PLU System Notices
PLU System notices inform the Pacific Lutheran University community about Information & Technology Services scheduled maintenance and service outages. You can subscribe to receive email notifications or text messages of System Notices.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
All Banner Services Unavailable Sunday, July 26, 2026 from 7:00AM-11:00AM for scheduled maintenance
WHEN: Sunday, July 26, 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
PLU Help Desk Maintenance - Fri., Jul. 24, 6:00am
WHEN: 07/24/26 Duration: 6:00am - 7:30am (US Pacific Time)
Description: On Friday, July 24, 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., Jul. 24, 7:30am
Monday, July 13, 2026
Sakai Turnitin Service - Scheduled Maintenance - Sat., Jul. 18
WHEN: 07/18/26 Duration: 8:00am-2:00pm (US Pacific)
Description: The Turnitin service will be unavailable during a scheduled maintenance period on Saturday, July 18, 2025 from 8:00am to 2:00pm, US Pacific Time. For updates on this scheduled maintenance, please refer to Turnitin's status page.
Service(s) Impacted: Sakai Turnitin Service
Sakai Unavailable for Maintenance, Fri., July 17, 6:00am
*** UPDATE *** Fri., July 17, 6:20am PT - Sakai is back online. The planned maintenance is complete.
WHEN: 7/17/26 Duration: 6:00am - 7:00am (US Pacific Time)
Description: On Friday, July 17, Sakai (sakai.plu.edu) will be out of service from 6:00am to 7:00am (US Pacific Time) for maintenance. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions or concerns please email sakai@plu.edu.
Service(s) Impacted: Sakai
Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update: Fri., July 17, 7:00am
Monday, July 6, 2026
PLU Help Desk Maintenance - Fri., Jul. 10, 6:00am
WHEN: 07/10/26 Duration: 6:00am - 7:30am (US Pacific Time)
Description: On Friday, July 10, 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., Jul. 10, 7:30am
Monday, June 29, 2026
Sakai Unavailable for Maintenance, Thr., July 2, 6:00am
*** UPDATE *** Thr., July 2, 6:26am PT - Sakai is back online. The planned maintenance is complete.
WHEN: 7/2/26 Duration: 6:00am - 7:00am (US Pacific Time)
Description: On Thursday, July 2, Sakai (sakai.plu.edu) will be out of service from 6:00am to 7:00am (US Pacific Time) for maintenance. Please plan accordingly. If you have any questions or concerns please email sakai@plu.edu.
Service(s) Impacted: Sakai
Estimated Time to Resolution or Next Update: Thr., July 2, 7:00am
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
** RESOLVED All Banner Services Unavailable Sunday, June 28, 2026 from 7:00AM-11:00AM for scheduled maintenance
WHAT: All Banner Services including: Administrative Pages, Self Service and Administrative Reporting
WHEN: Sunday, June 28, 2026 from 7:00AM-11:00AM
WHERE: On and Off Campus
Current Status: Resolved
Description: ** UPDATE: The Banner maintenance has been completed. All Banner services are once again available. **
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