BARUCH COMPUTING & TECHNOLOGY CENTER (BCTC)

www.baruch.cuny.edu/bctc/student

Listed below are some of the computing and technology resources available to you as a student at Baruch College.  For additional information regarding these resources or if you require assistance, visit the website listed above.

Baruch Username for WebMail, Printing, Wireless, and PC Login
The Baruch Username is the key to accessing the following systems. To obtain your Baruch username, please visit the website above.

AirBaruch
AirBaruch is a free mobile service provided to you, enabling you to use your cell phone for many services that previously required you to be at a computer. You can now access email, receive Blackboard alerts and grades, organize a social event and much more—all while on the run. The college can use AirBaruch to notify you immediately if there is a campus emergency or if classes are cancelled. Register for AirBaruch at www.baruch.cuny.edu/airbaruch.

Student E-Mail—Live @ Baruch
Check your email regularly. It is the official means of communication regarding academic and administrative matters, especially between Baruch faculty and students. It is the ONLY place we will send your grades, registration information, and official notices. Faculty often send assignments and information to your Live @ Baruch email account. For more information, please visit baruchmail.cuny.edu.

Printing and Resume Printing
Laser printing is available in the BCTC labs, up to 1,000 pages per student per semester, funded by the Student Tech Fee. The main lab also provides resume paper and dedicated stations for resume printing as well as color laser printing.

Wireless Campus Network
Baruch provides access to its wireless network in various "hot-spots" on campus, such as the library, around the Atrium in the Newman Vertical Campus, various classrooms, the cafeteria, and other areas where students congregate.

PC Login for Computing Labs, Library PCs and Kiosks
Baruch provides various PC access in the computing labs, the library, and scattered kiosk stations. Baruch operates over two dozen computer labs, including the flagship lab on the 6th floor of the library building and smaller labs in the Newman Vertical Campus. Lab schedules are posted in building lobbies on campus and on the Baruch website.

CUNY Portal Blackboard
Blackboard is an online educational tool many professors use to complement their courses. This tool allows professors to post their course syllabus and presentations, assign homework, allow students to take quizzes online, etc. Access Blackboard through the CUNY Portal.

"Smart" Classrooms
Each new classroom in the Newman Vertical Campus includes cutting-edge computing equipment built into the lecterns with high-speed connections to the internet and audio-visual presentation equipment.

BCTC Helpdesk
The BCTC Helpdesk offers technology assistance to students in-person, by telephone and via e-mail. Helpdesk service is intended to aid students in the use of computing equipment on campus, course-related software and College computing services such as Blackboard and Live @ Baruch.

BCTC Student Workshops
BCTC Client Services provides workshops for students.  Workshops include Technology at Baruch, Microsoft Office 2003 and other topics.