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The Information Technology Services (ITS) organization at the University provides different levels of support for the portfolio of Human Capital Management systems used at Framingham State based on whether or not the software is part of University’s primary administrative information (Banner), the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Human Resource and Compensation Management System of record (HRCMS), or a decentralized human resource system (a.k.a. “departmental systems”). Comprehensive support for the management and day-to-day administration of these departmental systems remain the responsibility the designated administrative office.

Individuals interested in enrolling in a course or courses through the Day School, who have not been admitted to Framingham State University (through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions) as a matriculated Day School student. Applicants must be a high school graduate or have completed a G.E.D.

This service aggregates data from “authoritative sources”, such as the University’s primary administrative and student information system (a.k.a. Banner), in order to create and maintain online identities for individuals that can be verified before adding someone to a domain (e.g. “campus” or “student”), including them as a member of a group (e.g. an Academic Department or Administrative Office), or granting authorized access to resources (e.g. a networked printer or the wireless network on campus).

For general issues logging into any of Framingham State applications.

This service offering supports faculty and instructional staff in evaluating, adopting, and using artificial intelligence technologies in ways that enhance student learning, support academic excellence, promote accessibility and inclusion, and align with institutional policies and instructional best practices.

Use this service for requests involving: AI-assisted course design; AI-enhanced instructional strategies; AI-assisted content creation; Assessment design in an AI-enabled environment; Academic integrity considerations related to AI; Student use of artificial intelligence technologies; Accessibility and inclusive teaching applications of AI; Faculty training and professional development related to AI; Instructional uses of Microsoft Copilot and other institutionally supported AI technologies; Consultation regarding emerging AI technologies and their instructional applications.

Access to a system or application (Banner, Evisions, Xtender, etc.).

Administrative and technical support for the provisioning of software applications that are locally installed on a computer or mobile device, accessed from a Software as a Service (SaaS) provider via the cloud, or accessed from a virtual application or virtual desktop.

Support for end-point devices, including laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and related peripherals that are not in the printing service. These devices might be personally or institutionally owned (including loaner equipment) and might be part of a shared pool or a computer lab. Includes support for the associated operating system, hardware, and systems that provide enterprise management of computing devices.

This service offers faculty and staff access to a secure vault for storing all university passwords.

This service provides purchasing consultation, hardware procurement, configuration, distribution, loaning, asset tracking, refreshing (upgrades and replacements), and technology recycling for university owned computers that are supported by the Information Technology Services organization before, during, and after their use until the time they are no longer the property of Framingham State.

Centrally managed administrative and technical support for networked printers and copier hardware and software including multi-function devices capable of copying, scanning, faxing, and printing. This also includes print quota systems, 3D printing, and other replicating technologies.

This service provides administrative, management, and technical support for the University’s one-way communications for emergency notifications (FSU Alert) to the entire campus or other defined groups. Includes campus alert systems, broadcast E-mail and text messaging.

Administrative, technical, and instructional design support for producing, storing, editing, sharing, and accessing recorded presentations, lectures and class proceedings that are created for the purposes of learning and instruction.

Offerings that help provide a secure computing environment for end users, and seek to prevent or at least mitigate breaches of information security by reducing vulnerabilities and mitigating potential threats.

Install and configure Commonwealth VPN for limited University Staff.

This service provides administrative, management, and technical support for Ellucian’s Banner student information system that is used by the University as the authoritative source of data that pertain to admitted students including (but not limited to); academic records, course schedule, and financial accounting. It is also used for transaction processing including (but not limited to); enrollment, registration, and payment processing.

This service provides administrative, management, and technical support for the University’s enterprise-wide intranet platform (a.k.a. Microsoft SharePoint) which enables academic departments, colleges, administrative offices, and divisions to create and maintain private websites that only allow Framingham State students, faculty, and staff access to documents, forms, and other information resources through a secure login.

Using a standard methodology, this service defines schedules and manages projects involving multiple departments across the University.

Design, provisioning, administration, and technical support for the development and use of the University’s eLearning software platform (a.k.a. “Canvas”) and other integrated technologies, which together enable the creation and management of courses, training modules, educational materials, learning activities, and assessments for fully online, on campus, hybrid, or remote methods of delivering content and facilitating interactions among participants.

Information systems, support services, and administrative processes associated with the planning, governance, development, delivery, and management of academic programs and courses. The service focuses specifically on the administration of academic programs and courses, including curriculum management, catalog management, syllabus management, academic scheduling, faculty workload planning, transfer credit evaluation, and related academic governance and planning processes.

The Student AV Support Specialist provides first-tier technical support for Framingham State University’s Technology Enhanced Classrooms, Meeting spaces, and other freestanding Audiovisual equipment across campus.

This service provides administrative, management, and technical support for the University’s portal (myFramingham) which provides the ability to complete secure online transactions and Framingham State’s Mobile App (FSUgo) which provides a mobile experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors.

Faculty, Administrators and Staff, please use this service to request remote access. This is the service you should be using to request any type of remote access such as: VPN, GotoMyPc etc

This service provides the management, administration, and technical support for secure login to multiple information systems, online services, and technology devices using a single username and password combination.