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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.
myHill is our secure portal that provides simple access to news, information, and online services based on an individual’s role at Stonehill.
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.
New network connections or changes to an existing connection or the location of the jack may be requested.
The One Button Studio provides students, faculty, and staff with easy-to-use video recording equipment for self-service recordings related to academic work. The studio can be booked by faculty, staff, and students for a variety of purposes, including class assignments, practicing presentations and capturing lectures for viewing online
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.
Software licenses are purchased and installed through a centralized process that ensures compatibility and benefits from discounted and volume pricing while meeting the specific needs of faculty and departments.
Assistance to support or provide integration for departmental systems may be requested by application managers for systems that are not Ellucian Banner applications.
New servers or configuration changes to an existing server may be requested.
Our video conferencing platform, Microsoft Teams, enables online meetings and screen sharing. Teams is also integrated into Canvas for faculty to use within their courses with their students and guests.
Upgrades to college wide systems for point releases may be requested by application managers.
Domain names for any name ending in stonehill.edu as well as other domain names purchased for Stonehill College are maintained by IT.
A variety of technology equipment is available for short-term loan.
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.
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.
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.
Access to the campus network is provided through secure, high speed wireless and wired connections.
Remote access through our Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows secure access to college computing and information resources from an off campus location.
Changes to Banner data that must be accomplished through SQL scripting may be requested by application managers.
The hardware and software required to host the business and instructional applications used at the College are managed and maintained to ensure security, reliability, and performance.
IP addresses within the College owned external or internal-only address space are maintained by IT.
Firewalls are used to block network traffic to reduce the risk of unwanted network intrusions.
Access to Banner, Cognos reports and some departmental information systems is authorized by information custodians and liaisons based on the requestor's job.
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.