Banner Outage
Some UFV employees have reported issues accessing Banner, IT Services has worked quickly to resolve the issue. Employees who are still having trouble logging in are asked to clear their cache before using Banner. Please click the link to read the Knowledge Based Article on how to clear your web browser cache. If you are […]
Planned System Upgrade: Banner – Thursday October 17, 2024
What do I need to know? IT Services will be completing a required upgrade to Banner to enhance and optimize the service. The upgrade will result in Banner and related applications being unavailable during the outage window. When will this Occur? Thursday October 17, 2024, from 8:00PM – 12:00AM Who is impacted? All UFV […]
UFV Capture the Flag (CTF) is back!
What is CTF (Capture the Flag)? Capture the Flag (or CTF for short) is a collection of puzzles where participants compete to find the hidden piece of text (called the “flag”). It’s like a scavenger hunt, but all the hunting is done on your computer. There are two types of challenges this year: non-technical questions […]