Welcome Back from CTS - Spring 2025
Welcome Back to the Spring 2025 semester from CTS! We hope everyone had a great break. CTS has been busy with technology updates over the last few months.
Computer Labs and Classrooms:
• Procured a new projector for Visual Arts 0012.
• Procured a new projector, lens, and amplifier for the Humanities Theatre.
• Procured a new printer for the Design Technology Lab.
• Replaced smart classroom projectors in Natural Sciences 1059, 2027, 3001, 3052, 3053 and Library 1004b.
• Connected projectors and cabling in the Passage Gallery.
CTS strongly recommends that all faculty who are teaching in these rooms visit their assigned rooms to verify everything is functional and working to their satisfaction and detailing any the problem as much as possible so CTS can troubleshoot.
Employee Security Training:
SUNY and New York State require all employees as well as other users with Purchase credentials including faculty emeritus, affiliates, etc. to undergo annual Security Awareness training. The security training is conducted twice each year (fall and spring), with new topics added as appropriate. Please use this link to start your training. If you have not completed your Fall 2024 Security Training, please complete it as soon as possible.
Optional Training:
CTS offers faculty/staff training for Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and more!Please see our Introduction to Microsoft Teams Wiki page. Visit our Tips & Training page for more information and to sign up for an individual session with our technical staff.
Student Adobe Creative Cloud Discounts:
Purchase College is now participating in a SUNY program making an Adobe Creative Cloud All-Apps Pro Edition subscription available to students at the significantly discounted annual price of $75 per year. If you already have an Adobe subscription you do not need to do anything until your existing license expires. If your existing license is set to auto-renew, you should disable auto-renew to take advantage of the improved discount. If your existing license is not associated with your “@purchase.edu” email please see the FAQ below for additional migration steps.
Make sure to read the FAQ prior to purchasing.
Purchases can be made at the SUNY Adobe Storefront.
Printing:
Mobility Printers are available in the 1st floor lobby of Humanities, the basement of Social Sciences (by CTS), and the 3rd floor lobby of CMFT. These allow you to print directly from your personal device such as a phone, tablet, or laptop.
SUNY mandated Office Print Management effort has now culminated in the purchase of new high-efficiency printers that have been deployed across campus. Replacing our hodge-podge of creaky old printers with reliable new high-efficiency printers will also dramatically reduce the college’s print expenses going forward. More information can be found in our Pharos Printing FAQ.
If you need help or have questions, please drop into the Monday-Thursday 8am-6:45pm and Friday 8am-4:45pm. (Zoom Meeting ID: 914 251 6465 and Telephone dial-in: 1 646 876-9923.)
Duo Two-Factor Authentication:
If you have a new phone or need any assistance with Duo, please contact the CTS Zoom-Room for assistance, or drop by during our regular hours of operation.
Microsoft Software for Home Use - Word, Excel, and Office 365:
Our Microsoft contract provides students, faculty and staff with work-at-home copies of Office 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.). You can download your copy directly from Microsoft Office 365 for Schools & Students using your Purchase College email address.
Important note on Microsoft: Your Purchase College credentials are linked to Microsoft Online accounts. When you sign in to download Office 365 or access Microsoft training, you should now use your Purchase College credentials - (even if you had an old Microsoft Online or Hotmail account.) If you attempt to reset your old account or password on those Microsoft accounts, that request is sent to Purchase.edu for completion resetting your Purchase College credentials.
Equipment Loans:
All Purchase students can take advantage of the CTS Equipment Loan Pool. It is free! The CTS loan pool contains many DSLR and video cameras, audio recorders, laptops, tripods, lighting kits, and much more. You can browse the equipment in the loan pool and reserve your gear using the Work Order Tracking (WOT) system.
Students who have overdue equipment loans from last semester are asked to return the equipment as soon as possible.
Loans are available for pickup between 8am-6:45pm Mon-Thurs. and Fri 8am-4:45pm.
We also ask that you refrain from requesting equipment loans for activities that are not directly related to your coursework.
Campus Network and Wi-Fi:
Wi-FI service is available in all campus buildings. See our Wi-Fi Heat Map for locations.
The CTS computer/device registration system simplifies getting your devices onto the campus network. You can register your computer as well as any other device you wish to use (e.g. smartphones, routers, and gaming consoles) through the Purchase Network Registration page. A more thorough explanation and instructions for connecting laptops and mobile devices to our wireless network, please refer to the instructions at Get Connected to the Purchase Network. Note that if you already registered a device, you do not have to do so again, and you must be on campus to register.
Visitors without a Purchase account can use the Purchase Guest Wi-Fi network to connect while in CTS wireless areas. Visitors can ask their Campus host for the wireless passphrase that can be found on the CTS Knowledge Base. The PurchaseGuest network is limited to basic Internet Web services.
Answers to many other Frequently Asked Questions can be found in the CTS Knowledge Base.
FAQs for Students:
We have answers to commonly asked questions on our Frequently Asked Questions Wiki page that provides information on topics such as connecting a computer or gaming console to the network, how to use Duo Two-Factor Authentication, what labs are available on campus, printing, and more.
Helpdesk Zoom Tech Support Monday-Thursday 8am-6:45pm and Friday 8am-4:45pm, or dial +1 646 876 9923, Meeting ID: 914 251 6465 - or create a work request with any questions.