<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=01TMQ4_1Gz7GN7Q00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=01TMQ4_1Gz7GN7Q00" width="675" height="1200" ></figure>Fairfield University seniors and some juniors who were registering early experienced a mass Workday outage on Thursday, Nov. 5. This outage caused almost all students in those positions to be unable to register for classes, creating a stressful environment for all involved.The issues with Workday aren’t limited to certain classes, however. Sophomore Mary Cutting said that the issues with the program are making her anxious about her upcoming registration, even going so far as to say, “I don’t trust Workday.”The registration appointments started at 7 a.m. Reportedly, the site crashed completely as everyone attempted to register, and it continued to buffer. “The whole site just turned into a white screen,” said junior Natalia Marciano. “It was like that for about 25 [minutes], just not loading. I even tried opening it on my phone and other browsers, but nothing was working.”Marciano eventually received a pop-up that allowed her to view her saved schedules, but she was unable to register for any of those classes. Eventually, when her computer tab reloaded, her registration appointment had been moved to Friday, Nov. 6, at the same time.According to an email sent by the Office of the Registrar at around 6 p.m. on Thursday (nearly 12 hours after the site crash), the issue was addressed, and it was confirmed that the new registration time was at 7 a.m. on Friday. Additionally, if students were able to successfully register for their courses, they did not need to take any further action.The email concluded with a statement regarding graduation requirements: “We also want to reassure members of the Class of 2027 that this outage does not jeopardize their ability to meet graduation requirements. After tomorrow’s senior registration day, students will gain access to the system again in the coming weeks to work on schedule adjustments. This will occur [through] the add/drop period at the beginning of the spring semester.”Senior Ella Joyce was especially anxious about not meeting her graduation requirements. “I felt so stressed when that page just continued to buffer because I have two classes that I absolutely need to be able to graduate in the spring, so if they filled up I didn’t know what I would do,” she said.She added that she found it strange that the Registrar took so long to address the issue.“My classes did not end up filling up, but I know some of my other friends’ did…I knew [the new registration time] would likely be [Friday], but [the lack of] confirmation made me worry that something would change,” Joyce said.“I’ve had bad experiences with registration in the past,” Cutting said. “Classes that I have to take for my major [don’t] have enough spots day of…the school has to make a new section later in the year, [so] everyone can take [those classes].”Many juniors’ registration plans weren’t altered, with the exception of having to wake up early the next day to re-register. “Luckily, it didn’t affect my registration planning too much, though, since the majority of my nursing classes are only for juniors, and most juniors don’t register until Nov. 10,” Marciano said.Registration was successful for students at the new time, with Marciano adding that she was able to register for all of her classes and that it only “took two minutes, and was really smooth.”</div></body>

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Fairfield University seniors and some juniors who were registering early experienced a mass Workday outage on Thursday, Nov. 5. This outage caused almost all students in those positions to be unable to register for classes, creating a stressful environment for all involved. The issues with Workday aren’t limited to certain...

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Fairfield University seniors and some juniors who were registering early experienced a mass Workday outage on Thursday, Nov. 5. This outage caused almost a

Workday Crash Causes Student Upset

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