Alert: Canvas Outage
CU is aware that Canvas is unavailable and the webpage temporarily displayed a message regarding a security breach of Canvas. The site is now displaying a maintenance message. CU is working with the vendor to investigate and resolve the issue. CU does not control the platform. We cannot provide a timeline for resolution. This incident is impacting Canvas instances globally and is part of the larger data breach reported to you on Monday. We will provide additional updates as they are available.
CU is aware that Canvas is unavailable and the webpage temporarily displayed a message regarding a security breach of Canvas. The site is now displaying a maintenance message. CU is working with the vendor to investigate and resolve the issue. CU does not control the platform. We cannot provide a timeline for resolution. This incident is impacting Canvas instances globally and is part of the larger data breach reported to you on Monday. We will provide additional updates as they are available.
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Fara Bowler DNP, APRN, CHSE-A
Associate Professor of Clinical Teaching
Assistant Dean of Clinical Simulation Science, Sr. Director of Clinical Partnerships and Placements
- Experiential Learning Team - Simulation & Placements
- College of Nursing
Email Address:[email protected]
Primary Phone:303-724-0281
Mailing Address:
- CU Anschutz
Education II North
13120 East 19th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Dr. Fara Bowler transforms nursing education at the University of Colorado Anschutz College of Nursing, where she serves as Assistant Dean of Clinical Simulation Science and Senior Director of Clinical Partnerships. For over a decade, she's created innovative training experiences that prepare students for real-world challenges.
With her master's from Colorado and DNP from Johns Hopkins, this certified Healthcare Simulation Educator brings both expertise and vision to her field. Twice elected to the INACSL Board, she led an international team in developing professional standards now used worldwide.
Her latest breakthrough—a behavioral health curriculum using virtual reality—reaches over 800 students each semester. Dr. Bowler combines leadership with innovation, creating better-prepared nurses who improve patient care across the healthcare system. Her work doesn't just teach nursing—it reimagines it.