IT for Current Students
IT Services & Resources for Upperclassmen
Software provided for you! Students will be given Office 365 Office Pro Plus licensing and Office 365 email access as a part of our partnership/licensing agreements with Microsoft.
Each Student will receive five licenses to use for installations on personal devices, including mobile platforms like Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android.
To install Office 365 on your laptop or desktop, sign in to your NGU email. Click on the Office 365 button. You can download mobile apps from your app store (many are free).
Crusader Accounts
Password Issues
Trouble getting into your Crusader Accounts? Use the Password Manager to reset your password.
You must register before you can use the password reset manager. To register with the site, enter your Crusader ID and password, and then choose five security questions to answer. Make sure you choose questions and answers that you will remember. After choosing these questions, you will be enrolled in the password manager.
Password Reset
When resetting your password, you must answer three of your security questions. The site will allow you to choose your password based on its requirements. If you know your current credentials, you will be able to change your password.
Also, know that if you reset your password, the password for email and Student Portal will be changed. Your Blackboard password will not change. To change your Blackboard password, visit the Blackboard website.
Password Requirements: Your password must be at least 8 characters long with at least one capital and one lowercase letter and at least one number or special character. It cannot contain your name, and you cannot use one of your previous passwords. After re-setting or changing your password, you must wait two days before changing it again. If you run into any problems, call the Helpdesk at 864.977.7272.
Communicating via Email
It is very important to check your Crusader email account regularly. North Greenville uses Crusader email for important communications. Professors, faculty, and staff may email you. And when they message through Blackboard, the content also goes to your Crusader email account.
Pro tip: Empty your deleted messages box every few weeks so your mailbox does not get too full. If your mailbox is full, you can’t receive emails.
Email on iPhone
To set up your email on your Apple iPhone, follow these steps.
Graduates: If you would like to keep your Crusader account after graduation, please provide IT Services with an alternate e-mail address. We will forward your mail to you, although you will no longer be able to log in to your inbox.
Email Acceptable Use Policy
Email services are provided by NGU and should be used to support the mission and purposes of the University.
- Email services may be used for incidental personal purposes provided such use does not:
- Directly or indirectly interfere with the operations or email services of the University.
- Burden the University with noticeable incremental cost.
- Interfere with the email user’s employment or other obligations to the University.
- Students are not permitted to send email solicitations and must not forward chain letters to any person, on or off campus, except to forward a message to IT Services.
- Only authorized employees may send broadcast email messages. Unauthorized users are specifically prohibited from using the University’s address book to harvest email addresses for bulk email purposes. Requests to send broadcast email messages may be submitted to Student Services.
- Students should be aware of the following:
- Email is less private than users may anticipate.
- Deleted email may persist on backup facilities and thus be subject to disclosure under state and federal law.
- Email stored on University equipment, whether or not created on University equipment, constitutes a University record subject to disclosure.
- The University cannot protect users from receiving all emails they may find offensive.
- Students are strongly encouraged to use the same personal and professional courtesies and considerations in email as they would in other forms of communication.
Student Portal
The Student Portal provides access to your information, course schedules, degree audit, transcripts, billing, financial aid, online documents, course content, grades, and more. Use your Crusader ID and password to log in.
Portal Services
Transcripts
Although you can view and print your transcript from the portal, these transcripts are unofficial and cannot be used for proof of academic work. To obtain an official transcript (with a seal), contact the Registrar’s office.
Schedules
You can use the student portal to view and print your class schedule. Always check the online schedule the first day of the term to verify time and location. You can access this on the portal home page.
Student Account Statements
North Greenville University uses the Student Portal for statement of account and online payments. On the student portal, log in to your account at the top of the webpage using the log in credentials. Select the student tab, then student accounts and my account balance. You can print a statement in pdf format as well. You will also be able to make a payment or choose a payment plan.
North Greenville University students are be required to “accept” or “decline” their financial aid award package. Students will use MyFinAid Portal to view their financial aid information and interact with the NGU Financial Aid Office. Students can change loan amounts through this portal and view/obtain missing documents. For more information, visit Financial Aid and click “Applying for Financial Aid” tab.
My Grades
The My Grades page shows mid-term and final grades for each term. Grades will not be mailed. All students are required to evaluate every course before taking their exams at the end of each semester. You will find the course evaluations under Students, Advising and Registration, My Grade Report. Click Select Term.
ITS Help Desk
The ITS Help Desk provides computing device services to students to do virus removal, software installs, and minor repairs. You can enlist our services in several ways:
- Students can begin scheduling appointments at the Help Desk starting the second Monday after the semester begins* through the week prior to exam week. Appointments are made on a first-come first-serve basis. Service appointments are offered Monday through Thursday. We do not service personal devices on Friday.
- Use the webform at helpdesk.ngu.edu.
- Send an email to helpdesk@ngu.edu using your Crusader email address.
- Call the Help Desk at 864.977.7272 during business hours.
- Visit the IT Service Building at 103 Wingo Street – located at the corner of Foster Circle and Boulevard Avenue.
If you have an emergency before the second Monday of the semester, contact the Help Desk. We will try to help as time is available. We cannot provide support or guarantee service for mobile devices at this time.
*If you have any problems after our hours of operation, notify the Resident Assistant in your dorm.
Hours of Operation
Monday–Thursday: 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Other IT Needs
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Wireless Internet
Wireless Internet Access
Crusader Connect is the wireless SSID designated for student use. Crusader Connect is an encrypted connection which is an important security safeguard when wireless is used for access to sites that require authentication. The password is “crusader” (all lower case). The password is no secret; we want everyone to know it. The password is not the security, it is the method for implementing encryption.
For Android, Windows, and OSX users, simply connect to the new SSID and enter the password when prompted. If you need assistance in connecting to Crusader Connect, contact the Help Desk at 864.977.7272.
Internet Acceptable Use Policies
High-speed Internet services are provided by NGU and should be used to support the mission and purposes of the University.
- Web site filtering is performed to block Internet sites that are offensive, malicious, bandwidth-intensive, illegal, or unethical. Websites in categories that will be blocked include but are not limited to the following: adult content, gambling, hacking, audio/video streaming, pornography, tastelessness, sexuality, and violence.
- It is a violation of the Internet Acceptable Use Policy for any student to bypass or attempt to bypass the Web content filtering controls used on the NGU network.
- If a particular website is blocked and a student needs access to this site as part of their for approved academic purposes, a request to unblock the site must be sent to the ITS Help desk by the student’s professor. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- The Director of ITS will review the request and ultimate approval to unblock a site will come from the Vice President for Academics.
- Gaming is restricted to evening and weekend hours only. Students are advised to use wired connections to gain maximum performance and preserve wireless bandwidth for other purposes. Students must not attempt to bypass content filtering or band restrictions for the purpose of playing games that violate the University’s content policy or supported hours.
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Malware Protection
Antivirus Protection
We recommend that students maintain a subscription with an antivirus provider to be protected. Review Lifehacker to better understand how a virus can affect your computer. If you do not already have malware protection software, click on one of the following links to download free software:
- Microsoft Security Essentials – If you follow this link, you will be led to the Microsoft Security Essentials website. Microsoft Security Essentials will protect your computer from viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security will always be running in the background of your computer, so if a virus presents itself on your computer, Microsoft Security will prevent anything from happening to your computer. Microsoft Security Essentials is free and can be downloaded to your computer from the link above.
- Malwarebytes – This link will lead you to the Malwarebytes website. Malwarebytes will scan your computer for any type of malware including viruses, worms, Trojans, and many other types of malware. Malwarebytes will then remove the malware from your computer. This service is also available for free by following the link above.
Note: Malwarebytes is just a program that you can use to scan your computer for any malware. It is necessary for you to have some kind of security system that will run on your computer at all times such as Microsoft Security Essentials or another malware protection software. For maximum protection of your computer, Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes can both be used.
To help prevent your computer from getting malware, do not open e-mail attachments from an unknown sender. This could compromise your computer as well as your friends’ computers.
Also, never give your Crusader ID or password to anyone via email. No one at North Greenville should ever ask for this information via email. If you receive an e-mail asking you to reply with this information, delete the e-mail without replying. It is also important that you install Windows or Apple updates on your computer weekly. This will keep your computer up to date and help keep it from slowing down.
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Student Printing
Printing
Student printers are located in Hester Memorial Library (upper and lower levels), Foster Commons, Brissie Language Lab, and Crain 229. These printers are automatically added to your profile Printers folder at login. There is no need to add printers to the Printers folder.
There are also two coin-operated copy machines on each level of the library building. There is a $.05 charge for each page printed, and this accounting is done via the student Crusader ID. New students are granted a $1.50 credit (30 pages) in their first term; thereafter, the student must fund their printer account using Print Manager with an ATM or Credit Card ($10 minimum).
Because you are a new student, you must print at least one page before you can add funds to your printing account. Unused credit will not be refunded when you graduate or withdraw.
Printing FAQs
How do I know how many copies I have left?
Each time a document is printed, a message appears from the System Tray (systray) in bottom right of the screen showing the remaining balance in your account. You can click on the icon in the systray to see your remaining balance.What if I don’t use all the money in my account before the semester ends?
Credit balances will carry over from semester to semester. However, credit balances will not be refunded when you graduate or withdraw. -
Computer Labs
Information About Computer Labs
Use your Crusader ID and password to log into university computers. Computers are available in the Hester Memorial Library and computer labs in Foster (PC), Crain (PC), Runion (MAC), and Tingle (MAC). There are also computers in the Writing Center and Language Laboratory in Brissie.
Lab hours
- Hester Memorial Library: See Library Hours
- Foster: Mon.-Sat. 7a.m.-12 a.m.; Sun. 1 p.m.-12 a.m.
- Crain: Mon-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Tingle: Mon-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Runion: Mon-Fri. 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
- Language Lab: See schedule in Brissie 4
*Note: These are the schedules for the computer labs. However, computer labs are sometimes used as classrooms during the day. You will have to find times to use the computer labs when they are not being used for classes. The library computers are available for use whenever the library is open.