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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.
Mason offers free, secure, and reliable web hosting to individuals, departments, and organizations within the Mason community.
ITS provides troubleshooting and customer assistance to authorized users of Patriot Web, including tech support, and access management.
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 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.
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.
Autodesk builds software that helps people imagine, design, and make a better world. The Autodesk Education License Products is a library of over 100 applications to help you create. This Application Software entry is specifically for the Autodesk Education plan granted to Mason for use in classrooms and labs.
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.
The Business Intelligence Services team provides support for users of MicroStrategy, Mason’s enterprise business intelligence tool.
Learning Space Design supports the design, engineering, and implementation of audio-visual technologies in spaces for teaching and learning on all campuses.
ITS provides support for a variety of learning tools to enrich teaching and learning.
Salesforce is one of Mason’s customer relationship management (CRM) platforms that is used to manage the student experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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.
As part of an ongoing effort to protect faculty, staff, students, and the university from malware and unsafe links, Microsoft Defender is enabled for Office 365, which includes two security features: Safe Links and Safe Attachment
Mason provides access to its network and telephone service via data jacks that are located in university buildings. Not all jacks are activated at all times.
Active Directory (AD) is a directory service developed by Microsoft. It acts as a central database for managing users, computers, and other network resources, enabling centralized authentication, authorization, and access control within an organization's network.
The IT Security Office (ITSO) provides topic-specific presentations and training for IT security-related issues.
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
Some university processes or departmental business may require working with Highly Sensitive Data (HSD). In such cases, authorization is required to ensure this data is used in compliance with university, state, and federal standards and stored properly and securely.
Virtual Computing Services includes Patriot Virtual Computing & Labs (PVCL).