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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.

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.

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

This service provides the appropriate management and oversight mechanisms to ensure reliability, scalability, physical security and operation of University physical and virtual data centers, inclusive of on-premises, remote, and cloud-based data centers (a.k.a. Infrastructure as a Service or IaaS).

This service provides administration and support for the various security technologies that provide restriction and security of physical spaces, campus video monitoring and access to emergency and life safety communications. Many of these technologies are integrated into existing facilities and law enforcement functions.

This service incorporates the design and maintenance of the capabilities, tools, and service points needed to deliver IT services and provide end-user support including service desks, call centers, online support and in person delivery as may be required. We ensure that all necessary resources are in place to handle service requests, resolve incidents, and address any technical issues promptly and efficiently. With a focus on user satisfaction, we strive to deliver seamless IT support and maintain a robust IT infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of our university community.

This service provides the administrative and technical support for official University communications that are sent via E-mail to all Students, Faculty, and/or Staff - including smaller subsets of cohort members - using a single address to reach all of them as a group rather than sending messages to multiple individual addresses.

This service provides a blend of technical and administrative support for webinars, sometimes also referred to as virtual events, which are purely online gatherings that consist of some sort of informative or instructional presentation with one or more people speaking to a relatively larger audience than what’s typical for a class session or meeting. Zoom Webinar is the virtual event software platform that is supported by Framingham State University’s Information Technology Services organization.

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.

The Network and Connectivity Management service offered by the University's central IT organization encompasses the architecture, installation, and operation of essential infrastructure components required for network connectivity. This includes network cabling, switches, wireless access points, routers, and firewalls. The service also covers the connection of devices (including Internet of Things devices) to the network, the implementation of secure access measures, and appropriate authentication procedures such as network registration systems.

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.

Monitoring of performance, availability, and capacity for all IT service assets including the underpinning technological infrastructure.

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

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.

Microsoft Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) creates an additional layer of security when logging into your Microsoft Office 365 account. This additional security is associated with something in your possession, such as a personal smartphone, that would be unavailable to someone who gained access to your Microsoft Office 365 account.

Information Technology Services (ITS) offers limited support for decentralized facilities management systems within the University (a.k.a. “departmental systems”) that are not part of the primary administrative and student information system of record (a.k.a. Banner). These systems, primarily managed by administrative offices, facilitate communications, process support, decision making, and online services associated with facilities management functions such as; ­­­­­event management and room scheduling, point of sale transaction systems, parking, housing, and residential life. Whether hosted locally within the University’s data center or in the cloud, ITS primarily provides essential technological infrastructure (e.g., network connectivity), varying levels of integration, basic troubleshooting, and security oversight. Responsibility for comprehensive support for the management and day-to-day administration of these departmental systems typically reside within an office outside ITS.

This service provides the administrative and technical support for creating and maintaining shared accounts that two or more individuals have access to for a department, position, project, or function.

Support for academic assessment efforts at the course, department, and program level using analytics.

Information Technology Services (ITS) offers limited support for auxiliary or ancillary information systems within the University (a.k.a. “departmental systems”) that are not part of the primary administrative and student information system of record (a.k.a. Banner). These information systems include those not covered by one of the other service descriptions that are used to support; health and human services, campus police, library services, governance, policy administration, among other things. While these systems may be hosted locally within the University’s data center or in the cloud, ITS primarily provides essential technological infrastructure (e.g., network connectivity), varying levels of integration, basic troubleshooting, and security oversight. Responsibility for more comprehensive support for the management and day-to-day administration of these departmental systems typically resides within an administrative office outside of ITS.

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

This service provides new or modified access/credentials to Commonwealth of Massachusetts Information Systems. (If you require assistance with installing or configuring the Commonwealth Virtual Private Network, then please request the “Commonwealth VPN Maintenance” service).

This service enables students and faculty to selectively showcase their work and academic accomplishments online and reflect on their own teaching and learning experiences.

This service provides the administrative and technical support necessary to ensure the secure exchange of data and communications between different IT systems and applications. This may involve implementing Application Program Interfaces (APIs), middleware, and other technologies to enable various systems to work together and share information. The various ways to integrate systems and exchange data may be implemented as a standalone service or combined together as part of a larger service package. They may also be provided by a third-party vendor or developed in-house by the Information Technology Services (ITS) organization.

Information Technology Services (ITS) offers limited support for decentralized enrollment management systems within the University (a.k.a. “departmental systems”) that are not part of the student information system (a.k.a. Banner). These systems, primarily managed by administrative offices, facilitate communications, process support, decision making, and online services associated with enrollment management functions such as; admissions, financial aid, orientation, academic advising, student success, athletics, career services, and alumni relations. Whether hosted locally within the University’s data center or in the cloud, ITS primarily provides essential technological infrastructure (e.g., network connectivity), varying levels of integration, basic troubleshooting, and security oversight. Responsibility for more comprehensive support for the management and day-to-day administration of these departmental systems typically resides within an administrative office outside of ITS.