Resolved: Known Issue | Physical Phone Outage

Resolved at 12:05pm – All physical phones are operational. UFV is experiencing an outage of physical phones on the Abbotsford campus. Softphones, call-queue phones, and security phones are all working properly. IT Services is asking employees to use available technologies (softphones, call-queue phones, or Teams) for calls while we work quickly to resolve the issue. … Read more

Resolved: Major Systems Outage Notice

IT Services has resolved most of the issues associated with the major systems outage earlier today. UFV is still experiencing a Banner outage, the following systems are impacted and may be unavailable: • Banner • Banner self service • myUFV.ca cards that pull Banner data IT Services is working to restore these systems as soon … Read more

Protect Your Devices with CIRA Canadian Shield

As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’re highlighting a free tool to help keep your personal devices safe: CIRA Canadian Shield. Developed by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority, Canadian Shield is a free DNS security service that blocks access to malicious websites, phishing scams, and other online threats—before they can do harm. It’s privacy-focused … Read more

Resolved: Known Issue | Issues Connecting to Minitab – October 29, 2025 – 9:45AM

2:00PM – This issue has been resolved for both the Azure Portal access and AWS outage. Minitab is now accessible and other services that may have been impacted. Some UFV employees and students have reported not being able to connect to Minitab (licensing.minitab.com) which appears to be related to a larger Azure Portal issue. AWS … Read more

RESOLVED: Banner 9 and related systems – October 24 2025 – 12:59

Resolved: All Banner modules – 12:45PM Resolved: Student Applicant Portal – 12:59PM UFV employees and students are impacted by an outage for the Banner ERP system. The following systems are impacted and may be unavailable: Banner Banner self service myUFV.ca cards that pull Banner data Authentication errors result when trying to access Banner or its … Read more

Updated – Power Outage on Abbotsford Campus: Buildings A, B, and C – Thursday October 9, 2025

Please be advised that a power outage is currently affecting Buildings A, B, and C at the Abbotsford campus due to a generator issue. Security and Facilities teams are on-site and working to assess and resolve the situation. The estimated time for power restoration remains unknown. In-person classes scheduled in these buildings will not take … Read more

Planned System Maintenance: UFV Student Wi-Fi – Thursday October 9, 2025

What do I need to know? IT Services will be completing required maintenance to wireless services to enhance and optimize the service for students. The maintenance will result in a very brief Wi-Fi outage for UFV students on the Abbotsford, Clearbrook, Mission, and Areospace campuses during the maintenance window. When will this Occur? Thursday, October … Read more

IT Services: Supporting You Through Ongoing Power Outages

As Facilities Management continues generator maintenance at the Abbotsford campus, biweekly power outages will occur on Friday mornings from 5–7 a.m. in Buildings A, B, and C. IT Services is working proactively to protect university hardware and minimize classroom and workspace disruption. After each outage, our teams test classroom technology and shared spaces to confirm … Read more

Free piano? Or just trouble?

You’ve probably seen it before: an email or posted ad claiming to have a valuable item to give away. The story sounds reasonable or even sympathetic: the sender is moving, or downsizing their late parents’ estate, or just needs the item gone. The most common item we see in these scams is a baby grand … Read more