STUDENT EMAIL POLICY
All use of email will be consistent with
other College policies.
Email is an official means of communication, which is intended to meet the academic
and administrative needs of the campus
community. It is expected that such communications will be read in a timely fashion,
which is why STCC ensures that all students
in credit-bearing courses can access a standardized, college-issued email account
throughout their academic years at STCC.
Expectations
Students are expected to check their email
on a daily basis to remain informed of College related communications. There are
many computer stations and labs placed
around campus for free student use, such as
in the Student Success Center, Building 27,
1st floor. It is the student’s responsibility to
recognize that certain communications may
be time-critical.
Appropriate use
Users should exercise caution in using email
to communicate confidential or sensitive
information. Do not assume that email is
private and confidential. Be careful to send
messages only to the intended recipient (s),
especially when using the “reply” command.
Remember e-mails can be stored, copied,
printed, or forwarded by recipients. Do not
write anything in an e-mail message that you
would not feel comfortable saying in person.
Educational use
Faculty will determine how email will be
used in their classes and can make the assumption that students’ accounts are being
accessed. This “Official Student Email Policy” ensures that students will have the tools
to comply with email-based course requirements from the faculty.
Acceptable Uses of STCC
Information Technology
Resources
Student Online
Resource
Information
STCC firmly believes that
Information Technology Resources
empower Users and make their
education and work more fulfilling
and successful. Acceptable use of
STCC’s computing and networking
resources includes usage for
academic, educational or professional
purposes which are directly related to
official College business and in
support of STCC’s mission. All students and guests must sign in legibly
on appropriate logs each time they
use the network.
The entire policy is located at
http://www.stcc.edu/it/docs/Useof
STCCITResourcesPolicy.pdf.
Springfield Technical Community College
1 Armory Square
P.O. Box 9000
Springfield, MA 01102-9000
Phone: 413-781-7822
IT Helpdesk
helpdesk@stcc.edu
413-755-4016
WebAdvisor
WebAdvisor is an online tool for students to
view grades, class schedules, program evaluations, and financial information. Online transactions for students include course registration, schedule changes, bill payment, and
address changes. Students can also work with
advisors to use the Education Plan (Ed Plan)
function.
Use your new STCC email address if you need
to reset your WebAdvisor password through
"What's my password" and "Reset my
Password" in WebAdvisor. If you do not
receive a response within 24 hours, you can
contact the STCC Help Desk at 413-755-4016
(M-F 8:00am to 8:00pm).
Access your WebAdvisor from the STCC
home page (www.stcc.edu).
STCC ALERT-EMERGENCY
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
To sign up to receive emergency notifications from the College, login to WebAdvisor
and click on STCC ALERTEMERGENCY NOTIFICATION
SYSTEM and enter the appropriate
information. Text and cell messages from
the College will arrive from either STCC
ALERT or Mass Higher Ed.
Student Email
Blackboard
All communications from your instructors
and the other College offices will be sent to
the student email account.
Online classes are administered
Access your email account via the STCC
home page (www.stcc.edu).
User name and password:
Same as WebAdvisor and Blackboard username and password by default.
Getting Help:
Take the easy on-line tutorial. Just disregard
the sign up section because STCC has already enrolled you:
utilizing Blackboard Learning
Management System
How to Enroll in an Online Course
The first step to enroll for an online
course is to register with the Registrars
Office or on WebAdvisor for the class.
How to Log into an Online Course
Go to the College Blackboard site. The
address is http://stcc.blackboard.com/
and login using your WebAdvisor
http://www.google.com/mail/help/tour/in
dexStart.html
username and your student ID# as your
password. If you don’t have a WebAdvisor Username go to the “Set up a
Extra features:
WebAdvisor Account” link on the
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/us
ers/userfeatures.html
WebAdvisor main page.
In addition to email, this provides students
with a calendar function. Students should
add the STCC Academic Calendar to their
calendar choices.
For more information about online
classes visit:
http://stcc.edu/online/
For problems or concerns with
Blackboard, please contact
online@stcc.edu