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Hofstra University is a dynamic private college on Long Island, NY, where students can choose from more than 140 undergraduate and 150 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, communication, education, health and human services, and honors studies, as well as a School of Law and School of Medicine. | more |

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Fall Semester 2011

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Getting Started with MS Office 2010 on your laptop: Microsoft provides comprehensive online help and tutorials for all its applications.  Making the switch? Click HERE getting started guides, popular searches, training and videos.  Learn about new features like backstage, sparklines, slicers etc. 

Walk In Help:
Available at the Help Desk, Monday through Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM in 107 McEwen Hall. 

eSeminar 
Call the Help Desk to schedule live web-based training. 

What's New

Faculty Load Information Now Online 
Beginning October 10th, main campus faculty can view their load report on the My.Hofstra.edu portal.  Click the faculty tab, click Hofstra Online in the left menu and select the Faculty Load option under Faculty Services.  Note:  This feature is NOT available for Law and medical School faculty.

Employee Pay stubs available on Hofstra Online
Visit the University Portal at https://My.Hofstra.edu to view your online paystubs.  After logging in, simply click on the Employee tab across the top of the page, then click on View and Print Pay Stubs on the left of the page, and follow the on-screen options.  It's easy!

All new REACH roster on Hofstra Online
Introducing the new face of REACH (Request Early Assistance and Coordinate Help).  REACH allows you to send an early alert about any students who may be struggling in your class and may benefit from some additional assistance.  Click REACH in the left menu under the Faculty tab of the portal to submit concerns about any students.

Registration begins October 17th for Spring and January semesters
Find all current semester registration information and answers to common questions at www.hofstra.edu/registrationfaq

New Help Desk Location
A redesigned Help Desk suite will open soon in Room 107 McEwen Hall.  Complete with collaborative stations for troubleshooting and hands-on training, the new location has been designed for better service for all your support needs. 

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Help Desk, 107 McEwen Hall, (516) 463-7777.
WALK-IN CENTER Hours of Operation are Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. through 5 p.m.

Faculty Computing Services, 215 McEwen Hall,(516)463-6894.

Tips and Tricks

How can faculty email all students in a class from Blackboard? Faculty can email students from Blackboard whether or not Blackboard is being used for course management.  Simply login to the portal, click the Blackboard icon on the top right and choose the class from the list on the right.  (Note the semester is part of the course name. For example ‘201109” represents a course in the 2011 year beginning in September (09). Next select the Email the Class option on the left side menu and select an email option. “All users” addresses an email to all students, teaching assistants, and other instructors.  For more info on Blackboard, click HERE

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What is the meaning of the word "encryption"?  According to Wikipedia, "Encryption is the process of transforming information (referred to as plaintext) using an algorithm (called cipher) to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge."  This secures internet communication sessions and data on your computer and mobile devices.  To learn more visit http://en-wikipedia.org/wik/Encryption