Information Technology

Announcement    Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Adobe has made a change to its licensing structure that now allows us to provide Adobe Express to all students. Adobe Express is a web-based, template-driven approach that is designed to compete with products like Canva. It contains the basics of several of the main Adobe products – Acrobat, Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator, etc. This license will automatically be issued to you this week. If you are in an academic program or class that requires the use of Adobe Creative Cloud, you...
Announcement    Monday, October 9, 2023
Do you have an innovative technology research project in mind? Do you need funding? A portion of the Student Technology Fee (STF) has been reserved to fund your innovative research projects. To support the initiatives of the University, the Provost, Chief Information Officer and Student Technology Fee Advisory Committee (STFAC) updated the grant guidelines to support research and capitalize on the impact of the grant. STF grants should support technology-based research opportunities...
Announcement    Monday, October 16, 2023
We shared earlier this month that Information Technology rolled out a new set of wireless networks for campus. The new campus wireless networks are Bobcats, Bobcat Guests and Bobcat Devices. The new campus wireless networks are currently available in parallel with GC_Secure and GC_Guest until Nov. 1. Bobcats will take the place of GC_Secure and will be used by students, faculty and staff. You will use your GCSU credentials to sign in to the network just as you do for GC_Secure. Bobcat...
Announcement    Friday, October 6, 2023
The IT Help Desk is open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday, 10/9/2023 - Tuesday, 10/10/2023 during Fall Break.  Enjoy your fall break and be safe.
Announcement    Friday, September 29, 2023
At this time, please avoid upgrading any GCSU MAC computers to the latest MAC OS Sonoma released earlier this week. We also advise to exercise caution before upgrading your personal devices. The upgrade has compatibility concerns and could make your device unstable or unusable. We will continue to test the Sonoma OS upgrade and will let the campus know when we feel it is safe to download. In addition, there are growing security concerns surrounding vulnerabilities with the new Apple...
Announcement    Thursday, September 28, 2023
Information Technology will phase in new wireless networks to the Georgia College & State University campus. The new networks will start and coincide with the current networks on Oct. 2, 2023. Please begin to use the new networks as soon as possible to get accustomed to them. The final day of the GC_Secure and GC_Guest networks will be Oct. 31, 2023.  Below are the wireless networks you will find at Georgia College & State University and what each one is for. Should you have any questions...
Announcement    Monday, September 25, 2023
GCSU Information Security would like to make you aware of a few new trends in phishing and scams that we’re seeing frequently on campus. Many GCSU employees are receiving texts on their personal cell phones that state that they’re from either the president, the provost or one of the deans at GCSU. Please look carefully at these before responding.  The numbers are never local, and for most of us, it’s highly unlikely that we’d receive a text from this person. This is just one of the...
Announcement    Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Due to the rising costs of supporting the Paw Printing program, the cost of printing black/white pages was increased from $0.10/page to $0.25/page. However, to address concerns raised by the students, we will reduce the charge for black/white pages to $0.15/page effective Tuesday, Sept. 5. Color copies remain at $0.75/page.
Announcement    Friday, September 1, 2023
The IT Help Desk is closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The IT Help Desk will monitor phone and email messages. Information Technology staff will monitor systems and services to ensure availability. A system emergency is defined as an entire building being offline; internet access to the campus not working; Banner, PAWS, email or the main website being down. We will follow up on all non-emergency requests during normal operating hours Tuesday, Sept. 5. ...
Announcement    Monday, August 21, 2023
Please note the new wireless networks available in University Housing at Georgia College & State University and a brief description of the purpose of each option. Please visit at https://gcsu.edu/wireless or submit a ticket at https://AskIT.gcsu.edu if you have questions or need assistance. Bobcats - For faculty/staff/students using their GCSU credentials to log in to gain internet access. They are used on devices such as laptops, phones and tablets.   Bobcat devices - For connecting...