Student Accounts

Services available:

  • Canvas - courses created for each class, ability to communicate with classmates, access to course content, assignments, discussions, etc. 
  • Microsoft Office 365 - Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, Excel, OneDrive and Teams
    • Email - every member of the University has a Microsoft Outlook email account
    • Microsoft Teams - virtual classes and course content may be held here, ability to chat or video call with anyone in our organization including classmates, professors, advisors, etc. 
    • Microsoft OneDrive - personal cloud-based file storage service
  • Westminster Anywhere - mimics an on campus University-owned PC computer, academic applications are available here
  • WebPrint - allows students to print on campus, $25 of print credits are allotted each semester
  • Lockdown Browser - software that several professors require for online quiz/test-taking
  • G Suite - Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets
  • Self-Service - to plan and schedule your degree plan, register and drop courses, view financial aid rewards, make payments, update contact info, etc.
  • Password Changer - allows students to reset their own passwords
  • Room Scheduler - students can reserve study rooms in the library up to 10 hours per week
  • FileSafe - way to securely share sensitive information or documents too large for Outlook
  • PeopleAdmin - way for students to view and apply to on campus jobs
  • Library databases - used for research
  • Westminster WiFi

What kind of support can I receive regarding these services?

  • Accessing, navigating, and utilizing the available resources
  • Gaining access to the correct Canvas courses
  • Installing and using Office 365
  • Setting up email on personal devices
  • Teams tutorial including how to access class meetings and navigate Team channels
  • Migrating academic files to OneDrive
  • Refund of any faulty print jobs from WebPrint
  • Setting up MFA
  • Installing Lockdown Browser and ensuring it works properly, laptop may be checked out if personal laptop is not compatible
  • Ensuring that devices are able to connect to RecNet 
  • Resolving technology related Self-Service errors
  • Resetting password if at least 2 multi-factor authentication (MFA) methods are not yet set up
  • Getting connected to WiFi on personal devices

Basic troubleshooting?

How do I get help?