Dear Faculty,
Welcome back! Below is important IT information for the upcoming academic year:
Courseware
- Canvas – Information about the Learning Management System for faculty, staff, and TAs: Canvas Login
- Reminder: If you plan to use Canvas for your Fall 2025 course, you must submit a request to have your course site created: Request a New Canvas Site
Communication
- O365 Email – All Weitzman affiliates (including faculty, instructors, and lecturers) receive an O365 account for official communications. Learn more here.
- Design-Faculty Mailing List - All faculty, lecturers, and instructors are automatically subscribed; official announcements from Weitzman will be distributed here.
- Departmental Messages – Sent directly by your department.
- Classlists – Provided by ISC and the Registrar to allow you to email all registered students in a course. Each department has access to its own classlists. More info here.
- WISH (Weitzman Information and Services HUB): A secure, PennKey-protected Sharepoint site that centralizes handbooks, forms, and resources for faculty and staff, providing 24/7 answers to common policies and procedures.
Cloud Storage
Printing
- Small-format laser printers and large-format plotters are available to all Weitzman users.
- Details on access, devices, and media types are available on the Weitzman ITS website.
Web Conferencing
- Zoom – All Weitzman faculty, staff, and students have access to university-licensed Zoom accounts. Please use only these accounts, as they are FERPA-compliant and provide full features.
- Microsoft Teams – Also available to all Weitzman faculty, staff, and students.
AV Resources
- All fixed AV installations were serviced during summer preventive maintenance.
- Studios with a ceiling-mounted projector includes an AV bag with an HDMI cable. Please remind students to handle this equipment with care.
- Projectors can also connect wirelessly (in addition to HDMI). Instructions are projected on the welcome screen when the projectors are powered on.
Computer Labs & Classrooms
- Central Pool Classroom – Reserve through your department staff using this reservation form.
- Weitzman computer labs (Meyerson, Addams) may be reserved via this page. Software and schedules are posted for each lab.
- Authentication: All Weitzman lab and public computers require PennKey login.
Software
- Visit the Weitzman IT Software Information page for details.
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Graduate students: Free personal license
- Other students: Discounted licenses available
- Adobe is also available for free in all Weitzman labs (requires a free Adobe account).
Trainings
LinkedIn Learning
- Free for all Weitzman faculty.
- Courses cover a wide range of skills and software from beginner to advanced.
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Access LinkedIn Learning
AI Trainings
Security
- Secure Share – For securely exchanging sensitive information within Penn.
- Sophos Home – Free antivirus software for personal devices (up to 10 installations). Available to all Penn faculty, staff, and students.
Support & Resources
Welcome back, and best wishes for a successful semester!
- Weitzman IT Services
