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The Hill Alert emergency notification system is used to quickly and efficiently send community members a text message to their cell phone in case of an emergency on campus. It is based on the Rave platform.
Email is provided to the Stonehill community through the Microsoft Office 365 cloud based platform. Integration with the global address list enables quick access to all Stonehill email addresses while calendar simplifies setting up a meeting.
Assistance to support or provide integration for departmental systems may be requested by application managers for systems that are not Ellucian Banner applications.
Most College event spaces are equipped with audio and video technologies and the ability to connect a laptop to projection.
Microsoft Teams enables departments, organizations, or groups of people to improve productivity with the ability to share documents, communicate, and much more.
Access to Banner, Cognos reports and some departmental information systems is authorized by information custodians and liaisons based on the requestor's job.
Printers are available in a variety of locations including computer labs and the Library for students and open areas and department office suites for faculty and staff.
myHill is our secure portal that provides simple access to news, information, and online services based on an individual’s role at Stonehill.
Poster printing is available at the IT Service Desk in Duffy 025 to faculty needing posters that serve an academic purpose (research or class work) and that will have a broad audience (e.g. Stonehill-wide community events, poster-sessions at academic conferences, etc.).
New servers or configuration changes to an existing server may be requested.
Changes to an office location must be reported to IT to ensure e911 data is accurate. New telephone extensions or changes to the configuration of an existing extension may be requested.
Assistance to coordinate upgrades to departmental systems may be requested by application managers.
A Stonehill username and password are used to gain access to most technology services including the campus network, email, the myHill portal, and the Canvas learning management system. The username is created as an account in Microsoft Active Directory and access privileges are based on an individual’s role at Stonehill.
Setup of equipment, such as microphones and podiums, are provided by professional staff who may also staff events requiring complex technology configurations and sound engineering.
Remote access through our Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows secure access to college computing and information resources from an off campus location.
Video recording and streaming services include high-definition digital video recording, live streaming, and online distribution. Services are provided for College events that have a community wide or public audience and are deemed important for the archives.
IP addresses within the College owned external or internal-only address space are maintained by IT.
Lecture capture enables the video capture of a class lecture or presentation using the computer in a classroom or a laptop in an office. The supported lecture capture application, Panopto, is used primarily for instructional purposes. However, it may be used for other purposes like providing training videos or capturing visiting speakers.
Canvas by Instructure is our learning management system. It provides powerful tools for faculty to present course content, collect student assignments, enable collaboration and manage outcomes. Students benefit from a single online resource to access all their course information.
Computers are purchased and maintained through a centralized process that ensures compatibility and benefits from volume pricing while meeting the specific needs of faculty and staff.
Changes to Banner data that must be accomplished through SQL scripting may be requested by application managers.
Access to the campus network is provided through secure, high speed wireless and wired connections.
Microsoft Forms is available through Office 365 to easily create surveys and polls to collect feedback. Qualtrics is a self-service online survey platform used for Stonehill academic purposes or college business. It allows users to build and distribute surveys as well as manage data. Gathering data with this simple to use, yet sophisticated software solution is available from anywhere.
Reports from college wide systems are provided using Cognos and coordinated through application managers in the major business areas of the college.
The IT Service Desk provides support for computer issues that students have while on campus using standard Stonehill software.