From an email from Ken Lord, QC's Blackboard administrator, dated 08/21/2008:

CUNY CIS has installed a new version of Blackboard (Version 8). Most schools, including us, will begin using it in the Spring 2009 semester. A few schools are using it this semester. As a consequence there are now three links on the CUNY Portal in a module called "Blackboard Gateway" (on the top right). Please use the bottom link to access Blackboard (Version 6.3) as usual. Please watch your email for announcements of workshops that will provide training for the new Blackboard system and other information.