New and Changing

Learn about upgrades, maintenance schedules, new services, and more.

Banner and Cognos Unavailable During Update

Tags: Updates | Maintenance

Banner and Banner Self-Service (my.wheaton.edu) will be unavailable on Saturday and Sunday, November 21 and 22. Cognos BI will be unavailable from Saturday, November 21 through Saturday, November 28. During this time, both systems will be updated. Read More


Perceptive Content Unavailable During Update

Tags: Updates | Maintenance | Document Management

Perceptive Content, the College's document management system, will be unavailable during an update from 6-7 PM on Monday, November 16. Users will be able to log in as usual after the update. Read More


Removal of Emergency Phones

Tags: Maintenance

This month, we will be disconnecting and removing redundant analog office emergency phones. This is part of the ongoing effort to modernize and remove redundancy in our emergency notification system. Read More


Migration of iFolders to ThunderCloud Storage

Tags: ThunderCloud Services

AIT is removing outdated or redundant data storage services and moving eligible data into ThunderCloud Storage. Read More


Phone System Update

Tags: VOIP Phones | Updates

The phone system will be updated on Sunday, October 18 from 10:00 to 11:00 PM. This update will fix firmware bugs with campus phones. During the update, phones will be out of service from five to ten minutes. Read More


Print Provider Installation

Tags: Printing

On October 15, Paper Cut Print Provider will be installed College-owned employee computers. This installation will allow the College to better assess printing costs and printer usage. Read More


Migration of Network Home Directories to ThunderCloud Storage

Tags: ThunderCloud Services

AIT is removing outdated or redundant data storage services and moving eligible data into ThunderCloud Storage. Read More


Printer Maintenance Requests

Tags: Maintenance | Printing

Previously, service requests for College-owned printers and copiers were directed to the Purchasing department. These requests should now be directed to Academic and Institutional Technology. Read More


Sign In Page Appearance Change

Tags: Updates | ThunderCloud Services

On October 1st, the appearance of the sign in page for some web-based services will change. These services are ThunderCloud Storage, ThunderCloud Training, Office Online, and SmartSheet. Read More


Coming Soon: ThunderCloud Storage

Tags: ThunderCloud Services

On September 16, 2015 Wheaton College staff, faculty, and students will have access to ThunderCloud Storage. Powered by Box, ThunderCloud Storage is an unlimited, secure cloud storage solution that will replace iFolder and network home directories. Read More


Learning Management: Request for Proposal and Project Timeline

Tags: Learning Management

In an effort to better meet the pedagogical needs of faculty and students, we are working to identify and select a new learning management system (LMS). Read More


New Exam Processing System Implemented

Tags: Classroom Technology | Upgrades

Remark has replaced Scantron as Wheaton's exam processing system. Remark is used to automatically grade tests using optical mark recognition or "bubble" testing. Read More


VPN Software Update

Tags: Updates

On August 13, the College's virtual private network (VPN) software, Global Protect, will be updated. This software is used to establish a secure connection to the Wheaton network from off-campus. Read More


New Exam Processing System

Tags: Classroom Technology | Upgrades

Remark will replace Scantron as Wheaton's exam processing system starting in the Fall 2015 semester. Remark is used to automatically grade tests using optical mark recognition or "bubble" testing. Read More


Document Management System Upgrade

Tags: Updates

The document management system upgrade from ImageNow to Perceptive Content 7.1 is complete. Perceptive Content 7.1 will be automatically installed in the next 24 hours on college-owned PCs connected to the campus network. Read More