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Quarterly patching downtime - 11/17 & 11/18

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, November 17th and Saturday, November 18th.  While many...

Posted: November 6, 2023, 10:52 AM

Join free virtual events for National Distance Learning Week

This year’s theme focuses on AI & distance learning

The sixteenth annual National Distance Learning Week offers many virtual sessions focused on how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts education and training. The U.S. Distance Learning Association...

Posted: November 6, 2023, 6:46 AM

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Quality Matters Releases 7th Edition Rubric

Focus on accessibility, inclusive design, faculty engagement

After extensive peer feedback from a global community of faculty and instructional designers, the Seventh Edition of the Quality Matters Higher Education Rubric was released earlier this summer,...

Posted: October 31, 2023, 9:14 AM

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Unscheduled Downtime of taki cluster: Resume Operation

To all taki users, Starting at around 0345 this morning, portions of the taki cluster environment became unresponsive. System administrators have been able to bring the cluster back online....

Posted: October 24, 2023, 12:30 PM

Unscheduled Downtime of taki Cluster

To all taki users, Starting at around 0345 this morning, portions of the taki cluster environment became unresponsive. System administrators have been working to bring the cluster back online....

Posted: October 24, 2023, 8:18 AM