Things you should know
- Full time students, staff, and faculty receive a campus computer username.
This username is your identity to computer services on campus. You should
protect your password for your security. Your campus username is used
to manage your campus email, access your courses, view your schedule,
account balances, and GPA along with allow you to login to campus lab
computers.
- Campus services will use your campus given email address
(@utulsa.edu) for communication. If you prefer to use an additional
email to your campus email, use the "Forward Email" option in myTU to forward your campus emails to the email of your
choice. This will help your professors, student services, and fellow
students more effectively communicate with you.
- As account holder, you are responsible for the access and use of your
computer username. You are expected to read and understand the campus
computer policies. Before you begin to use computer related services,
you should read the Ethics
Code and Policy for Computer Use.
- For information or support concerning computer related services at
The University of Tulsa see the Computer
Helpdesk webpage.
Before You Arrive
myTU - Change
Password, Manage Email
Information Services provides each of you with an email address and personal
disk space. To access anyone of the services, you must know your campus
user name and password.
- Find out your username more
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- Manage your password more
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- myTU can be accessed on the internet. This is where
you can send and receive email, change your password among a few tools.
more
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WebAdvisor - Online
Course Schedule, Enrollment, Grade Check
WebAdvisor allows you to view your class schedule, grades, and other
information in the University administrative data base. On-line registration
is also available during registration periods.
more
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Purchasing Dell Computers
with our Discount
The university has a relationship with Dell Computers for you to purchase
a laptop or desktop at a discount. more
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When You Arrive/Starting Classes
WebCT - access online course
materials
Many of your professors use WebCT to support your classes. WebCT is online,
access anywhere, anytime to the course material. In order to use WebCT
for a course, your professor must place you in the WebCT course. If your
professor is using WebCT and has entered you in the course, you can find
the course by logging into WebCT and checking your myWebCT area.
Follow these Steps to log into WebCT:
Open a browser (either Internet Explorer or Netscape) and enter the Web
Location.
Web Location: http://webct.utulsa.edu
You may access vista with the following steps:
- Go to webct.utulsa.edu and click on Vista MyWebCT.
- Click on Vista Courses on the next page to login to the Courses area.
- Click Login.
Login to Bb WebCT with your campus user name and password
(same as you use for myTU).
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Bringing a Personal Computer
to Campus
There are several things that you should know.
- In order to access the network, you must have a network card and cable
(unless you have wireless). Where to get one: more
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- Need a hub - IS checks hubs out to those who are in a room sharing
a port. more
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- Your port must be live with cable plugged into computer and the correct
wall jack. Activate Port: more
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- Secure and protect your computer, virus scan and others more
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- You must understand the university computer usage, networking, and
security policies. Read them: more
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Filer - Your Campus Disk Space
Each of your have personal disk space (called Utulsa Home or filer).
This disk space is a good place to keep your work that needs to be backed
up. The disk space can be accessed from all lab computers on campus.
It can also be accessed from off campus. more
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Residents - Getting your
Phone Messages
On campus residents receive voice mail through the AUDIX messaging system.
Learn about getting your messages. more
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