Daylight Savings Time

The United States Energy Policy Act of 2005 legislated Daylight Saving Time (DST) to begin on March 11th (three weeks earlier than in previous years) and end on November 4th (one week later than in previous years).  As a result of this change, electronic devices that automatically adjust for DST will need to be changed to support the new dates.  Software Updates will be installed by the Office of Information Technology on Friday March 2, 2007.

• The periods that are affected by this change include March 11 through March 31 and October 28 through November 4
• Once software updates are installed, Outlook Calendar appointments made prior to the installation of these udates may appear to be scheduled one-hour later than originally intended
• Recurring calendar appointments on your primary calendar will be automatically updated by the Office of Information Technology and should appear correct. One-time or "single instance" appointments may need to be corrected.
• Calendar appointments created after the installation of software updates on March 2, 2007 should be accurate and would require no modifications.
• OIT has created resources to provide step by step instructions on required actions.

Required Actions:

• We encourage all users to immediately print out your calendars for the affected periods.  This will allow you to carefully review these appointments and make necessary adjustments after the deployment of this weekend’s patches.  For a detailed set of instructions on printing your outlook calendar, please view our resources below.
• Please be sure to leave your computer powered on and log off this Friday March 2, 2007 to avoid interruption of work or loss of data.  If you are in possession of a college owned laptop, it is important that the laptop be plugged into the college network to ensure that all applicable security updates are applied. If your computer is not plugged into the college network this Friday evening, the updates will be installed the next time it is plugged into the network. 
• After the software updates are installed this Friday, you should review calendar appointments during the affected dates and make adjustments to any appointements for which you are the originator by comparing their printed calendar to their outlook calendar.  OIT has created resources to assist you in completing this.
• To reduce confusion, users may want to add the time of the meeting to the Subject of the appointment.  The Subject will not change and can be used to confirm the actual start time of an appointment.

To assist Outlook users, OIT has created the following Step by Step document and video presentation.  Please take a moment to review the information contained in these resources and contact the helpdesk at extension 7109 or helpdesk@bergen.edu to assist you with any additional questions.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  Thank you for your cooperation as Bergen Community College addresses the technology impact of the daylight savings time extension.

Daylight Savings Time Resources

Printing Your Outlook Calendar - PDF

Adjusting Your Calendar Appointments - PDF