MSU Spring Break Schedule

MSU offices will be closed Wednesday, March 20, 2019 through Friday, March 22, 2019. Offices will resume normal hours on Monday, March 25, 2019.
- Waterfield Library schedule
- Dining Services schedule
- Wellness Center schedule

Spring Break Network Outage; Wednesday, March 20th

On Wednesday, March 20th, from 4:00 AM to 8:00 PM, all network services to and from campus will be unavailable or subject to disruption. This includes (but is not limited to) access to:
  - Internet/Wireless/Network
  - myGate/Banner
  - Canvas
  - Phone service
  - Service Catalog (https://murraystate.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/Home/)
  - MSU Homepage (www.murraystate.edu)
  - RacerNet (campus.murraystate.edu)
  - Support Site (support.murraystate.edu)

Information Systems will be relocating network hardware from the current data center to the new data center, and this date was chosen as the lowest impact to all users since offices will be closed and classes dismissed. Additional information about the data center relocation is in the “2019 Data Center Relocation” article. Questions may be directed to the Service Desk at msu.servicedesk@murraystate.edu.

Spring Break Power Outage; Wednesday, March 20th - Friday, March 22nd

On Wednesday, March 20th and Thursday, March 21st, Facilities Management will be performing high voltage maintenance and repairs which must be completed during Spring Break. Individual buildings will have power outages throughout the day as this maintenance is completed. A list of buildings affected is given below. Each building’s down time may vary based on several factors but the average estimated outage time for each building is approximately 2-3 hours.

Wednesday March 20th
· Expo Center
· Carmen Pavilion
· Equine Instructional Facility
· Horse Barns

· Hay Feed Mix/Storage Building

Thursday March 21st

· Stewart Stadium

· Racer Arena

· Howton Agriculture

· Applied Science/Industrial Education

· Crisp Soccer Complex

· Facilities Management

· General Services

· Curris Center

· MSU Police Station

On Friday March 22nd, Facilities Management will be performing repairs to a damaged, high voltage electrical switch at the JH Richmond construction site. The CFSB center and Susan E. Bauernfeind Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be impacted and will not have power, other than emergency lighting, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. A short (1 hour) outage will be necessary early in the morning and late in the afternoon to allow for switching to auxiliary generator power. This will impact the majority of the northern portion of campus; the buildings affected are listed below.

· Elizabeth Hall

· Lee Clark Hall

· Winslow Dining Hall

· Hart Hall

· Hester Hall

· James H. Richmond Construction site

· H.C. Franklin Hall

· Spring II

· Old Richmond Hall

· College Courts

Oakley Dining Room

Looking for a new venue for lunch? Check out the Oakley Dining Room in the Applied Science North Building, Room 204N. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday from March 13 through May 1, excluding the week of spring break. Reservations are required. Menus and reservation information is at http://murraystate.edu/OakleyDiningRoom.

Protect Your Google Forms

As a part of G Suite for Education, Murray State University Google accounts have access to create Google Forms - an easy way to make a quick survey or registration form and collect different types of information! In an effort to keep forms secure and protect submitted information, Murray State has created a “Google Forms - FAQ & Best Practices” article to assist our users.