Welcome to The College of Wooster.  We look forward to partnering with you in fulfilling your technology needs.  In the following sections, you will find information on your Wooster account, device assignment, and platforms available through the college.

Your Wooster Account & Credentials

Every faculty member has a College of Wooster account/email created for them once they have completed and submitted their New Employee Paperwork. These credentials are used to access many of the colleges platforms such as Moodle, Microsoft Suite Products, Self-Service, etc.

Logging into Your Wooster Account for the First Time

Once you have received an email from the college containing your email address and temporary password follow the instructions in the article Setting Up your College of Wooster Account for the First Time to set up your account and change your password as soon as possible. This process can be completed from any computer or laptop on any browser. Be sure to have your laptop and smart phone with you during this set up.

NOTE: This process must be completed before arriving for your device pickup appointment.

Device Assignments

Eligibility

New Tenure Track Faculty

• Newly appointed Tenure Track faculty will be contacted prior to their starting date by Technology Services to choose a device from a short list of approved devices that will meet their teaching and research needs.

New Visiting Faculty

• Visiting faculty will be contacted prior to their starting date by Technology Services to select an OS platform preference (Windows or Mac). Platform preference cannot be guaranteed, but the faculty member will be issued a device that will meet their need.

Device Pick-Up Appointment

Once you have set up your Wooster account and you have worked with Technology Services to select your device or make your OS preference known, Technology Services will work to get your device configured for pickup. When your device is ready for pickup, you will receive an email at your College of Wooster email with a link to schedule an appointment for setup/pickup.

Bookings Link: Device Pick-Up Appointment

Location of Appointment: Morgan Hall, 4th Floor

What to Bring to the Appointment:

• Smart phone with Microsoft Authenticator App installed
• Wooster email address and password

M365 Copilot

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

If your computer was set up through Technology Services, these Microsoft apps will already be installed on your device and ready to use with a simple login using your Wooster credentials.

If you are working from a personal computer in your home office, you can download these Microsoft apps by following our documentation. Be sure to login using your Wooster credentials.

OneDrive

OneDrive is Microsoft’s service for hosting files in the “cloud” (much like Google Drive or Dropbox).  As part of your Office 365 account provided by the college, OneDrive for Business lets you update and share your files from anywhere and work on Office documents with others at the same time. Refer to our OneDrive article for more information.

Teams

Teams is an application available through the College of Wooster Microsoft 365 package. Microsoft Teams is a great platform for communication and inclusion.

For more information, please visit the following links:

• Teams Meetings (wooster.edu)
• Share Content Feature Available in Microsoft Teams Meeting (wooster.edu)
• Teams Information – Technology Documentation (wooster.edu)
• Using Teams in the Streaming Classrooms – Technology Documentation (wooster.edu)
• Getting to know Microsoft Teams Interface – Technology Documentation (wooster.edu)
• Using Closed Captioning Within Teams – Technology Documentation (wooster.edu)

Software Available

Technology Services and Educational Technology provide access and training for a wide variety of software platforms. Please visit our Available Software page to learn about what platforms are available to you. If you would like assistance in installing these software products on college-owned computers, call 330-287-HELP (4357) or email helpdesk@wooster.edu.

Office Set-Up

Phone

Please follow the instructions in the article below to set up the phone located in your office. If you experience any issues during set up, please email the IT Helpdesk at helpdesk@wooster.edu.

Link to Article: Setting Up Your Office Phone

Helpful Resources

Setting Up Outlook App on Mobile Device

Installing Additional Printers After Initial Device Setup

Managing Multi-Factor Authentication Methods After Initial Account Setup

Reserving Technology Equipment Through IT