The university recently established the CU Denver Employee Emergency Relief Fund to support faculty and staff experiencing emergency situations; such as food insecurity, housing assistance, and unexpected medical expenses. As with our student emergency fund, the Loving Lynx Fund, the employee relief fund relies on the generosity of our community to help those most affected by exceptional circumstances. Please consider making a gift to the CU Denver Employee Emergency Relief Fund to help us respond quickly to requests from our colleagues. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the first $2,500 in gifts to the fund will be matched dollar for dollar.
Canvas Outage
Canvas access has been restored for our users, but the service reliability remains uncertain. Due to recent events, Canvas has had intermittent outages which are at the discretion of the vendor and may occur during a final exam. Faculty and staff may continue to use Canvas, but we strongly advise faculty and students to prepare a contingency plan for turning in assignments and final exams in the event Canvas access becomes unavailable again.
Instructure, the company that owns Canvas, has provided an FAQ about the incident, which may not answer all your questions. We will share more information if it becomes available.