Category Archives: Internet

Scheduled: Network Upgrade

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.

Scheduled: Internet service interruption

Internet service to campus, both Harrisonburg and Lancaster, will be unavailable on Tuesday, July 31 from 5:30 pm to 10:00 pm for the replacement of critical network infrastructure.

For those onsite at Harrisonburg or Lancaster, resources hosted by Information Systems will remain available, such as:

  • Moodle
  • MyEMU
  • www.emu.edu
  • workstation login and mapped drives
  • wireless
  • other on-campus resources.

Examples of what will not be available:

  • Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, YouTube, and all other Google services
  • Zoom
  • all other internet resources not hosted on the EMU campus (all other websites).

For anyone who is not onsite at Harrisonburg or Lancaster, the opposite of the above will apply.