Blackboard Outage Planning Calendar 2016
JANUARY
S
M
T
FEBRUARY
W
Th
F
S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
APRIL
S
M
S
M
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1
8
15
22
29
2
9*
16
23
30**
T
W
Th
F
JULY
2
9
16
23
30
M
S
T
W
Th
F
S
3 4 5 6 7
10 11 12 13 14
17 18 19 20 21
24 25 26 27 28
31
AUGUST
T
W
Th
F
S
1 2
5*** 6 7 8 9
12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30
OCTOBER
S
F
T
S
Th
F
S
M
T
W
Th
F
S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8? 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
1
3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15
17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 29
31
S
M
T
W
Th
F
S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
M
S
M
T
W
Th
F
S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
SEPTEMBER
NOVEMBER
W
S
JUNE
M
3 4
10 11
17 18
24 25
31
Th
MAY
S
M
W
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29
S
S
T
MARCH
T
S
M
T
W
Th
F
S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
DECEMBER
W
Th
F
S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
*May 9, 2016 – Start of Mini-mester
**May 30, 2016 – Summer 9 Week and First 4.5 Week Term classes begin
***July 5, 2016 – Summer Second 4.5 Week Term classes begin
S
M
T
W
Th
F
2
9
S
1
3
4 5 6 7 8
10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Blackboard Outage Planning Calendar 2016
Informational Markers
No Outages Possible
Friday, 2:00-6:00 AM Outage for Maintenance (only if necessary)
Friday, 2:00-6:00 AM Outage for Maintenance
Available Outage Date
Beginning of Term
Advising Day
Grading Deadline
Blackboard Outage Planning Rules
The CMS Team has developed the current schedule based on the semester start and end dates as indicated
on the academic calendar, the various program start and end dates as indicated by the program directors, and
dates when faculty would need access to the system for administrative purposes as indicated by the Registrar.
Use these dates to install patches/fixes to servers as necessary while classes are in session. Only
use these dates if there is an emergency patch/fix that must be applied while classes are in session.
Use these dates to install patches/fixes to software or server as necessary while classes are in
session.
These dates are available for system or Blackboard upgrades for extended outages such as Service
Pack upgrades. No classes are in session on these dates.