Division of Academic Affairs

Colleagues, After an internal search, I am pleased to share that Beth Avery Foster, professor in the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations, has been appointed vice provost for academic affairs.  Beth has served in this role for the past 19 months on a limited-duration appointment. I am especially grateful for her effective leadership,…

After a nationwide outage yesterday and into last night, Canvas is now up and running and available to all users.   Final exams that were scheduled to be given today will be moved to tomorrow, Saturday, May 9. Exams will follow the same schedule, including times and locations, originally planned for today. The schedule of exams is available below. Students who are unable to…

Faculty, staff, and students  Due the ongoing nationwide Canvas outage, all Friday exams are postponed. Faculty, staff, and students will receive more information Friday on a revised schedule.  Instructure, Canvas’ parent company, shut down Canvas nationwide due to a cybersecurity incident that has affected education institutions across the country. Learn more about the Canvas outage. …

Faculty, staff and students,  We need to alert you that Instructure, Canvas’ parent company, has shut down Canvas nationwide due to a cybersecurity incident that has affected education institutions across the country.  We do not know when service will be restored. Instructure has posted a status page to share updates on the outage. We will follow up when Canvas is available.  All faculty are urged to be…