Rave Alerts is a text message service that disseminates important information to the campus community, including emergency info, weather alerts, and school closings.
More information about Rave Alerts, including how to sign up, can be found here: Campus Alerts and Messaging - ºÚÁϳԹÏ
myºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï is a web portal that you will use frequently to access the many online school services that ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï offers.
Every student is issued a username and password when they register. If you do not know your username, go to myºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï and click on the activate account link (in the blue bar). Answer the questions to receive your username. There is also a forgot password link on this page.
Blackboard is the name of a software program that ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï uses for online instruction and communication. Students can access course materials their professors make available and may participate in class discussions online. You can get to your Blackboard account through myºÚÁϳԹÏ.
Eagles Mail is the university email service provided to all ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï students. New students are assigned an email address upon admission to the University. Student email addresses are based on myºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï usernames. For example, if your username is sjsmith10, then your email address is sjsmith10@eagles.usi.edu.
Important mail from your instructors and the University will be sent to your ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï email account, so it is imperative that you access your ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï email on a regular basis.
ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï provides wireless access across the campus along with wireless and wired access in student housing. When using the campus network there are restrictions and rules - please review them using buttons below. Do not bring any network switches, network hubs, wireless routers, or personal access devices. Installation of such devices is prohibited.
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Bringing a personal computer to campus is a matter of personal preference but not a necessity. There are 51 computer labs available across campus. A student can check out a laptop from Rice Library (to be used IN Rice Library).
Students can purchase Dell and Apple laptops from the ºÚÁÏ³Ô¹Ï Campus Store.
All software that is necessary for course work is provided in campus labs. All students can also download Microsoft Office software: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc on their personal devices. This is available to them as long as they remain a student.
You may choose to bring a printer to your student housing. If you choose to do so, please do not bring/use a wireless connection for printing. Plan to use USB for both security of your printer and courtesy of your fellow residents. Wireless printers advertise their presence and can have print jobs sent to them by another wireless user, of which there are approximately 2,500 at any given time during the school year. Wireless printers are considered "consumer-grade"Â in the wireless radio they use and are designed for home environments. They interfere with the enterprise wireless system installed in campus housing, sometimes to the point of causing the signal to be unusable for some. Â
If you do not wish to use your own printer and consumables- paper, ink/toner, etc - click the link below to learn more about printing on campus.
Please refer to the Registrar's Office web page and search "Preferred or Chosen Name, Gender Identity, and Pronoun Change" or click the button below.