November 2013 - all-students - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

Construction Obstruction Notification - November 30th, 2013
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 29 Nov '13

29 Nov '13

New Active Living Centre Saturday November 30 from 8:30AM to noon the curb lane on Dafoe Road westbound and adjacent to the Active Living construction site will be closed. Flag persons will be on the road re-directing traffic around concrete trucks. For further information, contact Ken Berman at Ken.Berman(a)UManitoba.ca<mailto:Ken.Berman@UManitoba.ca>. Ken Berman Manager - Construction University of Manitoba 89 Freedman Crescent Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Ph: (204) 474-6313 Fax: (204) 474-7565

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IST Server Patching this Sunday, November 24.
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

IST Server Patching this Sunday, November 24. Information Service and Technology would like to inform users that all UNIX and Windows Servers and services will experience intermittent outages between 12:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 24. Services are listed below will be interrupted. Please note that Exchange services will not be affected. Academic Calendar Adastra Alert and Notify Emergency notification system Alumni Homecoming Registration Form ANGEL Argos Asbestos Information Management System Asper MBA School of Business Infosessions Asset Management Aurora Aurora Report Requests Aurora Security Questionaire Axium (Dentistry) Banner (Aurora) Banner XTender Bisonweb Bugzilla Campus Call system Campuscall Card Access System Cashiering CEOS Authors Publications Search Credentials for Smaller Publisher Sites Current MCO News Blog Decision Academic Catalog Navigator Dentistry Department of Psychology Web Site Information Distance Education Tracking System Education Equipment Bookings Education Writers Engineering Engineering Client and Industry Contacts Event Management System Evidence Network Wordpress Blog Evisions Argos Exam Location Request Extended Education System Faculty of Education Graduate Course Offerings Faculty of Education Online Placement Requests Faculty of Education PBDE Student Program Planning FAST FRLegacy Fund Development (Raisers Edge, Campus Call) GUTS Housing and Student Life HR Systems (VIP/ESS) Human Resources Course Registration System IDM (Iridium) IEEQ Database IMS Alumni/Pledge tables InterMapper IP Management IST Computer Courses JUMP Kaspersky anti-virus LabTracks LBM Printing LDS Course Registration System Learning Management System Libraries (main system and Luna Visual Collections) Libraries Archival Description System Libraries Blog Server Libraries Content Managment Libraries Open Journal System Libraries Public Service Statistics Libraries Research Project Data Libraries Staff Intranet Libraries Subject Guides LUNA Visual Collections Manitoba Agronomists Conference Manitoba Arborists Training & Examination Program Manitoba Archives Medicine - OPAL Military Trade Qualification Millenium FAST Mosaic Journal For Interdisciplinary Study of Literature MSpace Mycallpilot NE-NetAware Networking nTreepoint OPAL Open Access System to Track Researcher Funding Applications Open Journal Operational Data Store (ODS) Parking Parking Services PHP Help Facility Platinum Analytics Project Management Office Raiser's Edge Reddot Research Admin Resource Charging Student Evaluation Questionaires Teaching Certificate Request U of M People Search Cache UM Libraries UM News UM Website UML Resources for Hospital Libraries Outside WRHA UML_ArcticBB UML_WorldWar2 University Blogs and Wikis University Research Administration (InfoEd) VIP HRIS VIP system VIP Terminal Services Winnipeg Tribune Archive Women in Science and Engineering Xtender Zenworks We thank you for your patience and understanding during this service interruption. Please contact the Help and Solutions Centre at 204 474 8600 for further information and assistance. IST Help & Solutions Centre 123 Fletcher Argue 204-474-8600 support(a)umanitoba.ca ============================================================================= To sign up for IST-Alerts please visit the following link: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/ist-alerts Updated information is also available on Facebook, Twitter and the IST Blog. Please visit http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help and click on the corresponding links. {CMI: UM455539}

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NEED TO KNOW for December 2013 Exams
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 23 Nov '13

23 Nov '13

To all U of M students: This message includes important information for students writing exams during the December 2013 Exam Period. The Schedule of Final Exams for the December 2013 Exam series, including room and seat assignments*, is available. To find out when and where your exams have been scheduled, visit: Final Examinations<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/finals/index.html>. *Room and seat assignments for Agriculture Diploma program students will be available shortly. Please note: 1. Students are encouraged to review the exam schedule for: * Conflicts: If a conflict exists within the Schedule of Final Exams, you must notify the Registrar's Office immediately - this includes exams scheduled three-in-a-row (i.e. Monday evening, Tuesday morning and afternoon). * Changes: Check the schedule again before your exam dates for any changes. 2. Remember that students must remain available until all exam and test obligations are complete. Travel plans are not an acceptable reason for missing an exam. 3. Photo identification must be brought to the exam. Bring your Student Photo ID Card (preferred) or another piece of photo identification. 4. The U of M has changed its Examination Regulations. Some of these changes include: * Deferred Exams: o New 48-hour limit for deferred exam requests - requests must be received by the faculty/school office within 48-hours from the scheduled exam date. o Retroactive deferral requests - these are granted only for specific situations in which a student is unexpectedly unable to complete their exam; students must speak to the exam invigilator prior to leaving the exam. * Exam conflict arrangements: o Arrangements made for exam conflicts due to specific athletic, academic or religious obligations will now be made in the students' faculty/school office, as per the Deferred Exam Procedure. These should be requested as soon as the conflict becomes known. * Personal belongings: o Unauthorized materials are not permitted in the exam room; students are encouraged to bring with them only those items required for the exam that they are writing. o All items brought with a student which are not required for the exam must be kept under their exam table - this includes coats and jackets, which are not to be placed on the back of chairs. o Students may not access the space beneath the exam table where their belongings are stored at any time during the exam. * For complete information on policy changes, visit: New Final Exams & Final Grades Policy<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/examinationspolicy.html>. Resources: Final Exams<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/finals/index.html>, Exam Regulations<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/examinationspolicy.html>, Exam Schedules<http://umanitoba.ca/student/examination_schedules.html>, Exam Conflicts<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/finals/681.html>, Deferred and Missed Exams<http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/finals/682.html>. Questions? Just askumanitoba<https://umanitoba.intelliresponse.com/>, or contact the Registrar's Office at 204-474-9420. This email is for information only, no response is necessary.

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[MALWARE WARNING] - Cryptolocker Ransomware
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

MALWARE WARNING – Cryptolocker Ransomware Many of you may have heard of a recent threat, referred to as "Cryptolocker Ransomware". This is an extremely dangerous type of malware that has impacted several thousand systems around the world. We have had one reported incident on campus this week, so it is important that all users are aware of the threat. The malware encrypts files on an infected system, then demands payment from the victim in order to decrypt and recover the files. The primary means of infection is via phishing emails with malicious attachments. The emails may claim to be from your bank, or claim to be a tracking message from a delivery company, such as FedEx or UPS. PREVENTION We are currently seeing several blocked messages related to this attack on our Ironport (Exchange) and Spamhaus (CC Mail) filters. But tactics to bypass filters can change without notice. Be cautious with email on any account (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, QQ, Facebook, etc…) DO NOT follow unsolicited web links in messages and be cautious with all email attachments. When in doubt contact the Help Desk for assistance. LOWER YOUR RISK! * Perform regular backups of important files and store this data in a secure offline location. * Keep your operating system and application software up to date with the latest patches. * Maintain up-to-date anti-virus software. The University provides secure file storage for faculty, staff and students. Consult your local IT support staff or the Help Desk for details. University of Manitoba Help Desk - 204-474-8600 or support(a)umanitoba.ca MORE TECHNICAL DETAILS Once a system is infected, the malware restricts access to files by encrypting Microsoft Documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and PDF's found on all attached storage. This may include local and external drives, USB drives, network drives and cloud storage. Some current indicators of the malicious emails (which may change at any time) are: Attachments follow the naming convention of "Form_[random letters or numbers].zip (example: Form_nfcausa.org.zip, Form_20130810.exe, Form_f4f43454.zip) Spoofed Sender: "fraud(a)aexp[.]com" "Dewayne(a)nfcausa[.]org" Sample Subject: "Annual Form - Authorization to Use Privately Owned Vehicle on State Business" For more information Google the following: "recognizing and avoiding email scams" or "cryptolocker" Regards, DT -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ David Treble IT Security Coordinator E3-640 EITC University of Manitoba David_Treble(a)umanitoba.ca - 204.474.8340 Follow @uminfosec on Twitter Ask me about the Infosec Mailing List! http://blogs.cc.umanitoba.ca/ist-alerts/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Construction Obstruction Notification - November 23 and November 25th, 2013 to January 25th, 2014
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

New Active Living Centre Revised - Monday November 25 - January 25 inclusive. The tower crane on the new Active Living Centre will be lifting steel from a flatbed truck parked on the north bound curb lane of University Crescent and onto the Active Living site at Dafoe Road. During the time of any overhead lifting, the sidewalk along University Crescent will be closed for a short period of time and flagmen will redirect or stop pedestrians. This will be intermittent throughout the period. Saturday November 23 from 8:30AM to noon the curb lane on Dafoe Road westbound and adjacent to the Active Living construction site will be closed. Flagmen will be on the road re-directing traffic around concrete trucks. For further information, contact Ken Berman at Ken.Berman(a)UManitoba.ca<mailto:Ken.Berman@UManitoba.ca>. Ken Berman Manager - Construction University of Manitoba 89 Freedman Crescent Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Ph: (204) 474-6313 Fax: (204) 474-7565

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Construction Obstruction Notifications
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 15 Nov '13

15 Nov '13

New Active Living Centre Friday November 15 - January 25 inclusive. The tower crane on the new Active Living Centre will be lifting steel from a flatbed truck parked on the north bound curb lane of University Crescent and onto the Active Living site at Dafoe Road. During the time of any overhead lifting, the sidewalk along University Crescent will be closed for a short period of time and flagmen will redirect or stop pedestrians. This will be intermittent throughout the period. Saturday November 16 from 8:30AM to noon the curb lane on Dafoe Road westbound and adjacent to the Active Living construction site will be closed. Flagmen will be on the road re-directing traffic. For further information, contact Ken Berman at Ken.Berman(a)UManitoba.ca<mailto:Ken.Berman@UManitoba.ca>. Ken Berman Manager - Construction University of Manitoba 89 Freedman Crescent Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Ph: (204) 474-6313 Fax: (204) 474-7565

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Exhibition invite
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 07 Nov '13

07 Nov '13

[cid:image001.jpg@01CEDAFE.644F9AD0] David T. Barnard, Ph.D., President and Vice-Chancellor 202 Administration Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB R3T 2N2 Canada Office: +1-204-474-9345 FAX: +1-204-261-1318 Email: president(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:president@umanitoba.ca> [cid:image002.jpg@01CAEBD7.78870110] [cid:image003.png@01CEDAFE.8A5B4A30]

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Reminder - Wireless (WIFI) Outage
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Information Services & Technology would like to remind you of a planned wireless (wifi) outage from 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 6th, 2013 to 1:00 A.M. on Thursday, November 7th, 2013. This outage will impact all wireless services on both campuses. Thank you for your patience during this service outage. Contact the Help and Solutions Centre at 204 474 8600 for further information. IST Help & Solutions Centre 123 Fletcher Argue 204-474-8600 support(a)umanitoba.ca To sign up for IST-Alerts please visit the following link: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/ist-alerts Updated information is also available on Facebook, Twitter and the IST Blog. Please visit http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help and click on the corresponding links. {CMI: UM446365}

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D2L System Maintenance
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 06 Nov '13

06 Nov '13

Information Services & Technology would like to inform you of Desire2Learn scheduled system maintenance. Desire2Learn will be unavailable on Sunday, November 10th from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM. We thank you for your patience and understanding during this service interruption. Contact the Help and Solutions Centre at 204 474 8600 for further information and assistance. ----------------------------------------------------------------- IST would like to encourage all members of the university to sign up for the IST Alert Mailing list so that we may inform you of current and planned outages and problems. IST Alerts is intended to quickly communicate information that may impact your ability to access network or computer resources. Recent events show that communicating this information is important to all university members. This list is open to everyone; staff, students and faculty, who wish to subscribe. To subscribe go to: http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/ist-alerts ----------------------------------------------------------------- Information Services and Technology EMail: support(a)umanitoba.ca Help and Solutions Centre Phone: (204) 474-8600 123 Fletcher Argue Building Fax: (204) 474-7983 For our hours of operation please visit: http://umanitoba.ca/ist/help/schedule.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- {CMI: UM446311}

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UM Student Health 101 - November Issue
by all-students＠lists.umanitoba.ca 05 Nov '13

05 Nov '13

U of M students, November's U of M Student Health 101 is now ready - check it out online at http://read101.ca/umanitoba.html Enter the November drawing for $1,000<http://read101.ca/umanitoba.html> - and check out what's in the November issue: [Sweat Out Your Stress]<http://read101.ca/1113/03/umanitoba.html> Sweat Out Your Stress Turn a bad day into a good workout<http://read101.ca/1113/03/umanitoba.html> What's the Right Number of Meals for You? Discover how food frequency affects your energy<http://read101.ca/1113/04/umanitoba.html> Creative Study Techniques 5 study methods that actually work<http://read101.ca/1113/06/umanitoba.html> The Many Faces of Depression How to recognize warning signs<http://read101.ca/1113/05/umanitoba.html> "I Only Smoke When..." How casual cigarettes catch up with you<http://read101.ca/1113/09/umanitoba.html> [This Weeks Poll] Smartphones, love them or hate them?<http://read101.ca/smartphones/umanitoba.html> Be sure to like us on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/UniversityofManitobaStudentHealth101> & follow us on Twitter<https://twitter.com/SH101atUM> to find out when we announce the lucky winner. Thanks for your time, Marcia Davies Assistant to the Vice-Provost (Students) Student Affairs, University of Manitoba marci_davies(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:marci_davies@umanitoba.ca> http://www.umanitoba.ca/student Marcia Davies Assistant to the Vice-Provost (Students) 204 474 6917 Student Affairs creating opportunities for student success

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