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NC A&T students to return to in-person instruction Wednesday

School officials said classes were canceled Monday due to issues with Blackboard. The university said students will return to in-person learning for Wednesday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — North Carolina A&T State University students will return to in-person learning Wednesday after classes were canceled Monday due to issues with the site Blackboard.  

The university released the following information:

Students and faculty will return to in-person instruction on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. Employees are encouraged to continue remote work where possible if they do not have classes to teach in person.  

Please note the following: 

  • Wireless internet service has been restored on campus.  Employees may access the AggiePride network and guests may access the Aggie_Guest network.   
  • The following applications have been restored. 
    • Banner Administrative Pages (via VPN only) 
    • Banner Employee Dashboard  
    • Blackboard  
    • Cascade 
    • Housing Application Portal  
    • Ramses (intermittent access) 

ITS is diligently working to restore access to other applications. 

The university made the announcement Monday afternoon about the recent changes. Blackboard is now up and working. Students did remote learning for Tuesday but will return for Wednesday. 

The school tweeted Sunday night as students returned from spring break. NC A&T said they were experiencing issues with the single sign-on applications, including Blackboard, a primary resource used in courses and for instructional communication. 

The school did not say what is causing the technological issues but did say they were actively working to restore services. 

The school said e-mails were sent out to those who were able to access them. 

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