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A to Z index
The A to Z index lists all departments on campus with a link to the home page for that department.

BigDawg Supercomputer
The BigDawg Supercomputer is available to supervised students. Information is available at (618) 453-4297 or by email at research-computing@siu.edu.

Campus Wide Printing Services (CWPS)
CWPS printers are available to students across campus. View location and pricing information.

Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)
The Center for Teaching Excellence provides support for D2L and SIUonline—the University’s learning management system. Contact CTE at (618) 453-2258 or by email at teach@siu.edu.

Computer Learning Center (CLC) labs
CLC labs offer open-access computers and class-specific software to students across campus. Other departmental computer labs offer the same to department majors. Morris Library has excellent open access technology spaces—just find a station and log-in.

D2L (aka MyCourses)
Use D2L (MyCourses) to access course content, your assignment dropbox, quizzes, discussions, chat, and other useful features. Contact CTE at (618) 453-2258 or by email at teach@siu.edu for support. D2L help is also available online. 

DawgTag Number
This is your student identification number within campus records. Find your DawgTag number on your student ID, or at DawgTag lookup.

Degree Works
Degree Works is SIU’s online tool to help you plan and manage courses to graduate on time. Start planning/managing your college career path.

Eduroam
The on campus Wi-Fi network. Access the eduroam network at thousands of institutions across the country and around the world without having to ask for network access. View instructions on how to get connected.

Email Address
Your SIU email address is generated once you have officially enrolled in classes at SIU. Check your e-mail address on NetID. Some features in SIU technology systems—D2L and SalukiNet—require an email address to function.

Email Access
Access your email at office.siu.edu. If you can’t access your email, contact SalukiTech at (618) 453-5155 or by email at salukitech@siu.edu. You can also submit a help ticket using the SalukiTech Portal. If you think your account has been compromised the safest option is to call SalukiTech.

Emergency Alerts
Sign up to receive notifications when an emergency situation threatens campus. Instructions to set up alerts.

Employment with SalukiTech/Office of Information Technology
Apply for a position with SalukiTech and the Office of Information Technology.

Human Resources Self Service (HRSS)
Student workers can use HRSS to look up and update employment information. 

Internet Browsers
Firefox, Google Chrome, and Edge browsers are the most commonly used browsers on campus and are supported by SalukiTech.

ListServ
Request a Listserv mailing list to easily send email to a University group or organization. Create a new LISTSERV mailing list.

Microsoft Office Suite
Download up to five FREE downloads of Microsoft Office on to your personal devices.

MOVEit
All students receive 5GB of space to securely store and share files with sensitive data. Contact security@siu.edu for assistance. Sign in to MOVEit. 

MyCourses
Use D2L (MyCourses) to access course content, your assignment dropbox, quizzes, discussions, chat, and other useful features. Contact CTE at (618) 453-2258 or by email at mycourses@siu.edu for support. D2L help is also available online.

Network ID
Your network ID number, combined with your password, allows you access to technology across campus. Your network ID is different than your DawgTag number—it has an SIU prefix: SIU85xxxxxxx. Contact SalukiTech at (618) 453-5155 or by email at salukitech@siu.edu.

Office 365
All students are provided access to an Office 365 account. Office 365 includes cloud-based versions of Microsoft Office.

Office of Information Technology
Start at the Office of Information Technology for information and questions related to technology service and support.

OneDrive
Faculty, staff, and students have OneDrive, a component of Office 365. OneDrive provides 1 TB of secure cloud storage for files. Storing files in OneDrive allows you to access files anywhere, and to share files with others. For more information on accessing and using OneDrive view our instructional material. You can also contact your LAN Administrator or SalukiTech at (618) 453-5155 or salukitech@siu.edu.

Password Management
Office of Information Technology recommends SIU faculty, staff, and students change their SIU password every 365 days. Access the netid website to manage your account. Contact SalukiTech at (618) 453-5155 or salukitech@siu.edu for help changing your password.

People Finder
Use People Finder to get email contact information for other students. People Finder also provides campus phone numbers and locations for faculty, staff, students, and University departments.

Proxy Set Up
Establish proxies to share your student information with a parent or other third-party so that they can do things like pay your bursar bill, add money to your account, or check your grades.

Recycle Technology Waste
Paper, toner cartridges, and batteries can be placed in recycling bins across campus. Contact the Sustainability Office at (618) 453-2846 or by email at sustainability@siu.edu.

Report Service Outages
Report technology systems that are not working to SalukiTech at (618) 453-5155, salukitech@siu.edu, or through the SalukiTech Help portal

Research Computing and Cyberinfrastructure
Manages and grants access to the BigDawg high-performance computing cluster. Learn more about accessing BigDawg on their website. Contact Research Computing and Cyberinfrastructure at (618) 453-4297 or by email at research-computing@siu.edu.

RezNet is the name for the campus housing wireless network, which includes both eduroam and SIU-limited. 

SalukiNet
SalukiNet provides access to all of your student information such as admissions, classes, grades, bursar transactions, and financial aid in one convenient place.

SalukiTech
SalukiTech provides technology support across campus. Contact SalukiTech at (618) 453-5155 or salukitech@siu.edu. Create a help ticket through SalukiTech Help Portal. Visit the SalukiTech Solution Center for repairs by Dell-certified technicians.

SalukiTech Solution Center
Visit the SalukiTech Solution Center in Morris Library if your computer, laptop, tablet, printer, or gaming system needs repair.

Scams
To help you avoid scams, the Security Team posts a list of current scams. You can also follow our Security feed on Twitter @SIU_InfoSec  to receive tweets about known cyber security issues.

SIU Exchange Email
Students can access their SIU Exchange email account through webmail or through Outlook. OIT recommends using the official Outlook app on iOS, Android, and desktop machines.

SIU-Guest Wi-Fi
Visitors should access SIU-Guest Wi-Fi for Internet access. You can request the guest password from SalukiTech.

SIU-limited Wi-Fi
SIU-limited Wi-Fi is available to students living in campus housing for devices that cannot connect to eduroam, such as gaming consoles, media streaming devices, and network TV.

Secure Cloud Storage
Take advantage of OneDrive, our free cloud storage system. Simply open Office365, enter your Dawg Tag ID and password, and you’re in. You can easily sync and access files anywhere, anytime, from any device – desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Get synced with OneDrive today!

SIU-OntheHub
As a student you can purchase fully-licensed software, at a discounted price, through SIU— OnTheHub.

Software for Students
SIU provides all enrolled students five FREE licenses for Microsoft Office. Students may also request licenses for specific academic-related software. 

Technology Use Policies
SIU has acceptable use policies for all campus technology resources. If you have questions about acceptable use, contact SalukiTech.

Technology Organizations for Students
Students can join a wide variety of technology-related organizations. Find out more from the computer science department.

Virtual Private Network
Under special circumstances, SIU provides students with access to the Virtual Private Network (VPN). This gives you remote access to the network so you can work off campus.

Wi-Fi Access
SIU has wireless access across campus and in student housing for both students and their guests.