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Faculty/Staff Check List for Upcoming Network Systems Upgrade


In order to improve service to our students and community, Monroe Community College will perform an essential network systems upgrade in February. MCC* will be closed to employees, students and the general public from Saturday, February 18 at 5:00 pm through Tuesday, February 21. The college will officially reopen on Wednesday, February 22 at 5:30 a.m. This closure coincides with winter recess.

Your cooperation is appreciated in order to ensure this important work is completed. The check list below will help you prepare for the network systems upgrade. Please consult with your supervisor regarding department-specific instructions.

Questions? Please refer to the attached FAQs and Check List document, or contact "
mailto:marcom@monroecc.edu" for more information.

Faculty/Staff Check List for the Week of February 13, 2012:

-- You will not be able to remotely access the MCC website, Microsoft Outlook (email, contact lists, calendars), the M Drive or work computers through myVPN during the outage. Take staff contact listings (home phone and/or cell phone numbers) home with you on February 17 because you won’t be able to access them online.

-- Activate your Outlook Out-of-Office Assistant. Change your email reply message:

Option A for those who will return to the office on Wednesday: “Thank you for your email. Monroe Community College is currently closed and will reopen on Wednesday, February 22. Your email/message will be returned as soon as possible.”

Option B for those who will be out the entire winter recess: “Thank you for your email. Monroe Community College’s winter recess is February 19 through 26. Classes will resume on Monday, February 27. I will return your email as soon as possible.

-- Adjust our voicemail greeting. Either activate your out-of-office voicemail greeting, which does not allow callers to leave a message, or record a new voicemail greeting that does allow callers to leave a message:

Option A for those who will return to the office on Wednesday: “Thank you for calling Monroe Community College. The college is closed and will re-open on Wednesday, February 22. Your call is important to us, so please call back on Wednesday. If you like, please leave a message at the tone. Thank you for calling”

Option B for those who will be out the entire winter recess: “Thank you for calling Monroe Community College. The college is closed for winter recess and will re-open on Monday, February 27. Please call back at that time. Thank you for your cooperation.”

-- Look for information in the MCC Daily Tribune, submitted by the Payroll Office, that will provide specific direction regarding time sheet submission.

-- Submit your time sheet before the end of day on Friday, February 17, or when systems come back online on Wednesday, February 22. Supervisors must approve time sheets by Thursday, February 23.

-- Submit Student Attendance Reports before you leave on Friday, February 17.

-- Turn off your computer.

-- Thank a member of the Communications and Network Services staff for their hard work to make this important upgrade go as smoothly and as cost-effectively as possible.

*MCC employees who work at the Brighton Campus, Damon City Campus, Applied Technologies Center and the Public Safety Training Facility are not to report to the workplace during the upgrade as access to basic services, including ANGEL, online courses, Banner, Internet, myVPN, phone, email, system servers (e.g., M: Drive, library resources) and environmental controls (heating) will be affected. Full-time employees will be compensated for this time off as if they were working (i.e., full-time employees are not required to take vacation or personal time during the closure).

Rosanna Condello
College and Community Relations
02/07/2012


Attachments:
icon FAQs and Check List.pdf