Monthly Archives: October 2012

UMass Dartmouth Campus & Claire T. Carney Library – CLOSED – Tuesday, Oct. 30th – Hurricane Sandy Expected Impacts

TO: UMass Dartmouth Community

FROM: Deborah McLaughlin
Chief Operating Officer
Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance

RE: UMASS DARTMOUTH CLOSED TUESDAY, OCT. 30

UMass Dartmouth will be closed Tuesday, October 30, effective at 12:01 a.m., due to the expected impacts of Hurricane Sandy on the region. All Tuesday classes at all UMass Dartmouth sites are cancelled.

Residential students who are on campus now are encouraged to remain on campus to avoid unsafe driving conditions. Students who are at home now are encouraged to stay home.

The University is fully prepared to provide food and other services to students remaining on campus. In raveling to the Marketplace for meals, students should consider that peak winds from the storm are expected between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.

Due to the threat of power outages that could interrupt University web and email communications, all students, staff and faculty are urged to update their MyAlert accounts. This will assure that they receive critical messages if campus power is lost. Go to umassd.edu/myalert to update your account.

University officials will continue to closely monitor the storm and provide updates regarding the campus status through www.umassd.edu and campus email.

Any students, faculty or staff facing a campus emergency should contact the Department of Public Safety at X9191 from a campus phone or 508.999.9191 from an off-campus or cell phone.

STATUS OF CAMPUS SERVICES WHILE CAMPUS IS CLOSED

Dining Services — The Marketplace is currently scheduled to be open until 7 p.m. tonight and re-open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Any changes to Dining Services hours or locations will be communicated via the University’s MyUMassD Portal and www.umassd.edu.

Transportation services — All campus shuttle services will continue to operate on campus until further notice. For information regarding regional bus service, please visit www.SRTABUS.com.  Any changes to transportation schedules will be communicated via the University’s MyUMassD Portal and www.umassd.edu.

Housing — Open. Residential staff will be present in each residence hall.

Fitness Center — Open from noon until 5 p.m. today. Look for updates regarding Tuesday’s schedule.

The Claire T. Carney Library – Closed.

Athletic events — Cancelled

Please visit www.umassd.edu and the MyUMassD Portal and check your email throughout the day for updates.

UMass Dartmouth and Claire T. Carney Library Closed Monday 10/29/12 Due To Hurricane Sandy

Please visit this page for additional hurricane preparedness and campus status information: https://www.umassd.edu/publicaffairs/emergencyannouncements/

OCTOBER 28, 2012 — 12:10 P.M. — UMASS DARTMOUTH CLOSED MONDAY DUE TO HURRICANE

Due to the potential for widespread flooding and power outages from Hurricane Sandy, UMass Dartmouth will be closed Monday, effective at 12:01 a.m. All Monday classes at all UMass Dartmouth sites are canceled.

Because some campus services may be interrupted due to the impacts of the storm, residential students are encouraged to leave campus and not return until the campus is re-opened. For students who remain on campus housing will remain open and the university is fully prepared to provide the food and services to keep our students safe.

Nonetheless, extended power outages can be uncomfortable and students who do remain on campus should take steps to protect their safety and property.

Due to the threat of power outages that could interrupt University web and email communications, all students, staff and faculty are urged to update their MyAlert accounts. This will assure that they receive critical messages if campus power is lost. Go to umassd.edu/myalert to update your account.

University officials will continue to closely monitor the storm and provide updates regarding the campus status through www.umassd.edu and campus email.

Any students, faculty or staff facing a campus emergency should contact the Department of Public Safety at X9191 from a campus phone or 508.999.9191 from an off-campus or cell phone.

FOR MORE INFORMATION and STATUS OF CAMPUS SERVICES WHILE CAMPUS IS CLOSED: https://www1.umassd.edu/communications/articles/showarticles.cfm?a_key=3056

 

eSecurity Bingo on Tuesday, October 30th in the Claire T. Carney Library – In Celebration of National Cyber Security Awareness Month

To celebrate National Cyber Security Awareness Month, CITS announces a day of eSecurity Bingo on Tuesday, October 30th in the Claire T. Carney Library from 11am to 2pm.

We invite students, faculty and staff to visit our eSecurity Bingo stations throughout the newly renovated library to learn about IT security.

Highlights of eSecurity Awareness Bingo stations include:

  • · Phishing and email scams
  • · Precautions for mobile devices
  • · Laptop checkups and virus protection tools
  • · Logging out, quitting and exiting applications on public computers
  • · Using public wi-fi securely

Once you have visited all 5 eSecurity Bingo stations, enter your card for prizes including a Kindle Fire, a WiMAX adapter and Campus Store gift certificates.

A detailed listing of this event can be found at

https://www.umassd.edu/cits/securityweek/

Securing the UMass Dartmouth network, data and systems is everyone’s responsibility.

If you have questions, please contact the IT Service Center at itscenter@umassd.edu or 508-999-8790.

Donna R Massano
CIO and Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth