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{KACE TICKETING}: Planned Maintenance, Tue/Wed, April 23/24, 7 a.m. – 8 a.m.

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Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

KACE Ticketing System: Planned Maintenance

Tuesday, April 23 | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday, April 24 | 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • To ensure a secure, reliable environment, Technology Services will be installing updates to the KACE Ticketing System.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • This maintenance will take place over a two day period. The maintenance will only take place between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on each day, and will be available for use during normal business hours on both days.

  • The ability to create, view, update, and manage tickets will be unavailable during the maintenance window.

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{WEYERHAEUSER NETWORK}: Planned Maintenance, Thurs, April 18, 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

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Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Weyerhaeuser Network: Planned Maintenance

Thursday, April 18 | 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Weyerhaeuser network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet).

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Technology Services will be replacing a failing network switch with a new one.

  • The existing network switches in Weyerhaeuser will be rebooted to clear a switch management issue.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • This outage will only affect the Weyerhaeuser network. Other parts of campus will not be affected.

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Apr 14, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. COMPLETE

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Maintenance

Sunday, April 14 @ 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. COMPLETE

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Campus file servers

  • myPugetSound.edu

  • PeopleSoft Human Resources

  • PeopleSoft Financials

  • PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

  • vDesk

  • Various Puget Sound systems and applications

REASON FOR IMPACT:

  • To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment, TS will be completing routine patch maintenance on our Puget Sound production servers.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • The university network, internet access, and wireless will NOT be affected.

  • Technology Services schedules regular maintenance windows, generally on the second Sunday of every other month, to ensure a secure, reliable computing environment.

For more information on Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{LIBRARY, HOWARTH, JONES, KILWORTH, PRESIDENT NETWORK}: Planned Maintenance, Sun, Apr 14, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. COMPLETE

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Library, Howarth, and Jones Network: Planned Maintenance

Sunday, April 14 | 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. COMPLETE

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Collins Memorial Library network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • Howarth network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • Jones network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • Kilworth Memorial Chapel network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • President’s House network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Technology Services will be upgrading firmware on network switches.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • During the maintenance window, outages of approximately 30 minutes should be expected at the locations listed in systems impacted. Additional shorter outages are to be expected as well.

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{PUGETSOUND NETWORK}: Emergency Firewall Reboot, Friday April 12, 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

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Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Inbound and outbound internet access 

  • GlobalProtect VPN 

  • Blue emergency towers 

  • Systems requiring Internet connectivity on the Puget Sound campus, such as Zoom phones

DATE OF IMPACT: 

  • Friday, April 12, 2024 | 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • TS will be rebooting our network security appliances (firewalls) to apply a mitigation for a critical severity vulnerability affecting GlobalProtect.

  • The vendor states that fixes for this critical vulnerability are in development and are expected to be released by April 14, 2024. TS does not know the exact timing of when this will be made available. 

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • Impacted systems will be intermittently unavailable for short durations of time (~1-5 minutes) during the maintenance window.

  • Prior to April 15, TS expects to perform a firmware update as soon as possible pending the vendor’s release of a new version to fix the vulnerability. This work will be done without additional communication and will only take place between the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.

  • Security Services will remain reachable at 253-879-3311 during this time.

For more information on Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{LIBRARY, HOWARTH, JONES, KILWORTH, PRESIDENT NETWORK}: Planned Maintenance, Sun, Apr 14, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Library, Howarth, and Jones Network: Planned Maintenance

Sunday, April 14 | 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Collins Memorial Library network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • Howarth network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • Jones network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • Kilworth Memorial Chapel network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

  • President’s House network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet)

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Technology Services will be upgrading firmware on network switches.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • During the maintenance window, outages of approximately 30 minutes should be expected at the locations listed in systems impacted. Additional shorter outages are to be expected as well.

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

CORRECTION: {WEYERHAEUSER NETWORK}: Planned Maintenance, Tuesday, Apr 9, 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. RESCHEDULED

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Weyerhaeuser Network: Planned Maintenance

Tuesday, April 9 | 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. RESCHEDULED

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Weyerhaeuser network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet).

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Technology Services will be replacing a failing network switch with a new one.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • This outage will only affect portions of the Weyerhaeuser network. Other parts of campus will not be affected.

  • The migration to the new switch was unsuccessful, and a rollback to the old switch has been made.
  • A new maintenance window will be announced in the near future to retry the migration.

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{PUGETSOUND SYSTEMS}: Patch Maintenance, Sun Apr 14, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Puget Sound Systems and Applications: Planned Maintenance

Sunday, April 14 @ 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Campus file servers

  • myPugetSound.edu

  • PeopleSoft Human Resources

  • PeopleSoft Financials

  • PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

  • vDesk

  • Various Puget Sound systems and applications

REASON FOR IMPACT:

  • To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment, TS will be completing routine patch maintenance on our Puget Sound production servers.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  • The university network, internet access, and wireless will NOT be affected.

  • Technology Services schedules regular maintenance windows, generally on the second Sunday of every other month, to ensure a secure, reliable computing environment.

For more information on Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

CORRECTION: {WEYERHAEUSER NETWORK}: Planned Maintenance, Tuesday, Apr 9, 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Weyerhaeuser Network: Planned Maintenance

Tuesday, April 9 | 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Weyerhaeuser network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet).

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Technology Services will be replacing a failing network switch with a new one.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • This outage will only affect portions of the Weyerhaeuser network. Other parts of campus will not be affected.

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{WEYERHAEUSER NETWORK}: Planned Maintenance, Tuesday, Apr 9, 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

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Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Wheelock Network: Planned Maintenance

Tuesday, April 9 | 7:15 a.m. – 7:45 a.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • Wheelock network (WiFi, Phones, Ethernet).

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Technology Services will be replacing a failing network switch with a new one.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • This outage will only affect portions of the Weyerhaeuser network. Other parts of campus will not be affected.

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{ZOOM}: Planned Changes, Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. [COMPLETE]

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. No outage or interruption to services is expected. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Zoom: Updates to User Attributes and Password Requirements

Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. [COMPLETE]

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • TS will modify the existing Okta/Zoom integration to send and update display names. 

  • TS will begin using a unique attribute instead of email address to match accounts in the Okta/Zoom integration. 

  • TS will update the Zoom password complexity requirements.

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Zoom currently receives first/last name updates. However, the display name attribute is not mapped in the integration and therefore does not receive updates. Sending display names will ensure that a campus member’s current chosen name is shown in their Zoom profile and will remove the need for manual edits in Zoom if a chosen name is updated in myPugetSound. 

  • Email addresses are currently used as the unique attribute in Zoom. This change will prevent duplicate accounts from being created and better preserve chat/phone/meeting information if someone undergoes a username change.

  • Setting password complexity requirements will better protect accounts logging in with email and Zoom password, as opposed to single sign-on (SSO) or Google, and will provide consistency with the complexity requirements outlined in the password policy.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • No outage or interruption to any Zoom services is expected. 

  • If you previously included pronouns in your Zoom display name instead of using Zoom’s pronoun feature, you may want to update your Zoom profile since the display name field will be overwritten with your chosen name. You can add pronouns to your Zoom profile and choose how you would like to share your pronouns. Please see this article for more information. 

  • You will still be able to rename yourself in Zoom meetings. 

  • Updated password requirements will be enforced when you change your Zoom password. For the majority of campus members, this will have no impact as TS recommends logging into Zoom with SSO through login.pugetsound.edu with “pugetsound-edu” as the company domain. 

  • After the conclusion of the spring term, TS plans to require SSO to log in to Zoom, with the exception of certain accounts. More information and timing of the change will be communicated at a later date. 

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{ZOOM}: Planned Changes, Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

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This logo identifies the Technology Services department within the University of Puget Sound

Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. No outage or interruption to services is expected. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Zoom: Updates to User Attributes and Password Requirements

Wednesday, March 27 | 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

  • TS will modify the existing Okta/Zoom integration to send and update display names. 

  • TS will begin using a unique attribute instead of email address to match accounts in the Okta/Zoom integration. 

  • TS will update the Zoom password complexity requirements.

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • Zoom currently receives first/last name updates. However, the display name attribute is not mapped in the integration and therefore does not receive updates. Sending display names will ensure that a campus member’s current chosen name is shown in their Zoom profile and will remove the need for manual edits in Zoom if a chosen name is updated in myPugetSound. 

  • Email addresses are currently used as the unique attribute in Zoom. This change will prevent duplicate accounts from being created and better preserve chat/phone/meeting information if someone undergoes a username change.

  • Setting password complexity requirements will better protect accounts logging in with email and Zoom password, as opposed to single sign-on (SSO) or Google, and will provide consistency with the complexity requirements outlined in the password policy.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • No outage or interruption to any Zoom services is expected. 

  • If you previously included pronouns in your Zoom display name instead of using Zoom’s pronoun feature, you may want to update your Zoom profile since the display name field will be overwritten with your chosen name. You can add pronouns to your Zoom profile and choose how you would like to share your pronouns. Please see this article for more information. 

  • You will still be able to rename yourself in Zoom meetings. 

  • Updated password requirements will be enforced when you change your Zoom password. For the majority of campus members, this will have no impact as TS recommends logging into Zoom with SSO through login.pugetsound.edu with “pugetsound-edu” as the company domain. 

  • After the conclusion of the spring term, TS plans to require SSO to log in to Zoom, with the exception of certain accounts. More information and timing of the change will be communicated at a later date. 

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{PeopleSoft Financials} Planned Maintenance COMPLETE

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Dear members of the Puget Sound community,


Technology Services (TS) completed the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance performed are available below:


PeopleSoft Financials System: Planned Maintenance 

Completed at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23, 2024

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment, TS updated the PeopleSoft Financials System to the latest version release. 


WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

Please remember to clear your browser cache if you run into any issues accessing PeopleSoft Financials related links. 


To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.


Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{PeopleSoft Financials} Planned Maintenance, Fri Mar 22 | 5 p.m. – Sun Mar 24 | 8 p.m.

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Dear members of the Puget Sound community,


This is a reminder that Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:


PeopleSoft Financials System: Planned Maintenance

Friday, March 22, 2024 | 5 p.m. – Sunday, March 24, 2024 | 8 p.m.


REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment, TS will be updating the PeopleSoft Financials System to the latest version release. This system will be unavailable during the maintenance window. 


WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

myPugetSound will still be available during the maintenance window, but some of the links within myPugetSound may not work if they originate from the PeopleSoft Financials System.


To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.


Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu

{PRINTING}: PaperCut Planned Maintenance, Thurs, Mar 21, 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

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Dear members of the Puget Sound community,

Technology Services (TS) has planned the following maintenance activities. Details on the maintenance being performed are available below:

Printing: PaperCut Planned Maintenance

Thursday, March 21 | 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

SYSTEMS IMPACTED: 

REASON FOR MAINTENANCE:

  • To ensure a secure, reliable computing environment, TS will be installing security updates on our PaperCut system.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

  • During the maintenance window, the following functions that rely on PaperCut will be impacted:

    • Printing

    • Scanning

    • Faxing

    • Managing the balance on your PaperCut account

To learn more about Technology Services' Incident Communication Plan or to view a list of our Critical Systems and definitions, please visit our Service Announcements page on the Puget Sound website.

Thank you for your patience as we conduct this important work. If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact the TS Service Desk. 

TS Service Desk

Walk-In Support: Tech Center in Collins Library

Phone Support: (253) 879-8585

Online Help:  https://www.pugetsound.edu/osd (Logon Required)

Email Support: servicedesk@pugetsound.edu