Scheduled Outage: Moodle upgrade

Update: work is now complete as of 6 pm on 5/13.  Please let us know if you have any questions by reaching out to helpdesk@emu.edu.  Thanks!

On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, we will be upgrading Moodle to version 4.5. Moodle will be unavailable during the upgrade.
The upgraded Moodle will see user interface improvements, course editor upgrades, and easier access to external tools like Panopto and Voicethread.  Release notes can be found here.
If you have questions, please email helpdesk@emu.edu.

Scheduled: Network Upgrade

UPDATE: The network is back on-line as of 5:50 PM.

On Sunday, May 11, 12:30 PM to approximately 7:30 PM, IT will be upgrading the software on a core network device. This will result in an extensive outage of networked technology on campus. Services impacted are:
Phones
Wired Network
Wireless Network
Internet
Printing
Classroom Technology

If you are off-campus some services will remain available, including all Google services, Moodle, Salesforce, and www.emu.edu. However, Jenzabar systems including J1 and MyEMU will not be available on or off campus.

Unscheduled: Broadcast email system

Update: The issues with the direct email function for authorized users in the Broadcast email system has been resolved as of 11AM on 4/16.

The direct email function is currently not working, and IT is working on fixing this issue. Users can still use emu.edu/broadcast, but this will not support sending from a shared mailbox. Please contact helpdesk@emu.edu if you have any questions. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Unscheduled: Transfer of Salesforce data to SQL Server is disrupted

Update: The problem has been resolved.

The CData package EMU uses to transfer salesforce data to a SQL Server backup database is not working. EMU is currently working with the vendor to resolve this issue. Most end users will not notice the problem. Some J1 data will be out of sync with Salesforce data until the problem is resolved.

Scheduled: Network Upgrade

UPDATE: Everything is back on-line as of 4:40 PM.

On Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 1:30 pm until 5:30 pm IT will be upgrading the software on a core network device. This will result in an outage of networked technology (including internet) that will last 15-60 minutes during the process, impacting Harrisonburg campus and the Lancaster site. 

Systems impacted are:

  • Phones
  • Wired Network
  • Wireless Network
  • Internet
  • Printing
  • Classroom Technology
  • myEMU
  • Computer Labs

If you are off-campus some services will remain available, including all Google services, Moodle, Salesforce, Navigate and www.emu.edu. However, Jenzabar systems including J1 and MyEMU will not be available on or off campus.

Check status.emu.edu for the current status of the outage.

If you have questions please email helpdesk@emu.edu.