Information services will begin creating the computer classroom and lab software builds for the 2018 summer and fall terms in early April. A software build is applied to all computers in a computer lab or classroom and contains a set of applications that the students require access to in order to complete their coursework. The computer classroom/lab software builds start from a “blank slate” which means that whatever software was available for the spring 2018 semester will not be available for the 2018 summer or fall semester unless it is specifically requested. Exceptions are Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher), standard browsers and anti-virus protection. Please fill out the request survey here.
If you are interested in requesting software for other locations that are not labs or classrooms, please contact the help desk (help@up.edu or x7000).
A note to School of Engineering faculty: This request process if for installations in rooms outside of Shiley Hall.
Funding for new software is the responsibility of the requesting department. The software build and deployment process is extremely labor intensive; therefore, software requests must be submitted no later than March 30 if you want the software to appear on the computer classroom/lab software build for the summer or fall 2018 semester.
Please call the help desk at extension x7000 if you have questions.