MyGRADplan/Degree Works Outage Planned for April 1-2, 2023

What do I need to know? IT Services will be completing a required upgrade to MyGRADplan which will result in an outage beginning Saturday April 1st to Sunday April 2nd, 2023. When will this occur? 7am Saturday April 1st, 2023, to 7pm Sunday April 2nd, 2023 Who is impacted? All UFV students, staff and faculty […]

2020 Course Archiving

What do I need to know? Due to Blackboard storage limits, the process of archiving courses associated with 2020 term dates will begin on April 15, 2023. The following terms will be moved into archive from your Blackboard Faculty course lists on the dates listed. April 15, 2023: 202000, 202001 June 30, 2023: 202004, 202005 September […]

myUFV & Banner Outage Scheduled for Mar 4th, 2023

IT Services will be completing a required upgrade that will cause an outage to myUFV.ca, Banner, and its integrated systems on Saturday March 4th, 2023, from 8:00am until midnight. When will this occur? Saturday March 4th, 2023, from 8:00am until midnight. Who is impacted? All UFV Employees and Students attempting to access myUFV.ca, Banner and […]

Wi-Fi Maintenance Scheduled for Mar 11, 2023

UFV Wi-Fi networks (Eduroam, Eduroam-help, UFV-Event, Friesen house and UFV-IOT) will experience an outage on Saturday March 11, 2023, due to a required upgrade. When will this occur? Saturday March 11, 2023, from 6-10pm. To minimize impact, this outage has been scheduled during the ITS Standard Maintenance Window. Who is impacted? UFV Employees and Students […]

UFV Network, Wi-Fi, & Telephone Interruption – Feb 25, 2023

IT service outages are scheduled for Saturday, February 25. When will this occur? 6pm – midnight Sat, Feb 25. Services impacted: Wired and Wi-Fi network connections Telephone service (excluding red emergency phones) Remote desktop connections Facilities systems/panels Applications such as Banner, FAST, myUFV, and the UFV website How long will outages last? Services impacted will […]

Leaves and Leave Reporting Moved to Employee Centre in myUFV

In January 2023, the Employee Centre was launched in myUFV.ca. You may have noticed the link to access Leave Requests and Reporting is now located in the Employee Centre. Soon, access to information about T4s, and paystubs will move from Employee Information to the Employee Centre (after April 30th, 2023). As we progress through our […]

Updates to Microsoft Authenticator Application

On February 20th, 2023, Microsoft is rolling out two security updates to the Microsoft Authenticator app for mobile devices. These updates will include: Number match experience: if you use the push notification feature on the Microsoft Authenticator app, after you approve a sign in, you will be asked to type a two-digit code (displayed in […]

Room Bookings Portal Offline Feb 3rd – 6th

IT Services is completing an upgrade to our Room Bookings portal (Infosilem) which will result in an outage beginning Thurs Feb 2nd at 4:00pm until Tues Feb 7th at 8:00am. UFV employees cannot access the online room bookings portal during this time. What do I need to do? During the outage, UFV employees can submit […]

Phishing Alert – Scams Impersonating Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

UFV’s Cybersecurity team has noticed an increase of phishing emails and text messages that impersonate the Canada Revenue Agency. The fraudulent message claims to be from the CRA. Scammers ask individuals to reply or click on a link to verify their identity or receive their refund. What do I need to do? If you receive […]