Services

BOSS is a web-based tool that interfaces with the university’s mainframe-based Student Information System. It provides access to public information (such as Available Course sections)…

Workday is a cloud-based enterprise resource planning system. Scheduled to go live in January 2021 with providing financial and human capital management, Workday will eventually…

The Customer Information Control System (CICS) is a mainframe-based service tool that hosts all of the university’s business process information. CICS is a legacy application,…

StarRez serves as the self-service portal for on-campus student housing. Through the StarRez portal you can apply for on-campus housing assignments, find and request roommates,…

Corestream serves as the self-service portal for university employee benefits. Through the Corestream portal you can sign up for all voluntary benefits available to University…

Academic Works serves as a self-service portal for students to search and apply for University-offered scholarships. (more…)

Zoom is a cloud-based web conferencing tool for video and audio conferencing, and collaboration using mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and “Zoom Room” systems. Zoom allows you to meet…

Voice-over-IP (VoIP) is a service that provides voice telephone service using data networks. (more…)

Microsoft 365 is a subscription service that provides free access to Microsoft cloud services such as Teams, OneDrive, and Office Online as well as licensing…

The University Catalog site provides an online repository for the current and historical versions of the University Catalog. The University Catalog includes an outline of…

Handshake is a career recruitment tool intended for use by soon-to-be college graduates. Through Handshake students can connect with employers who are actively recruiting for…

Google GSuite provides access to university-branded Google cloud services. This includes services such as GMail, Google Drive, productivity/collaboration apps, and university Chromebook management. Since March…

The University website provides an essential communication channel to faculty and staff, current students, prospective students, and the general public. (more…)

Digital signage installations provide a channel for onsite communications targeted at on campus faculty, staff, students, as well as visitors to the University. Digital signage…

The emergency alert system consists of several integrated systems that provide simultaneous notification of on-campus emergencies by text-message, telephone, computer alerts, and digital signage messaging.…

Wireless network connectivity is provided campus wide using 802.11n dual band (2.4/5 GHz radio) WiFi access points on several networks. We recommend use of the…

Louisiana Tech offers wired network services in all university-owned facilities. Wired networking provides core infrastructure for wireless network equipment as as access for wired devices…

Virtual Private Networking is used to provide a secure connection from external networks into the University network. (more…)

Enterprise storage consists of the storage systems that Information Services staff use to support virtual servers and other infrastructure. (more…)

The VMWare virtualization platform is a specialized system that permits Windows, UNIX, and other server systems to operate in a virtual environment on the same…

Turnitin is used to check written work for improper citations and possible plagiarism. Files submitted to a Turnitin assignment dropbox are compared to a database…

Mediasite Lecture Capture is the component of the Mediasite streaming platform that provides automated rich media capture and recording of lectures in select classrooms and…

Gradescope is a system that allows instructors to digitally manage, administer, and grade assessments. Gradescope supports many different types of assessments and is unique in…

Zoom is a cloud-based web conferencing tool for video and audio conferencing, and collaboration using mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and “Zoom Room” systems. Zoom allows you to meet…

Moodle allows students and professors to access course content anywhere and anytime. Faculty can upload documents, collect assignments and add links to media and other…

Request quotes for new purchases of Apple-branded equipment such as the iMac, iPad, and MacBook Pro. (more…)

Receive quotes and purchase Windows PCs from contracted vendors (Dell, HP). (more…)

3D printing is provided for all Louisiana Tech students in the 24-Hour “Big” lab. Printing is supported by the Student Technology Fee. (more…)

The remote printing service enables students to print to a network of printers across campus. Print jobs are uploaded to the PaperCut print server and…

Through a partnership between Prescott Memorial Library and IT Services, Louisiana Tech is able to offer lending services of laptops, webcams, and other equipment to…

The virtual desktop service provides students and faculty with access to a Windows computing environment complete with university software not available for use on personal…

Provides secure access to university buildings using keyfobs and networked access controllers. (more…)

Provides an authoritative source for identifying university user accounts. (more…)

University IT services are responsible for managing and recovering from any security incident involving university computer systems. Incidents can range from nuisance spam e-mail to…

Duo two-factor authentication provides additional account security beyond a typical user name and password. (more…)

Directory services provide support for user and computer authentication and management. Services consist of Active Directory, specifically intended to support Windows systems, and LDAP. (more…)