Technology Basics

Every employee and student is assigned an email address to which all official communication is sent. Our supported email management program is Thunderbird, and you can also access your email through your web browser

• More information about Email at Wheaton
• Access Your Email via the Web
• Change or reset your password
• Subscribe to a Mailing List

Did you know that everyone on campus has at least 1 gigabyte of personal file storage that is accessible from any networked computer on campus?

It's called File Services on NetSpace and you can use it to store and transfer large files and distribute them to a large number of people without resorting to email attachments ... More

You can print in a variety of places on campus, including the library, various computer labs, and the copy center ... more

Check out our preferred vendors and sales information. You can also find information about our minimum requirements for the computer you should bring to campus

The college's standard office productivity suite is available to everybody on campus through a site license for on-campus use only ... more

Working with Human Resources, LIS Technology Support is responsible for addressing technology needs of new staff and faculty.

Once your technology needs have been established, Tech Support will schedule an in-person technology orientation session -- at which you will receive a printed copy of the technology orientation guide

• Connecting Your Computer and other devices to the Network

  For both wired and wireless connections

• Off-Campus Network Access

  Instructions for accessing restricted services (e.g. library databases) from off-campus.

• Wheaton College and Illegal File Sharing

  Learn more about Wheaton's policies and procedures about illegal file sharing.

  We also provide instructions on how to remove filesharing programs from your computer

• Acceptable Use Network Policy

  What you can and cannot do with the campus network

• Using Wheaton Voicemail (PDF)
• Long Distance Phone Calls

  To make long distance calls, faculty and staff need an access code. If you do not currently have an access code dial x4444 from a campus phone.

• Our portal: insideWheaton

  Read the latest news and announcements, register for classes, and find human resources services all via a single login.

• Online courses: Wheaton onCourse

  The central system for online aspects of courses taught at Wheaton -- for everything from posted syllabi to collaborative databases

• Staff Campus Scheduling System: MeetingMaker

  Book meetings, events, and reserve rooms -- either via the web, or through an application installed on your computer.

  • Access MeetingMaker via the web
• Our administrative system: Banner and WebFocus