A personal computer is highly desirable for accessing online course material and other pertinent student information from home. Most KUMC students have a computer at home; an increasing number are bringing laptop and tablet computers to campus. The University makes a number of computers available on campus for student use.

Students in the School of Nursing's and the School of Allied Health's Distance Education Programs are required to have a computer that meets KUMC standards.

Students in the School of Medicine will purchase a tablet PC provided to them during orientation. A portion of orientation will include instruction on use of the tablet in conjunction with the curriculum.

Whether or not you own a computer, you will need to regularly access and use online learning materials on KUMC web servers and in the Angel learning environment; communicate via email with instructors and colleagues; use Microsoft desktop applications (notably Word and PowerPoint); view PDF documents with the Adobe Reader; and use other applications and computer tools depending on the specific requirements of your program. You will find it convenient to store personal copies of materials on your computer's hard disk. The KUMC standard for portable storage is USB flash memory (also known as "flash drives", "keychain drives", "jump drives", etc.). Students who need file portability should acquire one or more flash memory drives. The library sells 128MB jump drives for $25.

The following areas have computers available for student use. All PC's are running Microsoft XP with Microsoft Office Suite, educational applications, SAS, SPSS, End Note, and GroupWise.

To connect to the internet from home, you will need to subscribe to an internet provider (ISP). For a monthly fee, the ISP will provide you with access to the internet and usually other value added services. High speed access to the internet via cable modem or DSL is becoming more popular than the traditional “dial-up” method via a phone line and modem. As many KUMC classes have online content, we recommend obtaining high speed internet access. If you prefer the lower cost of "dial-up" with a modem, consider KUMC Online at $90.00 for 6 months of unlimited use. Go to the online registration form to sign up for KUMC Online.

Generally KUMC systems are designed to support the Microsoft Windows platform and we encourage you to use Windows systems. Since most student-use resources are browser-based, the platform you use will ordinarily not be an issue. However, we cannot offer assurance that devices using the Mac, Linux, or other non-Windows operating systems will provide trouble-free access to all systems and resources.

The following high traffic student locations have access to the wireless network:

• Dykes Library
• Orr-Major
• Wahl East & West auditoriums
• School of Nursing Building
• Taylor Hall
• Study lounges in the Student Center
• Murphy Hall

Complete details can be found at: http://www2.kumc.edu/ir/wireless/

Yes. KUMC has an agreement with Microsoft to provide the MS Office suite of products to students. To read more about what is covered under the agreement, see our site on the Microsoft Student Select Agreement . To purchase copies for home use, log in to myKUMC and from the Services tab, select the Purchase Discounted Software link in the Computing channel.

Web-based and Instructor-led courses available for KUMC employees are also available for students at no charge. To see the courses available visit the IR Training and Development web site.

The library maintains a list of resources for PDAs and Pocket PCs. You can also visit The Handheld Zone, a site geared toward School of Nursing students and faculty using PDAs.

Dykes Library has teamed up with Skyscape to offer discounted pricing on Skyscape's medical references for PDAs for students, faculty and staff at KUMed. Log in to myKUMC and click on the Services tab. Then click on the Skyscape PDA Software link in the computing section.

KUMC's e-mail system is called GroupWise. Your GroupWise account name is a combination of your first name initial and last name (e.g. jsmith). Your email account will be generated automatically once you are admitted and an email notification containing your login and password will be sent to the email address on your application. It will be sent using our secure email system. If you did not list a personal email address on your application for admission or you did not receive a secure email about your account information, you can contact your academic department to get this information.

You can access your email from anywhere by connecting to webmail.

See also Student Email.

Instructions using Outlook Express to access GroupWise e-mail (MS Word).

Your best bet for finding information pertaining to students at KUMC is the Current Students section of the KUMC web site.

You can publish a personal web site on the KUMC web servers by filling out a Memo of Agreement on the Web Development Resource Guide.

The Customer Support Webpage: http://www2.kumc.edu/help/ gives up-to-date information o n both support resources and Internet connection options currently available.

The chart below identifies the various services available to students from the Customer Support Help Desk. If a service is not listed, please contact Customer Support for guidance.

1. Angel Learning is KUMC’s primary environment for web-based teaching and learning. The “Virtual Classroom” courses are being transitioned to ANGEL Learning.
2. The Virtual Classroom houses courses, supplemental material, and study aids for the Schools of Allied Health, Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy as well as Continuing Education at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Access to some material requires a username and password provided by the instructor.

Elluminate is a synchronous web delivery tool that allows faculty and students to share ideas, explore content, and learn in real-time. This tool is used in a variety of courses throughout the University. To learn more about Elluminate, or to access “how to” documentation, please refer to this website: http://www2.kumc.edu/ir/tlt/elluminate/index.htm.

myKUMC is an institutional portal that provides authentication and authorization to web-based services for KUMC students, faculty, and staff. Its goal is to provide a framework for delivering online services based on users' roles on campus.

To log into the portal, use the same userid and password as you do for logging into your GroupWise e-mail account.

myKUMC consolidates information from a variety of systems into a single location. There are some, however, that are only available from within myKUMC.

Resources available from myKUMC include:

• Grades
• Course schedules
• Library resources
• Discounted Microsoft products
• Change your password
• Classifed ads
• Announcements from student organizations, financial aid, student services, Kirmayer Fitness Center, and more

Enroll & Pay is a comprehensive, integrated student administration system used by all KU campuses, including Kansas City and Wichita. Among the many services provided are enrollment; viewing of your class schedule, grades, and tuition and fees bill; and updating your contact information.

To log in to Enroll & Pay go to https://sa.ku.edu/. Using the middle box on the page (for KUMC Students & Faculty), enter your KUMC network login and password. This will be the same userid and password that you use to access GroupWise email.

For more information about how to use Enroll and Pay, please visit http://www2.ku.edu/~sakut/tutorials/studentguardian.shtml

There are two ways to get grades: through myKUMC (the portal) and through Enroll & Pay. The main difference between the two is that, in Enroll & Pay, grades display as soon as they are posted to the system. In myKUMC, grades display the following business day.

To get your grades in Enroll & Pay, log into the system at https://sa.ku.edu/. Navigate to the Student Center and select "Schedule/Grades". In addition to your grades, you will find information about your current semester and cumulative GPA.

The online library resources are always changing. The following table shows you where you can go for dynamically updated information of what is available.

In order to view the full text of online journals the library subscribes to, you must access the journals via EZ Proxy. To do this, simply search for the journal title in the E-Journal Finder. When you click on the blue link (the provider name) you will be directed to an EZProxy login screen. Enter your GroupWise username and password and you will be taken to the provider's site where you can access full text.

Self-Service printing and copying with GoPrint is now available from PCs in the Library and the Student Center. This system uses accounts accessible through your GroupWise username and password.

You can add funds to your GoPrint account at the Public Services Desk of the Library. Funds can be added with cash, check or MasterCard/VISA. Access your account to see your balance and print job history.

Dykes Library is excited to introduce Find It!, a service integrated with our databases that aids in the retrieval of full text journal articles.

As you search our databases you will see one of these blue and white Find It! buttons:

When you click this button you will be taken to a page listing the options to obtain full text of the article.

The first option will be a direct link to full text online, if available, through the library's electronic journal subscriptions. The "article" link will take you directly to the full text of the article while the "journal" link will take you to the home page of the journal in which the article appears.

A second option are searches of the library's catalog, either using the title or ISSN number. This will help determine if the journal is available in the print collection.

A third option is to request the article via Interlibrary Loan. Clicking on this option you wil take you directly to the ILLiad log-in page and help facilitate a speedy Interlibrary Loan request by filling in most of the form for you.

(Click on buttons above to see the new service)

EndNote is available for download on the Software Download page under the Services tab in myKUMC. The library maintains a list of EndNote resources. There is also an EndNote manual on reserve at the Public Services desk in the library.

Submit an event to the Student Organizations calendar.

Upon approval by Student Services, your event will automatically be posted to the main Campus Calendar of Events, and displayed in myKUMC and also on the KUMC main web site the day of the event.

There are several options available to recognized student organizations for communication and promotion of their events, including a web site, online discussion board, and calendar of events. To discuss what would work best for your situation, contact Jameson Watkins.

There are several meeting spaces available for student groups in a variey of sizes with different resources. To schedule meeting space for your organization, contact the Dykes Library at 8-7166.