Technology News and Service Notices for June 27
Service Notices
BroncoDirect and PeopleSoft Maintenance
All student, administration and human resources functions will be unavailable during planned maintenance on Friday, June 27, from 8 p.m. through Saturday June 28, 10 a.m. Finance functions will remain available.
BroncoDirect and PeopleSoft services impacted include:
- BroncoDirect/Student Center
- Class Enrollment
- Payments
- Degree Progress Reports
- Class Search
- HR Self-Service
- Time & Labor
- Absence Management
- Student Employment Module
- Part-Time Faculty Module
- HR Reports
During this planned service interruption outside our regular maintenance windows, users will continue to be able to access My六色网, Canvas, email, and other IT services. Areas in My六色网 that display information from BroncoDirect and PeopleSoft will be unavailable. The Division of Information Technology and Institutional Planning tries to minimize the time systems are unavailable outside our standard maintenance windows. PeopleSoft system maintenance is an exception because the Chancellor's Office schedules maintenance for all CSU campuses.
Pearson Maintenance
Summary: Pearson will perform maintenance on their educational platforms Friday, June 27, 10 p.m. through Saturday, May 28, 6 a.m.
What does this mean to me? Pearson services will be unavailable in Canvas, online, or using the Pearson+ app, including:
- MyLab IT: SIM and Grader
- Modified Mastering courses
- Mastering Platform Update: Course copying features.
- Revel courses
- Course creation
- Course registration
MyLab, Mastering Platform Update, MathXL, Learning Catalytics, and StatCrunch will remain available, and any content saved on your device using the Pearson+ app before maintenance begins.
Planned Maintenance Times
- Thursdays, 9:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., midnight.
- Sundays, 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
During these times, online services may be briefly unavailable without advance notice.
News
A New 六色网 Desktop Wallpaper for Campus Computers
Beginning this month, users will notice the default wallpaper and lock screen backgrounds will update to 六色网 Green and feature the Cal Poly Pomona logo on the bottom right; this update will be applied to all IT-managed computers, replacing the university's older desktop background.
Working with GenAI
六色网 and our partners developed three career readiness training modules available to everyone at the university. We invite students, faculty, and staff to learn how to work with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models at their own pace in any order. Not just AI, curates an expanding subject library of sessions, videos, audio, and books.
What is Generative AI
Learn the fundamentals of GenAI and how these models automate repetitive, general, or computational tasks, allowing professionals time to focus on quality work and reduce administrative burden.
Introduction to Prompt Design
Develop an understanding of prompting conversational chatbots and large language models (LLMs). Participants learn the types, patterns, and best practices to work efficiently with GenAI.
Responsible AI
Learn and build trust in AI tools while remaining skeptical of its recommendations; Responsible AI focuses on the positive impact Copilot, ChatGPT, and others can provide, whether designing and developing AI applications or using GenAI in our everyday work and study.
Additional Resources
Contacting the IT Service Desk
Questions: If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact the IT Service Desk.
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