Popular Services
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ITS supports a variety of public domain and site-licensed software to the Mason Community. View an A-Z listing of available here. You may also make requests for, or report issues with certain Software titles.
Microsoft allows George Mason University to provide the latest version of Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, and other Microsoft products at no cost. Access is tied to your Mason email address.
Mason’s Learning Management Systems (LMS), contains many tools to support teaching and learning, as well as myMason for use by departments and organizations to stay connected and informed. Poll Everywhere and Honorlock are separate services available within the Blackboard environment. Mason is in the process of bringing Canvas as the new LMS.
Technology Support Services (TSS) provides full-service, technical desktop support to faculty and staff for Mason-owned and -managed devices.
Mason provides wired and wireless network access for faculty, staff, students, and guests in every campus facility.
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) offers a host of applications for seamless collaboration, communication, and productivity.
Virtual Computing Services include Citrix Virtual Lab (CVL) and Patriot Virtual Computing (PVC).
Classroom Support provides assistance to faculty and staff for classroom facilities and computer classrooms.
The list of forms from the old catalog to new as well as the new Service Catalog (Categories, Services, Service Offerings, and Forms)
This service is used to request a URL be added to the Cisco Umbrella Service or the Mason Email Mason's antivirus and antispam protection systems or request the External Email Notification Banner be removed from emails being sent from an application to Mason emails.
MATLAB, the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation.
Request equipment (computer parts, mobile phones), either new or to check out for a limited time.
Mason offers free, secure, and reliable web hosting to individuals, departments, and organizations within the Mason community.
This service is used to request HR data for your department, request access to Banner, request upload/download of data, or report issues with Banner.
Telephone lines and voice mailboxes are provided for faculty, staff, departmental spaces, and student organizations. These services are in transition as we work towards retiring the Avaya system and implementing the new Vonage system. For project updates, visit the Telecom System Replacement Roadmap
The Enterprise Data Integration Services (EDIS) Group offers systems integration and data exchange services.
Office 365, Mason’s email and calendar system, contains tools to support collaboration. This includes creating distribution lists for mass mailings, generic accounts for use by departments/clubs, and blocking unwanted messages (SPAM). In addition, you can request a change to how your name is displayed.