ITS is working to restore access ASAP.
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
McNichols, Novi Internet Down and partially Corktown Clinic Down
Due to a fire at the Cell tower that feeds the university Internet and cell service, on site connectivity, including wireless is down. ITS will provide updates as available. We anticipate this outage the last more than four hours. Employees should consult with their supervisor about work from home opportunities.
Monday, July 27, 2026
Blackboard Outage Scheduled (7/29/26)
Blackboard will be unavailable beginning Wednesday, July 29, at 11:00 p.m. while a scheduled infrastructure upgrade is applied to strengthen platform security. The outage is expected to last approximately two hours, with service expected to return around 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30.
During this time, students and instructors will not be able to access Blackboard courses, assignments, grades, tests, or related course materials. Please plan accordingly to complete any time-sensitive work before the outage begins or once the updates are complete.
We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.
Sincerely, CETL Team
Corktown WIFI and Internet Down
ITS is investigating this outage and working to restore ASAP. Internal clinic access to Axium from clinic computers is functional.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Banner Upgrades - Tonight, 7/22, 9 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Novi Campus - Internet Outage
While users may connect to the WIFI, the internet is down. ITS is investigating and will work to restore ASAP.
Monday, July 13, 2026
CHP Network Cutover - Brief Outage
Starting at 7:00 AM on July 14, 2026 there will be a brief outage across the CHP building on the McNichols campus while the network team cuts over connectivity to new network switches supporting the renovated CHP North building.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
McNichols Internet Outage
ITS is working with our ISP to resolve the internet outage. Updates to be provided at this blog post.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Novi Campus Down - ISP Investigating
The Novi campus is temporarily down and our ISP is investigating the outage.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Banner Upgrades - May 23 from 12:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
On Saturday, May 23 from 12:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., Banner will be offline while system upgrades are installed.
Monday, May 18, 2026
Primary ISP down for 2 hours
ITS is investigating the cause of the outage that started at 10:44 PM for two hours. All services are restored at this time.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Interconnections between MCN and Riverfront+Corktown
We have received notice from our ISP that there is a problem with both our interconnections to the Riverfront and Corktown campus. We are awaiting a resolution at this time.
Friday, April 17, 2026
Planned Phone Outage - Saturday, April 18, 2026 - Very Short
There is a planned power outage scheduled for this Saturday morning which may take the McNichols phones offline for a very short period of time. This is advance warning that may happen.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
McNichols Phones Temporarily Offline
Due to the power outage in CHP (related to the construction project), the McNichols phones are temporarily out. Those on Team’s phones are functional.
Facilities is working to restore power to ASAP at which time the phones will become active.
ITS
Monday, April 06, 2026
Riverfront WIFI Down
ITS is investigating all wireless connections down at this time and working to restore ASAP.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Banner Upgrades - March 28 from 12:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
McNichols Campus Internet Down
As of 12:30 AM, MCN campus internet is down. ITS is working with our provider to restore access ASAP.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Scheduled Website Maintenance – March 12, 10:00–10:15 AM
ITS will perform scheduled maintenance on several University websites on March 12 from 10:00 AM to 10:15 AM. The maintenance should be transparent to users, and no connection issues are expected. If any unexpected issues occur, they are expected to last less than a minute.
Sites included in this maintenance:
business.udmercy.edu
chass.udmercy.edu
sacd.udmercy.edu
scad.udmercy.edu
healthprofessions.udmercy.edu
law.udmercy.edu
lawschool.udmercy.edu
optometry.udmercy.edu
eng-sci.udmercy.edu
dentalpatients.udmercy.edu
dental.udmercy.edu
dentalhygiene.udmercy.edu
udmercy.edu
cetl.udmercy.edu
If you experience any issues accessing these sites during or after the maintenance window, please contact the ITS Help Desk.
Thursday, February 05, 2026
Banner Upgrades - February 7 from 12:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
On Saturday, February 7 from 12:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m., Banner will be offline while system upgrades are installed.
Monday, February 02, 2026
Holden and Shiple WIFI Partially Down
Many access points in these two buildings are presently down. ITS is working to restore access ASAP.