Office of Information Technology
Administration and External Affairs 
IT At A Glance: Students

UVU WIRELESS

Available on campus at NO COST

  • SSID UVSC-Wireless using Clean Access (no filtering)
  • Filtered wireless SSID UVSC-Guest with standard K-12 block
  • Printing available ―see Student Tab in UVLink “Student Services Channel”

http://wireless.uvu.edu or www.uvu.edu/network/wireless.html

NEED HELP?

UVLINK

What is it? and Why should I use it?

  • UV Link is the college portal and provides single sign-on access to systems. Many services & communications tools are found in UV Link including:
    • Email
    • class schedule
    • campus software downloads (free software)
    • customizable bookmarks and pages
    • Group Studio for group collaboration
    • online training
    • Book match
    • Blackboard
      Network storage
  • UV Announce & Campus Calendar
    • (your customized settings are saved and you can input your announcements)
  • Link Email
    • This is the student’s primary account and will be used by faculty and administration to communicate important information.
    • Students are encouraged to use it on a regular basis, but if not, you should forward the email from this account to your main email account if you will not be using the Link Email.
  • UV Link Express
    • A tool to make your life easier. It creates a desktop single click
    • login to UVLink. Download it from UVLink Software Downloads channel under the Help tab.

IT COMPUTING POLICIES

P2P file sharing programs are not allowed. See Policy
Sections 441-460:

http://www.uvu.edu/policies/officialpolicy/policies/show/policyid/86

IT COMPUTER SECURITY

Latest Threats and information: http://www.uvu.edu/oit/feeds/securityalerts.xml
Download McAfee from the UVLink Software Channel

SYSTEMS DOWN OR HAVING PROBLEMS?

Go to www.uvu.edu/helpdesk or call the HelpDesk at 863-8888. To see system outages, go to outages.uvu.edu

UV ID

How do I get my ID?
UV ID is the ID for UVSC. It is an 8 digit number. To get your UV ID go to: http://uvlink.uvu.edu and click on “Find My UV ID” in the login box.

BLACKBOARD VISTA

Course management tool: contact Marc Hugentobler, 863-6523
http://www.uvsc.edu/disted/tetc/tutorials.php

LIBRARY ONLINE RESOURCES

UVU Library: http://www.uvu.edu/library/
Online state-wide library: www.pioneer-library.org

 

CAMPUS COMMUNICATIONS

  • Including emergencies (through UVLink, website homepage, and student homepage)
  • UVLink login page:
  • UVAnnounce
    • in UVLink and on web (announcements); may post, read, and customize announcements and calendar items
  • Use existing methods
  • Link Mail in UVLink
  • Alerts Channel: on Home tab of UVLink

IDEAS, SUGGESTIONS, REQUESTS COMPLAINTS, INPUT on TECHNOLOGY

Email: it@uvu.edu or go to http://www.uvu.edu/oit/anonymous.html

MyUVU

Home Dial up Access, available for cost: www.myuvu.net
Includes personal (non-commercial) websites and personal email.

 

PRINTING

Available at Open Labs and Kiosks. Go to www.uvu.edu/studentcomputing or print.uvu.edu for more information.

Office of Information Technology | 801.863.8200 | BA - 002 | Ray Walker CIO - it@uvu.edu | Report Errors Here
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