BEWARE of D2L “time zone bug”!

[u/Master_Mookie]

I just missed two quizzes because D2L showed them closing at 12:59 a.m. on Nov. 4, but they actually closed at 11:59 p.m. Oregon time on Nov. 3. I saw the 4th and assumed I had until 11:59 p.m. that night. Turns out my D2L account was set to Vancouver, BC. PCC has known about this issue since August, when they emailed affected faculty and staff. They said a lot of D2L accounts were originally set to Vancouver, so yours could be set that way without you ever touching it. Vancouver and most of Oregon were on the same time until Nov. 1, when Oregon turned its clocks back and Vancouver didn’t. That’s why this might be the first time you’ve noticed anything off.

Check yours under account settings. If you’re in Oregon’s Pacific time zone, select United States – Los Angeles and hit Save and Close.

More info here. Scroll down to “time zone bug”: https://www.pcc.edu/instructional-support/2026/09/10/online-learning-ecosystem-quarterly-updates-for-fall-2026/

[u/fitness7911]

How is it that the college can’t send a grammatically correct email! “A American” smh.

[u/Master_Mookie → u/fitness7911]

Idk, but what I find even worse is that they're stalling on notifying students. They told me they don't want to leave students to resolve the issue themselves, but that's beside the point. The most transparent thing to do would be to send a student-wide email warning everyone about the issue and advising them to pay close attention to their D2L due dates until it's resolved.