2025-2026 EITS Faculty Staff Technology Guide

ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

FACULTY & STAFF

TECHNOLOGY GUIDE 2025-2026

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TABLE OF

GETTING STARTED:

CONTENTS

IT AT UGA

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Getting Started: IT at UGA

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UGA Accounts

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Software

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Getting Connected

faculty, staff, and visitors.

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Security

EITS-supported systems include UGAMail, MyIDs, wireless

hours. The EITS Help Desk does not provide hardware

networks, and telephones. Many colleges and units at UGA

repairs.

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Instructional Resources

also have their own technical support for their faculty and

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Communications

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Listserv

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Technical Resources & Services

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Research Computing

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Data Reporting

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Technical Information

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Technical Assistance

EITS HELP D E S K

TEC HN O L O GY HEL P The University of Georgia has a central IT department called Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) to support enterprise-wide systems for students,

The EITS Help Desk is the central point of contact for enterprise-wide computing services for UGA students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

The EITS Help Desk can assist with a variety of your information technology needs during its operating

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staff. These unit-level IT help desks are typically responsible for hardware support, and software and services specific to their department’s needs. Faculty and staff are encouraged

To view a listing of IT Help Desks for all colleges at the University, see pages 33-41.

to become familiar with their departmental IT professionals and unit-specific services.

VISIT eitshelpdesk.uga.edu

CHAT hd.support.uga.edu

EMAIL helpdesk@uga.edu

CA LL 706.542.3106

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IT AT UGA (CONTINUED) TECH CHECKL I S T If you’re a new employee at the University of Georgia, there are some basic steps for using technology at UGA. The following steps are intended to provide the necessary resources for new employees. UGA departments may require additional steps or provide additional resources.

SECURITY • USG Cybersecurity Awareness Training: Complete your mandatory Cybersecurity Awareness Training twice annually. (See page 10) • UGA Alert: Register your contact information to receive emergency alerts via text, email, or desktop notifications.

(See page 21) • VPN: Install the software required to access UGA’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) for connecting to accessing internal resources from non-campus networks. (See page 10)

ACCOUNTS

COMMUNICATIONS

ADDITIONAL STEPS

• MyID: You will need your MyID to access many online

• Wireless: Connect to the PAWS-Secure or eduroam

• UGA Mobile App: Download the UGA Mobile App on

resources at UGA. Contact your HR representative or

wireless networks with your MyID on your mobile

your phone to get walking, driving, and transit directions

supervisor to establish your MyID. (See page 4)

devices and laptop. (See page 9)

to buildings, parking decks, and other points of interest.

• MyID Profile: Complete your MyID Profile, which

• Wired: Contact your department’s IT professional to

establishes security measures in the event that you

get connected to the wired network in your building.

forget your MyID password. (See page 4)

(See page 9)

• ArchPass: You will need ArchPass, powered by Duo,

• Phone: Contact your department’s IT professional or

to access many UGA systems, including eLC, Athena,

Departmental Telephone Representative about phone

the Remote Access VPN, and more. Enroll a device at

service in your office. Set up voicemail, including

archpass.uga.edu. (See page 10)

recording your greeting. (See page 18)

• UGAMail: Check your UGAMail account. Your UGAMail password is the same as your MyID password. Set up UGAMail on your phone and computer. (See page 6)

(See page 20) • Research IT: Learn about computing and IT resources available to researchers, including the Georgia Advanced Computing Resource Center (GACRC).

(See page 28) • EITS Help Desk: Know how to contact the EITS Help Desk for technical assistance for centrally supported systems.

(See page 1) • Departmental IT Units: Know how to contact your department’s IT staff for technical assistance, such as desktop support. (See pages 33-41)

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UGA

ACCOUNTS AC CO U NT S : U G A M Y ID AN D U GA ID

P RO TEC T YO UR PA S S W O R D

All UGA faculty, staff, and students can use their MyID and UGA ID number to

It’s essential that you keep your MyID password safe and

access a number of services and resources at the University.

confidential, as it is your access to many online services at UGA.

Your MyID is the username that’s required for accessing many UGA resources, such as UGAMail, the wireless networks, electronic journals and other digital resources available through UGA Libraries, and the MyUGA Portal.

Your MyID is assigned and will include your initials and five random digits (example: gwb12345). MyIDs are created automatically, but if your MyID has not been delivered, contact your manager or HR representative.

MyID passwords must be at least 10 characters in length; a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and/or special characters; and cannot contain your name or username. You may not reuse a password you have used previously.

KEEP IN MIND: • UGA will never send you an email asking for your password.

When in doubt about an email you’ve received, contact the EITS Help Desk.

• Never share your MyID password with anyone, including

To avoid contacting the EITS Help Desk if you forget your password, complete the brief MyID Profile forgotten password service at myid.uga.edu. You’ll be asked to provide a cell phone number to send a text message and a non-UGAMail email address for sending information if you forget your MyID password. If you don’t complete your MyID Profile in advance, you must contact the EITS Help Desk if you forget your password.

You can change your MyID password at myid.uga.edu

friends, family, and colleagues.

• Never reuse your MyID password on other personal and professional websites. This will protect your MyID and your UGA access in the event that any of the other websites are compromised.

• When you’re done visiting a website that requires your MyID password, be sure to log out, especially on a public computer.

Your 9-digit UGA ID number, which starts with 81, is used as a unique identifier to access personal data. Your UGA ID number appears on the back of your UGACard.

If you receive communications you think may be phishing, report it to abuse@uga.edu

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EMAIL

U GA MA IL

MICR OSOFT R ESOUR CES

BOOKINGS

All faculty, staff, and students have an account for UGAMail, the University-provided email service.

UGAMail is powered by Microsoft’s Office 365, which includes additional services as part of your UGAMail

UGAMail is powered by Microsoft’s Office 365.

account. UGA faculty, staff, and students have access

A web-based appointment tool, Bookings simplifies scheduling by integrating with your UGAMail calendar, allowing you to share times you and your team are available for appointments.

to Microsoft Office 365 products, including those listed You can access your UGAMail through the web (ugamail.uga.edu), or by configuring a desktop client, or an app on your phone. Instructions are available at eitshelpdesk.uga.edu.

To access your UGAMail on the web, type your complete email address with your MyID, followed by @uga.edu (YourMyID@uga.edu). The password is your MyID password.

If you’re off campus, you will need to authenticate with

below.

ONENOTE

ONEDRIVE FOR BUSINESS

A note-taking app, OneNote makes it easy to take notes, add pictures, add PDFs and links, and organize your notes

OneDrive for Business is an online file-sharing and storage service, ideal for sharing and storing documents, photos, and videos with colleagues. You can create and edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents in real time with colleagues. Use OneDrive to share copies of your

ArchPass, powered by Duo, to access your UGAMail.

files with colleagues in the cloud.

A few departments have an alternative email provider

MICROSOFT TEAMS

instead of UGAMail (@uga.edu). Ask your department’s IT professional about your email. All official email communications to UGA faculty and staff from administrative systems are only sent to UGAMail addresses.

You can easily modify an alias for your email address by visiting myid.uga.edu

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more efficiently.

CALENDAR UGAMail’s calendar service in Outlook allows you to view the schedules of UGA colleagues and more easily coordinate activities.

Microsoft Teams allows UGA students, faculty, and staff can use Teams to collaborate with others anytime, anywhere. Teams is deeply integrated with Office 365, making it easy to chat, work on documents, and conduct meetings. Additionally, you can set up a specific Team within this platform for a group of individuals to collaborate on specific projects, work, and common interests.

Contact the EITS Help Desk to request a specific Team with Microsoft Teams.

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SOFTWARE You also have access to Google Meet, an online meeting tool,

The EITS software site showcases software

as well as Google Maps and Google Keep.

available to UGA students, faculty, and staff, such

UGA has a 100 TB limit in our shared storage pool, 3GB per

as the examples listed below.

user. With the limited amount of storage we suggest using Office 365 and OneDrive to share documents.

L IN K E DIN L E ARN I N G

To access Google Workspace, visit google.uga.edu

GETTING

CONNECTED

UGA faculty, staff, and students have access to LinkedIn Learning, which is part of LinkedIn. LinkedIn Learning offers high-quality videos in the areas of design, technology, business skills, education, web development, photography, and more. LinkedIn Learning has thousands of specified tutorials in a course.

EMPOWERING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY WITH GENERATIVE AI TOOLS

Instructors can use LinkedIn Learning videos to supplement

Unlock the potential of generative AI-driven

courses segmented by topic for people who want to view

course materials by selecting specified courses or tutorials.

Students can get a head start to their careers by learning additional skills through LinkedIn Learning courses.

LinkedIn Learning is available via the MyUGA Portal at my.uga.edu

chatbots, personalized tutoring, and innovative content creation tools.

Google Workspace is a secure alternative service available to students, faculty, and staff with their UGA MyID. In Google Workspace, you can easily access multiple Google tools, including Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and collaborate on files from those tools with others.

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To connect a device, faculty and staff should contact their

All faculty, staff, and students with a MyID have access to

instructions on the DNL SharePoint site.

two wireless networks while on campus.

Campus visitors or vendors can connect to our self-service

Departmental Network Liaison (DNL). DNLs can find setup

guest wireless network, UGA_Visitors_Wifi. The guest wireless PAWS-Secure – the preferred method for wireless

network is only available on the Athens campus. Instructions for

connectivity — is a secure gateway to the Internet while on

guest wireless access are available on the EITS Help Desk site.

campus and is available in all UGA buildings. Any time you

ACCESS THE FOLLOWING GENERATIVE AI TOOLS WITH

change your MyID password, you will be prompted on your

For more information about PAWS-Secure, eduroam,

YOUR UGA EMAIL ADDRESS (MYID@UGA.EDU) AND

device to update it in order to access PAWS-Secure.

and the guest wireless network, visit wifi.uga.edu

PASSWORD:

Eduroam is also available in all UGA buildings on campus.

Copilot is Microsoft’s online AI Chatbot:

G O O G L E W O RKSPACE

WIREL ES S N ETWO RKS

copilot.microsoft.com.

Gemini is Google’s online AI Chatbot: gemini.google.com.

NotebookLM is Google’s AI-powered research and note-taking tool: notebooklm.google.com.

You sign in to eduroam using your full MyID email address (MyID@uga.edu) and password. The eduroam network also allows faculty, staff, and students to sign in to wireless networks at other universities using eduroam with their UGA MyID credentials.

UGA-IoT is a wireless network available in UGA buildings to

WIRED C O N N EC T IO N S Buildings on campus include access to UGA’s wired network, which requires devices to be connected via an Ethernet cable and registered through your department.

support Internet of Things (IoT) devices used for research,

If you need assistance or to report a problem with

teaching, and administrative purposes. Access limited to

your wired connection, contact your departmental

faculty and staff, and students are not permitted to use this

IT professional first.

network.

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SECURITY

V IR T U A L P RI V AT E N E T WO RK ( VPN) The Remote Access Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows secure access to the UGA campus network and computer resources from external networks. The VPN is helpful when connecting over public Wi-Fi or other non-UGA networks.

P REC A UTI O N S FO R H A N D LIN G S EN S ITIVE A N D R E S T R IC T E D D A T A The University System of Georgia (USG) and UGA

Several UGA resources may require you to be on the UGA network in order to access those sites. By using the VPN, you have a

have specific requirements for handling sensitive and

secure connection that acts as a “tunnel” to the UGA on-campus network.

restricted data, such as Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and protected health information.

Instructions are available at: uga.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/3190/eitsclientportal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=154569 Faculty and staff who handle sensitive and/or restricted data should be familiar with the policies and appropriate steps to protect that data.

C Y B E R S E CU R I T Y AWARE N E SS TR A IN IN G

ENR OLL A DEVICE IN A R CHPA SS

All University System of Georgia (USG) employees

ArchPass, powered by Duo, is a two-step login solution

are required to complete Cybersecurity Awareness

that adds an extra layer of security to your online

Training twice annually in April and October.

accounts.

Training is delivered via an online module provided by

Two-factor authentication (2FA) requires something you

KnowBe4, an industry leader in cybersecurity training, at

know (a password) and something you have (a physical

training.knowbe4.com. Employees are notified via email each

device) to access specific UGA resources, such as OneUSG

April and October when the training module is available.

Connect, Office 365, eLC, Athena, SendFiles, the Remote

New employees acknowledge security policies as part of

employees who need access to Restricted Data systems.

For more information, visit infosec.uga.edu

S EN D F I L ES SendFiles allows users to send encrypted messages or large files to other UGA users or people not associated with the University. Attachments in SendFiles can total up to 2GB. For more information, visit sendfiles.uga.edu

Access VPN, and vLab. ArchPass is also required for UGA the onboarding process, and depending on when they were hired, will wait until the next April or October

For more information, visit archpass.uga.edu

training period to complete the online module.

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INSTRUCTIONAL

RESOURCES e L EA RN IN G ( E L C)

A THENA

KA L TURA

Instructors who are looking for more information

UGA’s learning management system is called eLearning

Athena is the University’s student information system.

Kaltura is a media storage and streaming solution for

teaching-resources/digital-learning-tools/turnitin/

Athena provides online access for students to view academic

video, audio, and image files.

Commons (eLC). eLC is available for instructors to post course materials, share and receive assignments from students,

and financial aid records, register for classes, pay tuition

engage students in online quizzes and discussions, share

and fees, and update personal information. Faculty use

grades with students, and more.

Athena to submit their grades and view class lists.

For more information, visit athena.uga.edu

Members of the UGA community can also request eLC spaces for non-course instructional purposes. The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers eLC workshops, tutorials, and reference guides for instructors.

Additional information is available at ctl.uga.edu/services/eLC/ eLC is available via the MyUGA Portal at my.uga.edu or via eLC.uga. edu. Course instructors are automatically enrolled in eLC courses when they are listed as the Instructor of Record in Athena. Students are automatically enrolled in eLC courses when they register for their classes. Teaching Assistants can be added to courses by Instructors, and librarians can link digital resources through the Libraries’ course reserve program.

DEGR EEWOR K S

The Office of the Registrar serves faculty and staff with a number of

website, or with students in eLC courses. Kaltura also provides methods for captioning media, making it accessible for all users.

monitor progress towards degree completion.

Much like a checklist, Degreeworks combines students’ UGA degree requirements and the coursework completed into an easy-to-read electronic dashboard that shows how courses completed count towards degree requirements.

DegreeWorks also includes a planning feature that maps a student’s program of study.

available at reg.uga.edu/general-information/ degreeworks

and discuss an assigned reading in an interactive, and

and accessibility, visit help.elc.uga.edu/creating_

chat-like fashion. Perusall is free for use at UGA and is

content/kaltura_audio_and_video

integrated into eLC for ease of use and connection to the gradebook.

TO P HA T

For more information, visit ctl.uga.edu/teachingresources/digital-learning-tools/perusall/

Top Hat is a student response system useful for in-class engagement and formative assessment of students. The tool is available for both students and instructors and is integrated with eLC for ease of connection to UGA accounts and the eLC gradebook.

For more information, visit ctl.uga.edu/teachingresources/digital-learning-tools/top-hat/

TURN I TI N Turnitin’s Draft Coach is integrated with Microsoft Word and

FERPA expertise. Additionally, the office provides curriculum services

Google Docs, allowing for automated improvement suggestions

to faculty and staff through the online course approval process and

as students write. Turnitin’s Originality tool is integrated with

the UGA Bulletin.

eLC and provides instructors with options to monitor student

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engagement by enabling students (and instructors and TAs) to annotate, comment on, ask questions about,

change submissions, course scheduling, classroom scheduling, and

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Perusall is a learning technology tool that fosters active

captioning), or general information about multimedia

online services, including online grade roll submissions, online grade

For more information, visit reg.uga.edu

P ERUS A L L

For more information about using Kaltura (including

DegreeWorks helps students and their advisors

More information and DegreeWorks tutorials are

O F F I CE O F T HE RE G I ST RAR

Kaltura media can be shared via kaltura.uga.edu, on your own

about the use of Turnitin can visit ctl.uga.edu/

RES P O N D US M O N IT O R & RES P O N D US LO C K D O W N B RO WS ER Respondus is a platform integrated into eLC that allows instructors to conduct secure and proctored online exams.

Instructors who are looking for more information about the use of Respondus through eLC can visit ctl.uga.edu/teaching-resources/digital-learningtools/respondus/

work for potential plagiarism and unauthorized use of generative artificial intelligence tools.

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INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES (CONTINUED) M E D IA , E QUIP M E N T L O AN , A ND PR ODUCTION SER VICES The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) offers a number of instructional media and production services, as well as media equipment loans and an extensive collection of educational media available for instructional applications and initiatives. Media equipment and recording studios are available to faculty, students, staff, and administrators, with priority for course-related use. Available equipment includes microphones, cameras, camcorders, projectors, PA systems, webcams, and more.

For the CTL media equipment catalog and information about available media checkout and duplication services, visit ctl.uga.edu/services/instructional-media/equipment-loans/

C L A S S RO O M S UPP O RT A N D L EA RN IN G S P A C ES

O N L IN E A N D H Y B R ID T E A C H IN G

There are more than 700 classrooms at UGA, most with

to learn about teaching online, flipping the classroom,

For more information about studio recording, please visit

technology for faculty and student use. The Center for

and hybrid teaching models.

ctl.uga.edu/services/instructional-media/

Teaching and Learning provides access, training, and support

CTL offers studio recording services and works alongside the Office of Online Learning (OOL) via the Media Cooperative to provide professional-quality instructional media products for all University departments and faculty.

for general assignment classrooms and departments, and For more information about the Media Cooperative, please visit ctl.uga.edu/partner-initiatives/media-coop

manages additional classrooms across campus.

For more information about CTL-supported

A number of units across UGA also provide production services or

classrooms, visit https://ctl.uga.edu/services/

equipment loan programs. Faculty may contact their own IT personnel

classroom-technology/ctl-supported-classrooms/

for information.

25Live is the web application utilized by the University of Georgia for building and room scheduling and is used to schedule both classes and events. This includes information and photographs of learning spaces across campus. 25Live

Several resources are available for faculty who wish

The Office of Online Learning and The Center for Teaching and Learning collaborate to provide best practices, resources, and consultation regarding these methods.

For more information, visit https://ctl.uga.edu/ teaching-resources/teaching-amid-disruption/guideto-f2f-remote-synchronous-instruction/, https://ctl.uga.edu/teaching-resources/digitallearning-tools/ and faculty.online.uga.edu/faculty/

can be accessed at https://25live.collegenet.com/pro/uga.

Other units at the University may also provide access and technical support to classrooms.

For more information, visit https://ctl.uga.edu/ services/classroom-technology/ctl-classroom-avsupport-and-troubleshooting/

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INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES (CONTINUED)

L IB RA RY RES O URC ES

TEC HN O L O GY LE N D IN G

The library helps support faculty instructional needs in a variety

Your students can borrow laptops, cameras, and other

of ways:

equipment.

• Course reserves, including printed books or links to streaming videos and article/chapter scans in eLC. • Course-integrated instruction support, including information

O P E N E D U C AT ION AL RE SO U RCES

The University is actively engaging in the promotion and

Open educational resources (OERs) are teaching, learning,

and assistance to transition away from expensive textbooks to

and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open copyright license that permits everyone to freely retain, reuse, revise, remix, and

adoption of OERs by providing faculty members with resources open educational resources. Many large, core courses have been involved in this adoption, resulting in millions of dollars in cost savings for students since 2013.

redistribute them.

To learn more about OERs at UGA and about adopting OERs in your own courses, visit ctl.uga.edu/partner-

OERs include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks,

initiatives/open-educational-resources/

streaming videos, tests, journal articles, and any other tools or materials used to support learning.

literacy sessions, assignment planning, student consultations, and online tutorials.

• Access and training on Zotero and EndNote to help you and your students organize citations.

• Get creative with assignments and course projects by working with our Makerspace.

• Request material from other libraries, PDF scans of articles

Technology lending services are open to students at UGA at no cost through the UGA Libraries. Options include laptops equipped with a variety of software, DSLR cameras, scientific calculators, VR kits, and more. Availability is based on location at the Main Library, McBay Science Library, and Miller Learning Center.

For more information on technology options and loans, go to https://libs.uga.edu/access-services/tech-loans

or chapters, book delivery to your preferred library location, or suggest a purchase.

For more information about library resources for faculty, visit libs.uga.edu/faculty

C REA TI VE ENG A G E M E N T W IN G Encourage student creativity by incorporating the resources available at the Miller Learning Center’s Creative Engagement Wing into your classes.

Located on the 3rd floor, West Wing, the space includes a

F AC U L T Y C O N SU L T AT IO N AN D TR A INING Not sure where to start? Want to talk through a classroom problem or develop a teaching project? Need a refresher

Digital Media Lab with the latest in multimedia software and hardware for the creation and editing of digital media products, a podcast studio for audio recording, a presentation collaboratory, the UGA Libraries’ Makerspace, and a state of

on a particular instructional program? Interested in gathering feedback from your students through mid-course

the art Active Learning/VR classroom that can be reserved for

feedback? The faculty and staff at the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) are available to help.

special class sessions.

To request a consultation, complete the form at ctl.uga.edu/about/contact-us/ or call CTL at 706-542-1355.

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LISTSERV

COMMUNICATIONS TEL E P H O N E SE RV ICE S

WEB A ND VIDEO CONFER E N C IN G

Telephone Services coordinates telephone service for

Web and video conferencing allow multiple people to

Listserv is an email list management service that allows faculty, staff, and students to collaborate and

all units on campus Microsoft Teams Phone and AT&T

collaborate online for meetings, presentations, online

share information with large groups of people both internal and external to the University.

services are currently available at UGA and offer a variety

classes, virtual office hours, and training sessions. Our

of features such as voicemail, call centers, automated

conferencing options offer audio and visual capabilities,

attendants, and reporting.

chat and screen sharing. Options for students, faculty, and staff include:

Each department has a designated Department Telephone Representative (DTR) who coordinates these services for their employees. Contact your DTR for more information about telephone services in your department.

ZOOM Zoom is an online meeting tool that allows for video and audio conferencing from desktops or mobile devices. Zoom features

For more information, visit telephoneservices.uga.edu

include video conferencing, telephone audio, desktop sharing, and collaboration tools, as well as personalized desktop control.

To configure your account under the UGA license, or to learn more about Zoom, visit zoom.uga.edu

MICROSOFT TEAMS FOR COLLABORATION Microsoft Teams offers online meeting tools that allow for video and audio conferencing from desktops or mobile devices.

Teams features include audio/video conferencing for 1 on 1 and Group meetings, webinars, and town halls, as well as desktop sharing and collaboration tools.

UGA students, faculty and staff can create and edit lists for

Messages to lists can be posted via an email or from UGA’s

To learn more about Teams, visit software.uga.edu

their classes, projects, or interest groups among subscribers.

Listserv website, which allows list owners to modify settings

Listserv allows list owners to decide if their list will be a

for their lists.

Several UGA units may offer other video and web conferencing

discussion group (allow other people to post messages)

options. Faculty should contact their IT personnel for

or announcements only. List owners can add and remove

assistance. Departments who need additional video

subscribers, moderate postings, schedule postings, and

conferencing equipment may contact EITS or the Center

determine archive settings, among other features.

For more information, visit listserv.uga.edu

for Teaching and Learning (CTL).

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TECHNICAL

RESOURCES & SERVICES U GA E L E M E NT S

UGA MOB ILE A PP

MYUGA P O RTA L

UGA A L ERT

UGA Elements is the University’s professional profile

The UGA Mobile App is the one central mobile app

The MyUGA Portal (https://my.uga.edu/) is a one-stop

UGA Alert is the University’s emergency notification system.

system and is the primary source of data regarding the

for the University.

website that allows students, faculty, and staff to access

research, scholarship, service, awards, and honors of UGA faculty and postdocs. It can be configured to read and write publications metadata and affiliation data from your ORCID profile, making it easier to update your professional activities.

their email and web-based University resources. Some of The UGA Mobile App features several tools to make it easier to travel the Athens campus, including bus trackers, parking space availability, a building locator, and dining hall menus. It also includes information on Recreational Sports, the UGA Health Center, and many other UGA resources. The UGA Mobile App is available in the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and in Google

All UGA faculty have profiles in UGA Elements and are required

Play for Android devices.

to confirm or enter their professional activities in the system as part of the annual evaluation process.

For more information about ORCID, visit

For more information, visit mobileapps.uga.edu

the services included on the MyUGA Portal are: • UGAMail

• eLC

• LinkedIn Learning

• DegreeWorks

• Athena

• Employee Services

• Parking Services

• Food Services

In the event of an emergency requiring you to take immediate action, UGA Alert can send messages multiple ways, including text and email alerts, phone calls, UGA Safe app push notifications, and desktop notifications. UGA students, faculty, staff, and affiliates can register their phone numbers and email addresses to receive UGA Alert messages. A desktop notification application is also available to download at software.uga.edu.

For more information, or to verify and update your information in the UGA Alert system, visit ugaalert.uga.edu

researchdata.uga.edu For information about UGA Elements, including training materials, visit elements.uga.edu

UGA S A F E MO B ILE A PP The UGA Safe App gives you the ability to chat with UGA Police, request a walking escort daily from 7 pm to 3 am, have a friend virtually walk you home, and share your location with UGA Police in an emergency. You also can report safety concerns or crime tips with the UGA Police and attach photos or videos to the tip. The app provides information on how to respond to different emergencies as well as a map of the emergency call stations, AEDs, and Evacuation chairs on campus..

To learn more about the UGA Safe App, visit prepare.uga.edu/uga-safe/

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TECHNICAL RESOURCES & SERVICES (CONTINUED) ONESOURCE

vLA B

S URVEY TO O L S

OneSource is an ongoing UGA initiative to improve

vLab, or Virtual Lab, is UGA’s virtual desktop environment

QuestionPro:

efficiency, streamline business and HR processes,

(VDI), which allows students, faculty, and staff to access

reduce burden and support data-driven decisions

computer lab resources and applications from work and

through innovative infrastructure, and technology.

OneSource systems enable financial, budget and HR/

personal devices anywhere, at any time. Compatible devices

tool available to students, faculty, and staff for

procure@uga.edu to purchase Alchemer.

can access a full desktop, complete with such applications

survey research, instructional use, learning outcome

as Microsoft Office suite, MATLAB, EndNote, and SPSS..

assessments, and program assessments.

vLab can be accessed by visiting vlab.uga.edu

For more information, visit questionpro.uga.edu

PR INT K IOSK S

sharing program available to UGA departments. Contact

Management System to request travel or other expense

throughout its Athens campus. The Wepa print kiosks

your IT department professional for more information

reimbursements. Authorized employees use the system

allow students, faculty, and staff to send documents

about survey tool options for your department.

goods and services and manage University funds.

from their device to the cloud to print from any of the print kiosks.

ONEUSG CONNECT (HR/PAYROLL)

Documents can be sent to the cloud via Wepa’s website, or

All employees can log in to OneUSG Connect to enroll in

They can also be submitted directly via a USB flash drive at

direct deposit, define tax withholding (W-4 and G-4),

a print kiosk. Copies can be paid for by credit or debit cards,

request absences, and enter time (as applicable).

Apple Pay, Venmo, or PayPal.

www.alchemer.com/education/. To purchase an Alchemer license, please reach out to the UGA Procurement team at procure@uga.edu.

Qualtrics is available to faculty and staff through a cost-

UGA has a growing number of cloud-based print kiosks

transactions. Employees also use the system to procure

For more information about Alchemer, visit https://

Qualtrics:

All UGA employees can log in to the UGA Financial

to electronically approve these and other financial

can be purchased by departments for their faculty and staff. Departments should contact UGA Procurement at

electronic W-2 delivery.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Alchemer is an alternative survey research tool that

QuestionPro is UGA’s enterprise survey research

Payroll administration including reimbursement of travel expenses, time and absence reporting, and

Alchemer:

For more information, visit qualtrics.uga.edu

via the Wepa app installed on a mobile device or computer.

Authorized employees use the system to electronically approve these and other HR/Payroll transactions.

For more information, including a listing of print kiosk locations, visit printkiosk.uga.edu

More information on OneSource Systems is available at onesource.uga.edu

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TECHNICAL RESOURCES & SERVICES (CONTINUED) C O N T R A CT S A N D L I CE N SIN G

MOR E SOFTW A R E R ESOUR C ES

B O YD D A TA C EN TER HO S TIN G

Contracts & Licensing (formerly called IT Contracts and

The University System of Georgia (USG) offers affordable,

UGA’s Boyd Data Center offers server hosting for

Licensing Administration) manages all aspects of IT contracts,

brand-name software and services for work and personal

UGA colleges, departments, and administrative

licensing, renewals, services, and vendor relationship

devices to faculty, staff, and students.

units.

management at UGA. The C&L team has the expertise to negotiate with vendors for cost-effective IT solutions for the University, its colleges and departments.

For more information, visit techstore.usg.edu

By hosting departmental servers in the Boyd Data Center, crucial data is kept secure and safe, while remaining accessible to departmental IT professionals.

The 16,000 square foot center is supported by an enterprise class generator, remote camera monitoring, secure card access, two commercial UPS units, and a gas-based fire-suppression system.

For more information, visit https://eits.uga.edu/ support/cost_recovery/service_details/boyd_ data_center_hosting

Products available from C&L include: • Adobe • IBM-SPSS • Mathematica • MATLAB • Microsoft Software Products • Zoom

Product availability may be limited for installation on departmental owned devices and/or personally owned devices.

Please contact your college or unit’s IT department for assistance with installation or to request access to software.

For more information, visit software.uga.edu

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TECHNICAL RESOURCES & SERVICES (CONTINUED)

ON-DEMA ND SER VICES

RES EA RC H IF S

WEB A P PL IC A T IO N D E V E LO PM E N T

In addition to University-wide services, EITS partners

Research IFS is an affordable option for researchers who

UGA departments and units that need assistance with

want centrally managed file storage for backup/archive

developing websites and web applications may contact the

purposes. This is not intended for production copies of data,

Carl Vinson Institute of Government’s Office of Information

but rather for redundant copies for emergency purposes.

Technology Outreach (ITOS), as an option. EITS no longer

Other IFS options include Standard IFS for basic file storage

offers web application development.

with departments at the University to meet their specific needs. These services are offered on a cost recovery basis.

and sharing needs and Secure IFS for storage of sensitive data.

For more information about ITOS, visit

By using cost recovery services, UGA departments can access services to fulfill technical needs without

For more information, visit eits.uga.edu/

incurring the overhead costs of managing them.

servers_and_storage/ifs/ifs_services/

services or want to supplement their current IT services.

application-development.html or cviog.uga.edu/data-technology/index.html

Cost recovery services are ideal for smaller units or departments who are seeking centrally managed

https://cviog.uga.edu/data-technology/custom-

e RES EA RC H P O RTA L S eResearch portals assist UGA researchers with managing their research. The Grants Portal provides access to information

Cost recovery services include:

regarding proposals and awards. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) Portal and Artemis provide access to information regarding human subjects and animal research protocol status

• Institutional File Storage (IFS) • End user desktop support • Secure Virtual desktops • Virtual Server Hosting and Backups

and approvals.

The ANOPS Portal enables researchers to manage animal orders. All portals provide real-time data and are accessible at any time, from any place by researchers and research administrators who are assisting them.

• Network Support All portals are accessed with a UGA MyID. Training on use For more information, including rates,

of the portals is available through Sponsored Projects

visit eitscostrecovery.uga.edu

Administration, Human Subjects Office, and Office of Animal Care and Use. To access research portals, visit research.uga.edu/portal/researchers

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RESEARCH

COMPUTING

G AC RC

Supporting the GACRC’s infrastructure and services are a number of staff with technical expertise to manage high-performance computing platforms, scientific

The Georgia Advanced Computing Resource Center

software, storage, physical security, cybersecurity, and

(GACRC) at the University of Georgia provides

telecommunications.

large-scale computing services and solutions for

Researchers have used the GACRC’s resources to process

University researchers.

complex data and perform difficult computations in the areas of public health, physics, engineering, bioinformatics, marine sciences, and education psychology, to name just a few.

RES EA RC H D A TA MA N A GEMEN T S ERVI C ES

MO RE RES E A R C H IT S E R V IC E S

Research and Computational Data Management (RCDM) at

available to the UGA research community including

UGA Libraries offers resources and support for UGA faculty and

research data management, publishing, and digital

student research.

preservation services as well as computing, storage,

Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or just starting out,

A number of free and cost-recovery services are

sharing, and backup services.

we’re here to assist you with:

Some services, such as those of the GACRC and UGA Libraries,

• Research data management planning

are campus-wide. Many colleges also offer college-specific IT

• Data discovery, access, and collection

services may be independently offered or in partnership with

• Data storage, analysis, and visualization • Publishing, copyright, and digital repositories Join us in the Data Studio @ Main for seminars on timely research

resources, services, and support for their researchers. These campus-wide services.

For more information on available research IT services, visit researchit.uga.edu

topics, workshops designed to develop your data science, GIS mapping, and data visualization skills, or for one-on-one data consultations to

THE GACRC OFFERS EXPERTISE IN: • High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster system

answer questions about your research projects!

The GACRC is the result of a collaborative partnership

administration, including cluster design, and operating

between the Office of Research and the Office of the

systems

Vice President for Information Technology. The GACRC

• Storage administration, including user data management and performance optimization • System integration and administration • Software selection, maintenance, and troubleshooting • Consultation and training in the use of GACRC resources

For more information about RCDM services or set up a consultation visit researchdata.uga.edu

is administered by EITS. To access services, please fill out the appropriate form found in the GACRC Service Catalog (help.gacrc.uga.edu).

For more information, visit gacrc.uga.edu, wiki.gacrc.uga.edu and email gacrc@uga.edu or call 706-542-0355.

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DATA

REPORTING OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH

OIR also provides the FACTS (Facilitated Access to Campus

The Office of Institutional Research (OIR) collects,

and data about UGA’s colleges, schools, and departments.

organizes and analyses data to support institutional management, operations, decision making, and planning

Trends and Statistics) website, which contains key information

In addition, OIR supports the University’s Strategic Planning

STUDENT INFORMATION REPORTS

Users may view a list of reports already available to the

The ConnectUGA website offers a one-stop shop

requests being developed as part of the ConnectUGA

process with dashboards that track UGA’s progress on institutional

process to access reports developed from the Banner

functions at UGA. This includes support for required

goals and provides dashboards for the Academic Program

student information system.

state and federal reporting, surveys for national and

Review process with unit-level analyses of trends in student

international rankings, annual budgeting, and strategic enrollment management, among other institutional needs.

OIR publishes an annual, online Fact Book that provides current and historical information on UGA admissions, student enrollment, degrees conferred, and more.

enrollment and achievement, faculty and staff resources, and

UGA community, request access to an existing report, request creation of a new report, and view the status of report initiative and functional units, such as the Registrar’s Office.

For more information, visit connectuga.uga.edu

other key information.

OIR also provides data reports to support faculty grant applications and other faculty needs.

To view the reports available to the campus community, or for more information, visit oir.uga.edu

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TECHNICAL

TECHNICAL

INFORMATION

ASSISTANCE STA TUS W EB SITE The UGA Status website provides information about

O THER IT HEL P D ES KS Many colleges and units at UGA also have their own technical support for their faculty and staff. These unit-level IT

maintenance efforts, outages, and service changes to

help desks are typically responsible for hardware support, software, and services specific to their department’s needs.

University systems, such as email and the wireless

Faculty and staff in these colleges and units may need to contact their departmental IT staff for assistance:

networks. The Status website is a valuable resource for getting the latest information about UGA services.

For more information, visit status.uga.edu

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

EITS SOCIA L MEDIA EITS posts the latest information about IT-related services and maintenances at the University on its Instagram feed

WEBS I T E

REQUES T HELP

oit.caes.uga.edu

servicedesk.caes.uga.edu

(@uga_eits), Facebook page (facebook.com/uga.eits), X feeds (@uga_eits and @uga_status), and LinkedIn (UGA Enterprise Information Technology Services).

TECHNOLOGY NEWS @ UGA

ATH E N S CAMPUS SE R VICE DE SK

GR IF F I N CAMPUS SE R VI CE DE SK

TIFTON C A MPUS SERVIC E D ESK

Phone: 706-542-2139

Phone: 770-229-3022

Phone: 229-386-3594

Email: oithelp@uga.edu

Email: grifoit@uga.edu

Email: helptif@uga.edu

Website: griffin.uga.edu/oit

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter, Technology News @ UGA, to stay up to date on recent technology changes, upcoming maintenances and technology tips.

S ERVI CES

Desktop and software support, classroom support and design, online meeting and webinar support, computer To subscribe, visit eits.uga.edu/about/tech_news/

equipment and software purchases, website design and hosting, accessibility guidance, technology training and consultation, and internal business support.

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CONTINUED) MARY FRANCIS EARLY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

WE BSITE

coe.uga.edu/directory/information-technology

COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT AND DESIGN

H E L P D E S K N U MB ER

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K NUMBER

HELP DESK EM AIL

706-542-HELP (4357)

answers.ced.uga.edu

706-542-4463

cedhelp@uga.edu

706-542-8007 S ERVI CES SE RVICE S

Classroom, lab, faculty, and staff support for Jackson Street and Tanner Buildings, Bishop House, Denmark Hall,

Copy, print, scan, and fax services; digital, audio, and video support; equipment checkout, eLC support, video conferencing,

Founders Memorial Garden, and House; walkup scanning for up to 11” x 17”, and sheet scanning for up to 40” wide;

classroom, and general tech support via a first-tier help desk, and dedicated support personnel in each department.

printing services, and equipment lending.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

COLLEGE OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

WE BSITE

H E L P D E S K E MA IL

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K NUMBER

HELP DESK EM AIL

oitwiki.engr.uga.edu

support@engr.uga.edu

fcs.uga.edu/Otis

706-542-4864

helpdesk@fcs.uga.edu

SE RVICE S

S ERVI CES

Classroom audio/visual support, desktop support, IT equipment purchases, large scale plotting, network support,

Classroom and instructional support, computer hardware and software support, file and print support, network

software licensing, web hosting, and virtual server hosting.

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CONTINUED) COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

WE BSITE

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K T I CKET I NG S YS T EM

helpdesk.rx.uga.edu

publichealth.uga.edu/cphoit

helpdesk.publichealth.uga.edu

HELP DE S K N UM B E R

H E L P D E S K E M AIL

S ERVI CES

Call or text for Classroom Support and IT Emergencies:

rx-techhelp@listserv.uga.edu

Support for administrative, instructional and research needs; desktop support for hardware and software

706-389-5410

installation, consulting and preparation of quotes for IT equipment, instructional support for all CPH facilities, including audio visual, videoconferencing, classroom support for CPH faculty; server administration, networking and security support for CPH facilities.

SE RVICE S

PC and Apple desktop and laptop setup, PC and Apple hardware and software support, printer and computer peripheral support, PC and printer quotes, mobile device support for Android and Apple tablets and phones, classroom audio and visual support, videoconferencing scheduling and support, eLC support, and network connectivity and support (Athens, Albany and Savannah).

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K NUMBER

HELP DESK EM AIL

helpdesk.vet.uga.edu/

706-542-5124

vethelp@uga.edu

S ERVI CES

Desktop, laptop, tablet and mobile device imaging and troubleshooting; software and hardware consultation and quotes, audio visual service support in procedural and instructional spaces, lecture capture services and support, hospital and laboratory information system support, including data retrieval requests; clinical observation, digital microscopy and diagnostic imaging system support; virtual server and storage provisioning, system integration, process analysis, technology project support, and main campus and external institutional IT liaison services.

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CONTINUED)

GRADY COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION

FRANKLIN COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WE BSITE

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K EMA I L

grady.uga.edu

gradyit@uga.edu

S ERVI CES

franklin.uga.edu/oit

Administrative and organizational IT support, instructional and technology support, hardware and software support and installation, and website development.

HELP DE S K RE Q UE S T FO RM

H E L P D E S K N U M BE R

HE L P D E S K E MAIL

helpdesk.franklin.uga.edu

706-542-9900

helpdesk@franklin.uga.edu

ODUM SCHOOL OF ECOLOGY

SE RVICE S

A complete service catalog is available on the Franklin OIT website.

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K NUMBER

HELP DESK EM AIL

ecology.uga.edu

706-542-6011

oseithelpdesk@uga.edu

S ERVI CES

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Desktop support, classroom support, IT purchase recommendations, equipment checkout of laptops and WE BSITE

H E L P D E S K N U MB E R

H E L P D E S K EMA I L

grad.uga.edu

706-542-1739

gradit@uga.edu

presenters, and poster printing.

(Ask for IT Help Desk) SE RVICES

OFFICE OF RESEARCH - OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Computer and software support, IT equipment and software purchases, poster printing for graduate students only, audio and video support, user training, process analysis and optimization, systems integration, website hosting and development, systems administration, IT project management, and IT liaison services.

WEBS I T E

research.uga.edu/it

S ERVI CES

Office of Research Applications and systems support, device management and support, device procurement, conference room and common area IT, OR center and Institute support, data storage, and backup and end user support.

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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (CONTINUED) SCHOOL OF L AW

WE BSITE

W E B S IT E

law.uga.edu/information-technology-services-faculty

law.uga.edu/information-technology-services-staff

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K NUMBER

HELP DESK EM AIL

uga.teamdynamix.com/ TDClient/3079/SSW/Home/

706-542-2426

sswhelp@uga.edu

S ERVI CES

Client support and service, classroom media/instructional support and service, web and database development, HELP DE S K N UM B E R

H E L P D E S K E M AIL

706-542-0895

lawit@listserv.uga.edu

website updates, and network support.

TERRY COLLEGE OF BUSINESS SE RVICES

Laptop borrowing, instructional support, support for multimedia classrooms, and video services for faculty.

WEBS I T E

HELP DES K NUMBER

HELP DESK EM AIL

help.terry.uga.edu

706-542-6799

terryoit@uga.edu

S ERVI CES

A complete service catalog is available on the Terry OIT website.

SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

H E LP DE SK N UM B ER S

H E L P D E S K E MA IL

706-542-6322; 706-542-2106

spiait@uga.edu

SE RVICES

Classroom and computer lab support for SPIA students, faculty, and staff; system administration support, and organizational IT support.

WARNELL SCHOOL OF FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

WEBS I T E

S UPPORT REQUES T

warnell.uga.edu/office-

uga.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/3081/WarnellUGA/Requests/

information-technology

TicketRequests/NewForm?ID=8RSDmsFm02E_&RequestorType=Service

HELP DES K NUMBERS

HELP DES K EMA I L

706-542-8733

warnell-help@uga.edu

S ERVI CES

Support for all information and instructional technologies, including networking, classroom technology, computer labs, desktop computers, and printing.

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ENTERPRISE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

www.eits.uga.edu helpdesk@uga.edu 706.542.3106 101 Cedar Street Athens, GA, 30602-1130

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