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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.
Adobe empowers people to imagine, create, and bring any digital experience to life. Users choose Adobe products to ideate, collaborate, be more productive, drive business growth, and build remarkable experiences.
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.
The Patriot Pass credentials are used to access most Mason systems (e.g., Patriot Web, myMason) and are set when you activate your account. If your password is forgotten or expired, you can reset it on the Patriot Pass Password Management page. This site is also used to manage your Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) account methods.
Mason provides wired and wireless network access for faculty, staff, students, and guests in every campus facility.
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.
The Business Intelligence Services team provides support for users of MicroStrategy, Mason’s enterprise business intelligence tool.
Mason offers free, secure, and reliable web hosting to individuals, departments, and organizations within the Mason community.
Virtual Computing Services includes Patriot Virtual Computing & Labs (PVCL).
Classroom Support provides assistance to faculty and staff for classroom facilities and computer classrooms.
Endpoint management services offer tools (JAMF PRo, BeyondTrust, SCCM, and Intune) to remotely support and manage devices in the Mason environment.
The Architectural Standards Review Board (ASRB) is responsible for reviewing, verifying compliance, and providing recommendations for new and upgrade software and hardware procurement projects.
ITS offers systems integration and data exchange services.
Classroom and Desktop Support Services (CDSS) provides full-service, technical desktop support to faculty and staff for Mason-owned and -managed devices.
RAMP is an integrated research web-based system to support Mason’s growing research enterprise and research administration processes. This system reduces duplication of efforts and better supports faculty. It captures research-related data in one system improving reporting and data-driven decision-making. RAMP helps improve compliance with sponsor regulations and requirements through smartforms, streamlined workflows, and an automated notification system.
Canvas, George Mason's Learning Management System, contains many tools to support teaching and learning. A number of third party tools are integrated into Canvas, such as Kaltura, Poll Everywhere, Turnitin, Honorlock.
MATLAB, the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation.
ITS uses TeamDynamix as the Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Tool. This tool is used by several departments within the University and is free to those that would like to be added user base.
This service contains different offerings that can be used to automate all or part of a document process.
Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) offers a host of applications for seamless collaboration, communication, and productivity.
Mason offers several data storage solutions for your studies, research, and work.
Computer labs offer the university community access to computing resources and a variety of software to support learning, teaching, and research. Labs have printers available through the pay-for-print (PFP) network. To reserve equipment and/or other lab resources, select Reserve Resources.