@HigherEd_ITGuy

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Me deciding whether or not I want to venture from my desk with a campus-wide network outage. Monday, why you gotta be such a Monday first thing?
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We definitely didn't have "Campus Single Sign On page outage" on our bingo card for today, but here we are. No access to the student registration system, Canvas, Office 365, Zoom, etc. It's going to be great!
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What's the pool up to for "Campus wide WiFi outage during the first week of fall classes"? Also, are we betting which day it happens? Only asking because I, ahem, may know a guy...
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Hey @ProfGoat - @ass_deans asked me to forward this to you. She said something about this being the way for you to plug the funding gap in your department. 😂 insidehighered.com/news/facu…

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insidehighered.com
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Our annual college meeting (on campus), which for some reason is still called a "retreat", is in just 2 weeks.
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Email from @ass_deans : We have three new faculty members starting on August 1. I need you to get them all up and running with their laptops and office setups that day. Me: Uh, August 1 is a Saturday? AD:
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Ass Prof yesterday: I'm having trouble with my laptop. Can we meet in the office tomorrow at 9am for you to look at it? Ass Prof today at 9am: I left my laptop at home. Can you fix it though? Actual me:
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When the AV installers have one job and still manage to screw it up. @ProfGoat - it wasn't IT this time!
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In the last 12 months, a total of 24 faculty and staff members in my college have quit. Many others are actively looking for employment elsewhere. Actual question asked by the dean:
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Everyone in higher ed/academia feels this one.
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I don't think we're in any immediate danger of Skynet becoming self-aware any time soon.
philip lewis
@Phil_Lewis_May 15
Dozens of empty Waymos invaded an Atlanta neighborhood and circled a cul-de-sac for hours with no passengers wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta…
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Yikes.
Rachel Tobac
@RachelTobacMay 8
Canvas is hacked and stressing out 230+ Million students, teachers and staff during finals. What does this mean and how do we stay safe? What are the next steps for the 8,800 affected schools during finals. Answered below in my video:
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Classes are over. Half of central IT's pages, including Canvas, have been down for more than 24 hours. @ass_deans sends an email reminding everyone that grades are due by 5 pm today.
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Dean to "senior" staff member: "Thank you for your service to the college. I wish you the best in your retirement at the end of the month." Staff member: I'm afraid that I'm confused. I'm not planning on retiring. Dean:
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All higher ed faculty, staff, @ass_deans, @DeanoftWorld, and @FacultyDean reading the 3rd sentence:
EchoWhiskey@EchoWhiskey12Apr 7
Replying to @katieporterca
Why does everything have to be "FREE"? maybe cut down the administration overhead to reduce costs? how about students operating the university while they attend as job experience in a real environment?
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하나 ♡@kyoongrenApr 6
Lol my whole university having no internet, website down and aircond broke down 😂
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Hey @X @grok Why am I getting ads from accounts that I've muted? Why provide the mute option if you're going to blatantly ignore it?
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With all of the power outages at unis in the northern US and Canada this week, I have to ask: Did someone feed this guy after midnight?
Western Michigan University
@WesternMichUMar 19
WMU Alert: 3/19/26: Except for essential services, all Kalamazoo campuses are closed and classes are canceled today due to the power outage. Check bit.ly/3NCJkjQ for more information.
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Central IT reading posts like this.
The Doctor@the1catdoctorMar 18
✿—I fucking hate my college wifi why can I access everything and anything except discord.
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This seems to be a trend in Canada today, with several unis having the same issue. Wait. Is the US going to invade Canada too?
Mount Saint Vincent University@MSVU_HalifaxMar 17
Mount Saint Vincent University is closed until further notice due to a power outage affecting all buildings except the Sheila A. Brown Centre for Applied Research.
Text says Mount Saint Vincent University closed due to power outage. Mount Saint Vincent University logo.

ALT Text says Mount Saint Vincent University closed due to power outage. Mount Saint Vincent University logo.

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