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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">FYI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> FlashLine Announcements <flashline.announcement@kent.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 1, 2021 8:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Kotila, Jan <jkotila@kent.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> IT Network Enhancement Notification<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:1.0pt">The Division of Information Technology will be conducting planned enhancements on our network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#003976">The Division of Information Technology will be conducting planned enhancements on our network
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">starting Saturday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. and concluding on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 a.m.</span></strong> (8 hours total). The maintenance includes an upgrade to our network performance and security systems. During
this time most applications, including Blackboard Learn, Banner, and others will be intermittently unavailable. All services will resume immediately after maintenance concludes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#003976">If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Kent State University Helpdesk at 330-672-4357 or at
<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.mailer.kent.edu%2F%3Fqs%3De2177d3a84a432be43ff1c4dc14124c73381cea018cec83081a6850c02a5a2e6dcc74a0d78458d4c7bffc37b1ebfe3d994b315b0081af320&data=04%7C01%7Cjkotila%40kent.edu%7C79f0c44df19d4f1a13ec08d8c6b1c8e9%7Ce5a06f4a1ec44d018f73e7dd15f26134%7C1%7C0%7C637477814166307387%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=O1ovwBe5wY4mm7cFGLDH7broI%2FsXQSAAoXeWluX%2F%2FbY%3D&reserved=0">
support.kent.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:15.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#003976">Thank you,
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The Division of Information Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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