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Related Checklist Items
- Now – Password change/email set-up
- February 1 – Emergency contact information
- February 11 – Parental Education form
- February 11 – Use of preferred name on campus form (optional)
- Optional – Publicity opt out form
Username and Password
You will receive your Beloit username and temporary password via email. Sometimes this email ends up in your “spam” folder, so be sure to look there for a message with the subject “Email Like a Beloiter”.
We highly recommend that you change your password immediately:
- Go to beloit.edu/password.
- Follow the instructions to enroll and change your password in Beloit College’s password system.
If you have any trouble throughout this process, please don’t hesitate to contact the IT Help Desk by calling 608-363-HELP (4357) or by sending an email to support@beloit.edu.
You’ll use this username and new password not only for email, but also for participating in summer orientation, registering computers on the college network, printing, and accessing the Portal and Moodle (which some professors use to create online communities for classes). In order to protect your private information, as well as the privacy of your classmates, it is crucial that you never share your password with anyone—including parents or friends.
Email and more
Beloit College uses G-Suite (Google Apps for Education) for email. G-Suite also includes a calendar tool and a document management system called “Drive” that has unlimited storage. To access your Beloit College email account, go to mail.beloit.edu and enter your full email address as your username (yourname@beloit.edu).
Make a habit of regularly checking your Beloit email account. Most communications you’ll receive this summer will come via email, including your housing and roommate assignment, mailbox number, and financial aid information. Your Beloit email will also be an essential tool for communicating with professors, staff, and students at Beloit College.
The Portal
The Portal is an online application that gives you access to your personal academic information: things like class schedules, grades, and transcripts. You can also register for courses and update personal information in the Portal. Many forms referred to in the Next Steps Checklist are available via the Portal under the “New Students” tab. Log in through campus resources or at portal.beloit.edu.
Computers and Networking
All students can utilize Beloit’s many computer labs. However, most students choose to bring their own desktop, laptop, or tablet computer.
For information on campus-licensed software available for your personal computer, recommended technology hardware standards, technology discount opportunities, and campus computer labs, visit our technology guide.
All computers hooked up to Beloit’s network must have current antivirus software.
You are welcome to use any antivirus software that you prefer, and Beloit College offers antivirus software to any currently enrolled students.
For rules and regulations of Beloit computing, and the services the Library and Information Technology Service department (LITS) offers, please read through the information technology policies. Specifically, please read:
- Ethical Use of Computing and Information Resources
- Personally Owned Technology Policy
- Computers Connected to the Beloit College Network Policy
On move-in day, your Resident Assistant or other Beloiters can show you how to register your computer, tablet, phone, or other mobile device with the college network. College staff will be available to assist you in Morse Library, Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Students can connect to the network through a wired port or wireless connection. Each student has a wired port in her/his/their residence hall room; to connect this way, you’ll need an Ethernet cable, either 14 feet long (most rooms) or 25 feet long. You may obtain a cable from the service desk in Morse Library.
Beloit College offers wireless network access in all academic, administrative, and residential buildings on campus. There is also significant outdoor wireless coverage outside of Pearsons Hall and the residential quad. Learn more about connecting to the wireless network (BCNet).
Personal wireless routers are not allowed in campus buildings. Please refer to our Personal Wireless Router Policy for more information.
Other Communication-related Things to Know
To encourage a more open and welcoming campus community environment, we allow any community member the option of using a “preferred” first and/or middle name on campus wherever possible. If you would like to submit a request to use a preferred name on campus, please visit the Preferred Name Policy page.
To ensure that your preferred name appears in a timely manner on class rosters, in Moodle, and throughout the Portal, we encourage you to submit your request as soon as possible.
All students are encouraged to have a cell phone. This is a main line of communication not only for our emergency alert system, but also for communication between students, as well as between students and faculty/staff.
We do not provide phone service for students in the residence halls.
You’re going to have some great accomplishments in college, and at times, we may want to share them publicly. For example, you may deliver your class’ Commencement address, become the lead in a play, or break a college athletic record in your sport.
If you don’t want us to share accomplishments like these publicly or to identify you if your photograph is taken by the college, you may opt out using this form.