My Recently Visited Services
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.
myHill is our secure portal that provides simple access to news, information, and online services based on an individual’s role at Stonehill.
Each department is provided with secure cloud storage in the SharePoint application in Office 365. Organization needs may be satisfied with document storage in SharePoint.
IP addresses within the College owned external or internal-only address space are maintained by IT.
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.
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.
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.
Remote access through our Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows secure access to college computing and information resources from an off campus location.
IT staff members are available for one-on-one and small group consultations with faculty on a variety of topics.
Over 400 computers are available on campus for student use in open computer labs, in technology classrooms, and in the MacPhaidin Library.
Most College event spaces are equipped with audio and video technologies and the ability to connect a laptop to projection.
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.
Access to the campus network is provided through secure, high speed wireless and wired connections.
Firewalls are used to block network traffic to reduce the risk of unwanted network intrusions.
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.
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.).
Assistance to coordinate upgrades to departmental systems may be requested by application managers.
Changes to Banner data that must be accomplished through SQL scripting may be requested by application managers.
A variety of technology equipment is available for short-term loan.
Access to Banner, Cognos reports and some departmental information systems is authorized by information custodians and liaisons based on the requestor's job.
New network connections or changes to an existing connection or the location of the jack may be requested.
IT staff are available by appointment to come to classrooms to assist with a variety of activities. Examples include: assisting with the use of classroom technology; demonstrating the use of lecture capture or video conferencing software; and training students on the use of Canvas, Office365 or other supported software.
The online password change service enables a convenient way to change the password of a Stonehill account from anywhere at any time.
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.
Microsoft Teams enables departments, organizations, or groups of people to improve productivity with the ability to share documents, communicate, and much more.