Information for Faculty and Staff

Until your account has been created, learn more about your St. Lawrence resources:

Below is a list of frequently asked questions that you may have regarding your St. Lawrence network account, and the technology you will have access to as a new faculty member. Please click on each of the links to view more information about each question.

• When will my St. Lawrence Account be created?
• What type of computer will I be given?
• Can I purchase technology with start-up funds?
• Where can I set my password, or reset it in the future?
• What is Canvas? How can I use it to manage my content for classes?

After your account has been created, get yourself ready to go by following these steps:

Step 1: Set up the Microsoft Authenticator App on your phone.
St. Lawrence network accounts use multi-factor authentication to protect your information. In order to sign in to your St. Lawrence services, including your email, you will need to pass a multi-factor authentication check using either your phone number or the Microsoft Authenticator App. IT highly recommends that you download and set up the Microsoft Authenticator app as your method for multi-factor authentication.

• Instructions for setting up the Microsoft Authenticator App can be found here.

Step 2: Set up your St. Lawrence email on Outlook and on your phone.

While your email account will be configured to work automatically the first time you open Outlook on your university computer, you will likely want to be able to check your email from your phone and personal computer as well.

• Instructions for setting up Outlook:
  • Outlook on Windows
  • Outlook on Mac
• Instructions for setting up email on your phone:
  • On an iPhone
  • On an Android

Step 3: Get started using OneDrive.

OneDrive is a cloud storage solution that's included in Microsoft Office. It works similarly to Google Drive or Dropbox. Data you save to your OneDrive folder is automatically backed up to the cloud, so you can access it from any device you've signed into. This is highly recommended for your school documents, so that you can always ensure you have access to your files and materials for class even if your computer became unavailable.

• On a Mac or PC, OneDrive is installed as part of Microsoft Office. Simply open OneDrive and sign in with your St. Lawrence email and password to get started.
• On other devices, a web client of Onedrive can be accessed here.

Step 4: Connect your computer to SLU VPN.

SLU VPN is a service that connects your computer to SLU's domain, giving you access to any resources you could use on campus. The VPN can be configured on your personal and university computers.

Instructions for configuring the SLU VPN: 

• Windows
• Mac
• Chromebook

Step 1: Connect your phone and computer to Eduroam.
The first thing you will likely want to do when you arrive on campus is connect to wifi. The main wifi network that's used across campus is named "Eduroam". Once you've signed into Eduroam once, you'll have wifi in any building on campus. Additionally, certain other colleges and institutions use Eduroam as well. If you're signed into Eduroam at St. Lawrence, you'll be connected to wifi anywhere that has Eduroam!

Instructions for connecting to Eduroam:

• Windows and Mac
• Chromebook and Android
• iPhone

Step 2: Get your SLU ID Card from Security.

Your SLU ID number can be found on your SLU ID card.  ID cards are issued by Safety and Security at their office at 76 Park St. When you have a chance, you can stop by their office to take a photo, then your ID card will be printed out for you. Your ID will give you card access to buildings on campus.

Step 3: Get your office phone number.

Your office number and extension will be provided to you when you begin work. Most St. Lawrence phone numbers are in the format of 315-229-XXXX, where the Xs represent your four digit extension.

For more information about phones, please click HERE.

Step 4: Learn how to print with SLU Public Printing.

On St. Lawrence's campus, there are public copiers that can be used to print documents for class. SLU Public Printing is pre-installed on your university computer as a printer. Then after you print to SLU Public Printing, simply scan your ID card at any public copier, and your print job will release at the copier in front of you.

For more information about printing on St. Lawrence's campus, please click HERE.

Optional: Reach out to the Educational Technology team to receive technology training.

The Educational Technology team in IT assists Faculty with incorporating technology into their classes. One-on-one consultation is available, as well as more open training webinars and meetings.

For more information on the services that Education Technology provides, please click HERE.

Additional Resources:

• Microsoft Office 365 - Install on your personal computer
• Self Service/APR2 advising and course registration
• Stream films for class online
• Library Website

Step 1: Direct people to your new email address and save any relevant emails. 

• Before your departure date it’s important to Set an Away Message on your St. Lawrence email indicating that your account will expire and where they can reach you afterwards. For instructions on setting an away message,  please click HERE. Note: for staff it’s important to work with your manager to decide who to direct future work related enquiries to. 
• If there are any email messages you want to keep after your St. Lawrence email account has been deactivated, you will need to move them to your personal email account. For individual emails, the simplest method is to forward them to your personal email account. If you want to export all of your emails at once,  video instructions are available.  

Step 2: Migrate your contacts.
It is common for the St. Lawrence email to be the default account used when adding contacts, especially on cell phones. If your contacts are saved to your St. Lawrence email, you'll need to migrate them to another place. If you don't, your contacts will be lost after your account's expiration date OR when you remove the St. Lawrence account from your phone.

• For instructions on how to migrate your contacts, please click HERE.

Step 3: Migrate your data from OneDrive and Network Drives.
The data that you have stored on OneDrive and St. Lawrence network drives will need to be migrated to another place in order to have access to it. Note: It’s important to work with your manager to confirm all department related information has been migrated to a shared location.

• For instructions on downloading your data from OneDrive, please click HERE.
• For instructions on downloading your data from the P Drive, please click HERE.

Step 4: Change your email address on external services.
If you used your St. Lawrence email to register for or log in to a non-university website or service (for example, social media, banking, shopping, and job search websites), you will need to update your registration with a personal email account for that site or service. Most services require you to use the registered email to reset your password, so if you do not change your registered email account to something other than your St. Lawrence email, you may not be able to recover an account or use the service.

Step 5: Confirm all personal data has been moved from your University computer. 

It’s important before you leave to migrate all your personal data from your University computer, documents, pictures, music movies. Note: Information Technology only holds university computers for thirty days post-departure date before they are wiped for redeployment.