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System Announcements

• IMPORTANT INFORMATION (Monday, February 6, 2012)
  
  Update posted Monday, 2/6: We have been notified that this issue has been resolved.
  
  Original message posted Sunday, 2/5: Our Network Provider, The Connecticut Education Network, is currently experiencing intermittent issues that may have an impact on our services. They are working to resolve the problem and we will update this message as soon as it’s resolved. Currently we do not have an eta for this problem, so we ask that students do not conduct any important activity in blackboard in case the connection is interrupted. We apologize for the inconvenience.
• TECH NEWS & UPDATES (Monday, February 6, 2012)
  
  • Regular System Maintenance-- Maintenance occurs every Wednesday between 6a and 8a ET. Please plan your work around this time.
  • Taking Tests with Mobile Devices -- Charter Oak strongly discourages students from taking quizzes and tests or submitting course work through Blackboard using a mobile or handheld device (iPad, smartphone, etc.). Tech Support offers this and other helpful tips in this article on successful test-taking in Blackboard. 
  • Web Browsers and Blackboard - Now that Mozilla has moved to a rapid-release upgrade schedule for its Firefox browser, Blackboard users who use the latest versions of Firefox may experience issues. Contact Technical Support for details.
  • Our Technical Support Center is available 7 days a week to help you log into Blackboard®, Webmail, ACORN, and other Charter Oak systems.
• Spring 2012 Course Schedule (Thursday, January 26, 2012)
  

  Here is the spring 2012 course schedule. Courses will end on Sundays. There is one week between terms.

  	Registration Deadline - 4:00 pm EST	Course Start Date	Course End Date
  Session 2	February 29, 2012	March 5, 2012	April 8, 2012
  Capstone 2 (02)*	March 7, 2012	March 12, 2012	May 20, 2012
  Term 2	March 21, 2012	March 26, 2012	May 20, 2012
  Session 3	April 11, 2012	April 16, 2012	May 20, 2012

  *Student must first pass Capstone 1 in order to take Capstone 2.
  
  To register or confirm your schedule, visit ACORN, our student portal. If you have questions or concerns, please contact your academic counselor. Need to browse courses or order textbooks? Find your course syllabi on our Syllabus Search page. Visit our bookstore to order your textbooks.
• Spring Courses Available 4 Days Prior to Start Date (Wednesday, January 18, 2012)
  
  Students will have access to their spring courses four calendar days prior to the start date. If you need to confirm your course enrollment status, please check ACORN.