CANVAS UPDATE
Posted Friday, May 8, 7:37 P.M.
Dear students, faculty, and staff,
Thank you all again for your patience and understanding as the University of Nebraska System navigated the Canvas outage.
While additional services are returning within Canvas, the outage disrupted nearly 24 hours of academic activity during a critical point in the semester.
In response, Academic Affairs—following Faculty Senate recommendations—has approved the following guidance:
- Grading deadline extension: All faculty must have grades submitted by end of day Sunday, May 17.
- Student exam/assignment deadline: If the original deadline for an assignment or an exam was prior to 2 P.M. Thursday, May 7, no adjustment is required. For assignments/exams after 2 P.M. Thursday, May 7, please give students an additional 24 to 48 hours to complete.
- No penalties: Faculty should not penalize students for late work during the outage period.
- No documentation required: Students should not be asked to provide proof of Canvas access issues.
- Consistency with flexibility: Faculty are encouraged to practice consistency with flexibility should special circumstances arise.
Students can contact nusupport@nebraska.edu, and faculty may reach the Learning Technologies team at its-lmsteam@nebraska.edu for support. Additional Canvas services will be restored as soon as it is safe to do so.
Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and continued support of one another.
Sincerely,
Phil He, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Patty Bick, Ph.D.
Faculty Senate President
Associate Professor, Finance, Banking and Real Estate