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March 2, 2023

Finlandia University will not enroll students for the 2023-2024 academic year

On Thursday, March 2, Finlandia University’s Board of Trustees announced that Finlandia will not enroll students for the 2023-2024 academic year. The decision follows months of continuous efforts to find pathways for the University to continue its mission.

“I am deeply saddened to announce that due to a combination of demographic changes, with fewer high school graduates available, a steep decrease in interest in going to college among those graduates, and an unbearable debt load, Finlandia’s Board of Trustees met and [...]

August 1, 2019

Finlandia Adopts Canvas as New Learning Management System

Introducing Finlandia’s New Learning Management System: Canvas

Finlandia University has adopted a new online learning system for the upcoming 2019-20 school year that will help streamline the learning and grading process. Canvas, a learning management platform, has been widely adopted in the higher education realm and will allow FinnU students to learn when, where and how it fits their lifestyle.

“The new Canvas classrooms will provide students with the technology that is needed for learning to come alive, [...]

July 26, 2017

Following upgrades, employees will need to have computers reconnect to network

The following alert was sent to all employees by REMC1, Finlandia University’s vendor for all Information Technology services. Please e-mail support@remc1.net with comments, questions or concerns.

As part of the summer maintenance, Finlandia University will be migrating to a new Active Directory domain and network file server. We will be making the move to these new servers starting August 2, 2017. This will give greater stability and security to all file server functions including: network logins, computer accounts, files saved [...]

January 19, 2017

Steps to fix time zone issues some users are having in Google

It’s been reported that some users are having issues with time zones not working correctly in Google. This has been specifically effecting calendars. The issue has been solved at a universal level, but there are some users who are still experiencing the problems. Please follow the steps below to solve them.

To change the time zone for all current and future calendars and events, the following will have to be done:

Open Google Calendar Open Settings in the top right corner (settings cog) then [...]

December 19, 2016

Tips for gmail transition, including importing calendars/contacts

On Wednesday morning the transition from IceWarp to Google for e-mail, calendar, contacts and more will be finalized. In addition to all users needing to reset their password, many IceWarp users will want to migrate their calendars and contacts. This will need to be manually done. Below is information on each. All e-mails will be immediately available.

Please note that for right now, you can still access the old webmail, IceWarp, by visiting mail.finlandia.edu. To login to your new [...]

November 21, 2016

E-mail system changes are coming

Finlandia University will be making important changes to our e-mail system over the winter holiday break (between semesters). Beginning Wednesday, December 21, we will be migrating our e-mail service to a different e-mail provider. This change is part of our ongoing effort to bring improved technical services to our campus community.

More details will be provided in the coming days and weeks.

June 3, 2016

Finlandia University launches new website

The Finlandia University Marketing and Communications Department is proud to announce the launch of a new website. The website went live Thursday, June 2 at finlandia.edu.

“This website is a vital investment in the future of Finlandia University,” Director of Marketing and Communications Michael H. Babcock said. “I am proud of our entire campus community for coming together to make this possible.”

This project is the culmination of more than two years of a visual rebranding effort for [...]

Information Technology

Our I.T. support is provided through REMC1 SupportNet, which gives both onsite and helpdesk support. Full support is provided to university equipment, as well as user support for staff and network connection support for students. The Helpdesk is open Monday – Friday, from 7:30 am – 5 pm, and can be reached by either calling the helpdesk number, 487-7624, or by email at support@remc1.net. You can also reach SupportNet online at support.remc1.net”.

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