New Faculty

Account Information

In order to get started, you will need to attend a new hire information session with Human Resources. This session includes information about getting started with various accounts that pertain to your role.

Parnassus

At your new hire session you will be provided with your username and initial password for Parnassus, which is the college's Human Resources and Financial Services system. Keep in mind that as a new faculty member, you will usually attend your new hire session prior to your official employment date. You will not be able to login to Parnassus until on or after that date, at which time you should log into Parnassus and change the initial password to something that only you know. Parnassus is available through the myHome Quick Access menu.

Netpass Activation

Your Netpass username and password are used to access many systems and services at IC. This account is activated using your Parnassus username and the last 6 digits of your college ID. The Human Resource office provides you with this information at the new hire session.

myHome

myHome is a web portal that allows for easy access to college information and resources from any Web browser. With myHome, you can access Webmail, Blackboard, Intercom, Oracle Calendar and other services all with a single login. You’ll also have quick access to other services such as Parnassus and HomerConnect. In addition, you can add personal information to myHome, including photos, personal email accounts (ex: Gmail), news, weather, RSS feeds and more. myHome uses your Netpass username and password.

E-mail

Official e-mail communications from the college will only be sent to your IC e-mail address. It is important that you check this account regularly, or set mail forwarding to your preferred e-mail account. You can do this through myHome > Webmail > Options. E-mail is accessed with the Netpass username and password.

HomerConnect

As a new faculty member, you will need to request an account for the Student Information System (HomerConnect) from the Registrar's Office. To do that send a request from your IC e-mail address to homer@ithaca.edu. The Homer system will provide you with access to your courses and roster information as well as allow you to activate sections in Blackboard, the online courseware management system. The HomerConnect username is your 9 digit IC ID number and the default password is a randomly-generated password provided to you by the Registrar's office. HomerConnect is available through the myHome Quick Access menu.

Sakai and Blackboard

Many faculty members use an online course management system to distribute course materials, assessments, exams and learning modules for class. Until Fall 2012, faculty have a choice which system to use although it is strongly recommended to create new courses in Sakai.  Blackboard and Sakai are both accessed with your Netpass username and password.

Novell

To access file and print resources on campus, you will need a Novell account. Typically, this account is created for you in advance and uses the same username as your Netpass username. However, it uses a different password. The default password is the last 6 digits of your college ID number. You will be prompted to log into Novell when using any Windows workstation.

Oracle Calendar

Oracle Calendar is the calendering and scheduling software used at Ithaca College. Calendar allows faculty and staff to maintain personal agendas, schedule meetings with each other on an invitational basis, and schedule resources (such as meeting rooms). A Calendar account can be obtained by printing and completing the Individual Account Request form. Calendar uses the Netpass username and password. The Calendar Web interface is available through myHome.

Web Profile Manager

All faculty and staff have a Web Profile Manager (WPM) account. WPM is a content management system that allows for the easy creation of web pages. All academic departmental websites link to faculty web pages created with this tool. WPM uses the Netpass username and password. WPM is available through the myHome Quick Access menu.

Center for Educational Technology

The Center for Educational Technology (CET) is a specialty lab available to faculty members. This lab has specialized equipment and software not normally available on faculty desktops. ID access must be requested to use CET.

eClassrooms

All classrooms at Ithaca College are eClassrooms equipped with a computer, projector, DVD and VHS player and laptop cables. The majority of classrooms have Windows computers in them although some do have Macs. eClassrooms will not work exactly like your office computer because they have specialty software on them that deletes unique user information on reboot.

The eClassrooms are supported by Classroom Technology Support (CTS) whose specialists provide a "drop and run" troubleshooting service. All classrooms have phones in them to call CTS if there is a problem.

Faculty Photos

Digital Media Services takes faculty photos which are then stored in the College's image database. These photos are then used for the faculty profile and are available as needed.

Computer Labs

Specialty labs are available across campus for students and faculty. Specialty software requests for the labs are managed by ITS. ITS will work with faculty members and departments to determine licensing and budget implications. Departments purchase specialty software and ITS installs the software into the lab "software image".

Novell Network

The Novell network provides storage space on the campus file servers and allows you access to the lab computers. Your Novell (Memphis) account is automatically created, usually within 24 hours of your official start date. All new faculty members have personal file space on the Memphis file server, usually designated as the “G: Drive” in My Computer on Windows computers. You can also access your Memphis personal files through the red "N" icon on the desktop. Departmental and shared space is available on Memphis, Pulsar or Nova. Talk to your supervisor about how to access shared space.

Optical Scanning

ITS offers optical scanning service for testing and course evaluation. The scantron sheets are brought to the ITS Helpdesk for scanning. Results are e-mailed to faculty members.

Printing

Unrestricted networked printing is generally available to all faculty members.

Telephone and Voice Mail Service

All offices are equipped with phones that are managed by the college. Some faculty members in shared spaces use a shared voice mail tree with an individual voice mail box. Check with your department for any special instructions for using voice mail. 

Your College-owned Computer

You will have access to a college-owned computer. This computer is part of the Technology Renewal Program and will be replaced every three years. These computers come with a standard software "image". Support is provided through the ITS Helpdesk. You will need to use your Novell account to log into Windows computers on campus. The hardware and common software you need is provided through the Technology Renewal program.