Here you will find the most current notices and status information about PLU’s online services & resources. If you are having any networking or computing issues, please come to this page first to see if others have already reported the same problem and what is being done to resolve it.

Current System Notices

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PLU Help Desk Maintenance - Fri., Aug. 21, 6:00am

3:56pm, August 18, 2026

WHAT:  PLU Help Desk Maintenance

WHEN:  08/21/26  Duration:  6:00am - 7:30am (US Pacific Time)

Description:  On Friday, August 21, PLU Help Desk (helpdesk.plu.edu) will be intermittently available from 6:00am to 7:30am (US Pacific Time) for maintenance. An update to this notice will be posted once the maintenance is complete.

Service(s) Impacted:  PLU Help Desk

Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update:  Fri., Aug. 21, 7:30am


Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

All Banner Services Unavailable Sunday, August 23, 2026 from 7:00AM-11:00AM for scheduled maintenance

10:34am, August 18, 2026

WHAT: All Banner Services including: Administrative Pages, Self Service and Administrative Reporting

WHEN: Sunday, August 23, 2026 from 7:00AM-11:00AM

WHERE: On and Off Campus

Current Status: Open

Description: All Banner Services will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance. This post will be updated as soon as the work is complete and services are once again available.

Service(s) Impacted: Banner Administrative Pages, Banner Self Service, Administrative Reporting

Workarounds: None

Sakai & Chili Web Services Unavailable for Upgrade on Sat., August 22, 7:00am-1:00pm

6:44am, August 14, 2026

WHAT: Sakai & Chili Web Services Unavailable for Upgrade

WHEN:  08/22/26  Duration:  7:00am - 1:00pm (US Pacific Time)

Description:  Sakai at PLU will be upgraded from version 23 to version 25 on Saturday, August 22, 2026, 7:00am - 1:00pm (US Pacific). Both Sakai and Chili web services (chili.plu.edu) will be out of service during this period, so please plan accordingly. While almost all content and tools will transition seamlessly with the Sakai upgrade, instructors should expect a new user interface in addition to new features. For more details see the article, How can I prepare for the Sakai upgrade? 

Questions about the transition to Sakai 25? Contact the Sakai Support Team at sakai@plu.edu.

Service(s) Impacted:  Sakai

Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update:  Sat., Aug. 22, 1:00pm

Check https://www.plu.edu/status/ for periodic updates.

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