Focus on Students
Focus on Faculty and Staff
Library and Reference
Computing and Web
City Guide
Items marked BU are
available only to the BU community.
Focus on Students
The Student Link BU
Students can access their personal, academic, and financial
information.
Student Central
Centralized access to information on academics, campus life,
finances, health, and other topics of interest.
CourseInfo Classes
BU
Directory for accessing BU courses available online in
CourseInfo.
WebCT Classes
BU
Directory for accessing BU courses offered online in WebCT.
Student Village
Resources include views of the Student Village, floor plans,
dining options, and a fact sheet.
Office of Financial Assistance
Provides grants, scholarships, loans and part-time employment
to undergraduates.
Student Accounting Services
Responsible for billing students and processing payments.
Commencement Web
Comprehensive information for participating in, attending, commemorating,
and watching--via Webcast--the upcoming commencement.
Reunion Web
Resources for past and future alumns.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
Dedicated to fostering student involvement in the research activities
of the University Faculty.
Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Classes, club and intramural sports, special programs, facilities, and
much more.
The Daily Free Press
The independent, student-run daily newspaper for the BU community.
WTBU
The student-run radio
station broadcasts live over the Web.
Athletics Web
The official home for BU Athletics with information on all men's and women's
sports.
Focus on Faculty and Staff
The Faculty Link BU
Faculty can access information about class schedules, class
lists, and final-exam schedules.
The Employee Link BU
Staff can edit personal information, access campus maps, report
problems, make suggestions, and research jobs.
Learning about
Courseware
Faculty can read summaries of WebCT and CourseInfo courseware
products, apply for course directories, and find instructions
on uploading rosters.
Faculty Handbook
Contains sections on the organization of the University, its
academic units, services, facilities, and policies.
The Faculty/Staff Link
BU
Academic and administrative staff can access official information
about BU students (similar to that provided by GALAXY). You
must have a SecurID to use this service. To obtain a SecurID,
contact your Departmental Security Administrator.
Center for Excellence in Teaching BU
Established to promote and support exemplary teaching,
to facilitate the continued professional development of faculty
as teachers, and to introduce new faculty to the culture of excellence
in teaching at Boston University.
The Business
Link BU
Academic and administrative staff can access business information,
including payroll and personnel information, financial forms,
and parking services. You must have a SecureID to use this service.
To obtain a SecurID, contact your Departmental Security Administrator.
Making Life Work
A guide to the programs and benefits that are available to you
at BU.
The BU Bridge
The official weekly newspaper for the BU community.
Community Technology Fund
Assists faculty in identifying, protecting, and commercializing
the University's intellectual property.
Instructional Technology Grant Program
Provides awards to faculty and instructional staff for projects
that creatively and productively use technology to enhance methods
of instruction and our students' educational experience
Information Security
BU
UIS Information Security is responsible for the protection of the University's administrative information (data) wherever it resides.
Library and Reference
Boston University Libraries
Links to the home pages of campus libraries.
BU Libraries Web Catalog
Search the Web version of the catalog. Telnet access still available.
The Virtual Catalog is a single,
searchable catalog of books owned by participating libraries
in the Boston Library Consortium.
Indexes and Databases
Indexes on various topics, including art, humanities, sciences, mathematics, and much more.
Oxford English Dictionary BU
The newest Web version of the Oxford English Dictionary. You can read about the new features. BU students, faculty, and staff can access the OED from off-campus via a proxy server.
Britannica Online
The Encyclopedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary,
and much, much more.
Computing and
Web
Office of Information Technology
Provides academic computing, networking, and telephone services.
Systems Support
Provides assistance to UNIX and Linux computer users and makes
available secure and reliable software, including a variety
of mathematical packages.
University Computers
Campus computer store, with over 1,500 items from leading hardware
and software manufacturers.
Corporate Education Center
Information technology and management development training
programs to meet the needs of today's working professional.
Office of Distance
Education
As part of the Division of Extended Education, the Office of
Distance Education offers courses via live satellite broadcast,
videotape, CD-ROM and online. Both credit and non-credit programs
and courses are offered in partnership with various colleges
and departments of the University.
OIT Front Office
Information on ACS
accounts, answers to common questions, and much more.
Personal Computing Support Center
Information for Windows and Macintosh users.
ACS Help Desk
One-stop support site for ACS users.
ResNet
Many on-campus residences are wired, and ResNet is adding more
all the time. The ResNet Web site contains the latest information,
recommendations for Ethernet cards, and minimum system requirements.
Virus Alerts
Information on how to detect and remove recent viruses and
Trojan programs.
Instructional Technology Grant Program
Provides awards to faculty and instructional staff for projects
that creatively and productively use technology to enhance
methods of instruction and our students' educational experience.
people.bu.edu
Web server specifically for students, student organizations,
faculty, and staff who want to publish on the Web.
WebCentral
Home page for campus Web services for Web users, publishers,
and developers.
Web Classes
Descriptions and registration form for classes on Web publishing
and Web research.
Policies and Guidelines
Computing Ethics polices, people.bu.edu disclaimer, and other
guidelines.
Computing Web
An index of major computing services available to students,
faculty, staff, and departments.
May 12, 2004
Networked Information Services
Office of Information Technology
Boston University
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