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Student Services
myOKSTATE Banner Portal The myOKSTATE Banner portal (my.okstate.edu (https://
governments, councils for each hall or complex and the Residence Halls Association, which represents all halls on campus. All residence halls on campus combine to form the Residence Halls Association (RHA). The Residence Halls Association acts as the voice of residential area students to the University administration concerning policies and regulations, and coordinates campus-wide activities for the enrichment of residential area living. Each hall has its own elected officers and constitution, and is a part of the RHA system of representative government. There are numerous opportunities for involvement in the halls, such as floor officer, social committees, food committees, and sports and athletic activities. The Activate! Leadership Program is designed to provide incoming students the opportunity to learn about leadership opportunities in the residence halls. To date over 700 students have participated in this leadership development program. Students With Children Information on child care in the Stillwater community is available at the following locations on campus: Family Resource Center, 719 N. Walnut, 405-744-6539 Non-Traditional Student Services, 211 Classroom Building, 405-744-5488, Marie Basler, coordinator Non-Traditional Student Organization, 211 Student Union, 405-744-7508
portal.okstate.edu/web/oklahoma-state-university)) is a single-access point for most university administrative systems and services. Users find applications and information that are specific to them, such as enrollment, housing, academic records, housing, employment records and more. Learning Technologies The Online Classroom hosts the course management system, Brightspace by D2L. It provides a way for students to access lecture notes, course activities, submit assignments through Dropbox, view grades and interact in discussions. Instructors use it in varying amounts to post materials and use various learning and course management tools such as online discussions, grading, Dropbox, quizzes/exams and grading. Instructors have two additional tools available to use in conjunction with Brightspace by D2L: Respondus Lockdown Browser (RLB) and Turnitin. RLB is a specialized browser that limits the online testing space by preventing test-takers from wandering to other websites and functions on the computer-in-use. Turnitin that compares student assignments against millions of web pages to detect plagiarism. Computer Labs IT computer labs contain desktop computers, printers, scanners, standard software suites and specialized software. Instructors can reserve selected labs for classroom use. Printing is available. More information is at labs.okstate.edu. Virtual Labs is the internet-based version of the physical IT computer labs and hosts the same software. Students reach Virtual Labs by going through desktop.okstate.edu. This site also provides connections to other on-campus computing resources. Network Network services provide the OSU Community with wired and wireless network connection, internet access, instant messaging system and remote access. Access to the network is determined by a student’s enrollment status or an employee’s confirmation of employment. The common wireless networks are OSUSTUDENT and OSUSTAFF. Remote Network Access Virtual Private Network (VPN) is a secure encrypted connection to OSU’s internal network. VPN provides secure connections to authorized on- campus resources over the internet from off campus. Software Distribution Center The Software Distribution Center (SDC) hosts much of the software that is available to OSU students, staff and faculty. Availability is dependent upon each user’s roles with OSU. The full Microsoft Office 365 is available to students, faculty and staff. Other offerings may include math and statistical software, assistive technology, design software and more. The Software Distribution Center is located at sdc.okstate.edu (http:// sdc.okstate.edu). Remote Printing Remote printing is a technology that lets users send a print request from anywhere to an on-campus remote print station. Within six hours, the user arrives at and signs into the print station, selects the documents for printing and collects them at the adjoining printer. Print station locations
Information Technology Darlene Hightower—Chief Information Officer
Information Technology (IT) creates and manages OSU’s technology infrastructure and provides services such as software, ID cards, the OSU wired and wireless network, walk-in computer labs, virtual labs, email, file storage, learning management system and others. Service Access Access to IT services is managed through the O-Key system. O-Key organizes identity data and roles to assign the correct access to the appropriate resources at the right times. Individuals use O-Key to manage passwords, emergency alert preferences, emergency contacts and more. ID Cards The ID card is the physical extension of the O-Key information. ID cards are used for: on-campus purchases, meal plan transactions, borrowing library items, riding the off-campus Stillwater bus without charge, entering selected events, entering secured doors if permitted and entering the Colvin Recreation Center. Email and File Storage Email is provided to all employees and students. Students can select email delivery to go to either Cowboy Mail (Microsoft Office 365) or Orange Mail (G-Mail). Generous file storage options on both accounts remains available despite choosing one or the other for mail delivery. The employee email system is Cowboy Mail (Microsoft Office 365). Employees can access it through a desktop client, on the internet at cowboymail.okstate.edu or mobile devices. Employees also receive one terabyte of file storage on One Drive, a component of Microsoft Office 365, which integrates with the email system and other Microsoft Office 365 features.
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