User Accounts for BSC Faculty, Staff and Administrators

A username, which is also referred to as a logon name or user account, is a method to validate you as a legitimate user of a system. Individual usernames on systems at the College are standardized in the format first initial followed by last name. An exception to that standard occurs when more than 1 person has the same first initial and last name. In that case, the username becomes first initial, followed by a sequential number, followed by last name, e.g. J1SMITH for John Smith. If you have accounts on more than 1 system, you should have the same username for each system. User Accounts for BSC Faculty, Staff and Administrators will stay active as long the person is affiliated with BSC.

Instructions for Requesting Computer Accounts

Faculty, librarians and staff requests for all new computer accounts should be initiated by printing and filling out a User Account Application Form. Please complete all sections. Sign and date the form and acknowledge your agreement to adhere to the guidelines outlined in the BSC Security Procedures. The Department Head Signature is required.

Please note that under the Please check the appropriate systems, it is acceptable to check as many accounts as you need. If you are not sure as to which systems you need, please read the Guidelines for Requesting Computer Accounts section.

Forward the completed form to:

User Account Coordinator
Information Services
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater MA 02325

  
Guidelines for Requesting Appropriate Computer Accounts
BSC Network Domain/NT Server Accounts

To access the campus-wide network applications, departmental drives and printers you must have a BSC Network Domain/NT Server account.

Faculty, librarians and staff that need access to the above resources must request this account. The departments who have Graduate Assistants, and/or Undergraduate student employees working in their offices may apply for a Departmental Network Account but the student account must be renewed each semester.

  
Fred

FRED carries BSC's Administrative Applications such as the Student Information System (SIS), Financial Record System (FRS), and Human Resource System (HRS). Faculty, librarians and staff that need access to administrative applications can request an account. In addition to filling out a User Account Request form, you are required to complete an additional security form and attend appropriate training as listed below. FRED accounts will also remain active as long as you are working at BSC, including summer or other break periods.

Graduate Assistants, and/or Undergraduate student employees working in your office may also apply for a Fred account. Student employee Fred accounts are semesterly accounts that need to be renewed each semester. When Information Services sends you a report on your student accounts, please fill out their status and return the form to the specified address to renew these accounts. Please notify the Help Desk immediately, at extension 2555, if a student employee stops working for you.

Please note: Due to Security requirements, FRED accounts are only accessible from on-campus computers.

Systems on FRED

  
Eagle

Eagle is the Academic VAX Computer that carries Programming Languages such as Basic, C, Cobol, Fortran, Pascal, Lisp and the Electronic Bulletin Board. Semesterly Class Accounts that BSC faculty need for his/her students to use these applications are created on EAGLE. These accounts are temporary accounts that expire and are deleted at the end of each semester. BSC faculty and staff that need access to programming languages and the Electronic Bulletin Board can also request EAGLE accounts.

  
Benny

Benny is the Academic Digital Unix computer that carries Programming Languages such as C, C++, and Perl. Class Accounts that BSC faculty need for their students to use these applications are created on BENNY. These accounts are temporary accounts that expire and are deleted at the end of each semester. BSC faculty that need access to the programming languages on Benny can also request BENNY accounts.

  
Renewals

All Visiting Lecturer accounts (Fred, Eagle, Benny & BSC Domain) and student employee accounts (Fred and BSC Domain) will expire and need to be renewed every semester. Failure to renew your account will result in your account being disabled. To renew your account send e-mail to CONSULTANT or call the Help Desk at extension 2555. Please note that student employee accounts must be renewed by department chairs.

  
Password Problems

Faculty and Staff with password problems may call the Help Desk at x2555 or stop in to the Moakley Technology Center, Room 139 to request  a password change. Password changes will be completed within 24 hours.

  
Username Changes

Username changes are allowed only under following circumstances:

  1. If you have legally changed your name.
  2. If your name was not spelled correctly in the initial set-up and therefore your username is not spelled correctly.
  3. If you have existing accounts on other systems and would like to have the same username for all of them.
  
Getting Assistance

All faculty and staff user account requests should be directed by email to itsupport@bridgew.edu.

Last Modified: July 2, 2008