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SFBRN Monthly Update Now Available
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 11:05am

TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network
 

Dear Colleagues,

The May Monthly Update for the San Francisco Bay Region Network is now available.

Update: Canvas Security Incident
Friday, May 8, 2026, 1:23pm

TO: Campus Community
FR: Thomas Dixon, Chief Information Security Officer, San Francisco Bay Region Network

Instructure has restored Canvas services and our technology team has enabled campus access to Canvas. Please use caution and review the “What to Know Before You Log in” guidance here.

Important Update: Canvas Security Incident
Thursday, May 7, 2026, 2:18pm

TO: Campus Community
FR: Thomas Dixon, Chief Information Security Officer, San Francisco Bay Region Network

This is to inform you that the threat actor has escalated its attack on Instructure. As a result, Canvas is currently offline for all three SFBRN campuses, and we are learning that several other CSU Canvas instances are also impacted.

Important Update: Canvas Security Incident
Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 12:20pm

TO: Campus Community
FR: Thomas Dixon, Chief Information Security Officer, San Francisco Bay Region Network

This is to inform you of a recent cybersecurity incident involving Instructure at all CSU campuses, the vendor that provides Canvas, the learning management system for the CSUEB, SFSU, and SSU campuses.

SFBRN Transition Toward a Full-Time Network Chief Executive Officer
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 10:53am

TO: All Employees
FR: Cathy Sandeen, President, Cal State East Bay; Lynn Mahoney, President, San Francisco State University; Michael E. Spagna, President, Sonoma State University

Dear Colleagues,

My SSU Downtime Saturday, May 9, 2026, at 5 p.m. to Monday, May 11, 2026, at 8 a.m.
Monday, May 4, 2026, 12:26pm

TO: Campus Community
FR: Jaime Russell, Senior Director of ERP Applications and Business Intelligence, San Francisco Bay Region Network – California State University East Bay, San Francisco State University, Sonoma State University 
 
Overview
MySSU will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2026, to 8 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2026. During this downtime, the Chancellor’s Office will integrate Sonoma State University into the CSU systemwide Common Human Resources System (CHRS).

SFBRN Chief Human Resources Officer Appointment – Dr. Ingrid Williams
Monday, April 20, 2026, 10:02am

TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Chief Executive and Financial Officer, SF Bay Region Network and Vice President, Administration & Finance & Chief Financial Officer, San Francisco State University/Sonoma State University 

April SFBRN Monthly Update Now Available
Monday, April 6, 2026, 11:02am

TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network

The April Monthly Update for the San Francisco Bay Region Network is now available.

The IT Help Desk is Moving!
Thursday, April 2, 2026, 11:32am

TO: Campus Community
FR: Jon Sehmer, Director of IT User Support and Endpoint Management, San Francisco Bay Region Network

On Monday, April 6, the Information Technology Help Desk will be relocating to the first floor of the Schulz Information Center South, just next door to the HUB! This new location will allow the SFBRN ITS Team to better serve the campus community while also offering expanded support to other student services located in Schulz. 

March SFBRN Monthly Update Now Available
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11:17am

TO: All Employees
FR: Jeff Wilson, Project Lead, San Francisco Bay Region Network, Vice President, Administration and Finance and CFO, San Francisco State University and Sonoma State University; Karen R. Moranski, Vice President of Regional Network Transformation, San Francisco Bay Region Network
 

The March Monthly Update for the San Francisco Bay Region Network is now available.