Tech News and Alerts

Wifi Changes – Tuesday October 24th

On Tuesday morning Oct 24th a change will be implemented that will affect the WSU Vancouver campus WSU Wireless network. This change will enhance security and for many will be seamless. It won’t even be noticed.

Upcoming Instructional Technology Workshops

A series of online workshops covering instructional technologies begin today to help instructors start the new semester out right:

VPN changes coming November 5, with some related network downtime

In the evening of Friday November 5, beginning at around 6:30pm, VIT will be working in conjunction with Pullman IT to upgrade our campus firewall. This will increase network speed and security.

Blackboard sunsets Aug. 20

If you use Blackboard, be sure to export courses you may need later before August 20. Blackboard will not be available past that date. You may create Canvas sandboxes to store your material, or store it on your computer or One Drive. These backed-up courses can be imported into Canvas after Blackboard is unavailable, but only if they are backed up before that August 20 date.

Returning to Campus Fall 2021

Many computers have not been turned on for several months. Here is what to expect if you have not been using your computer on campus: