Set up Campus UMID username and password.  This is the login you will use to access our Learning Management System (LMS), Smith School Network (including Lab and Classroom computers), and other important campus systems.  This account will not be active until HR activates your appointment, so please contact them if you are having problems. 

Set up your course in ELMS if you are teaching.  Each instructor teaching a course must request their own space in our Learning Management System (LMS).  If you have any questions about setting up your course or using the system, please contact bbhelp@rhsmith.umd.edu.  You will need your Campus UMID previously mentioned to login. 

IMPORTANT TO NOTE:  The University recently announced that beginning January 1 we will be switching online course spaces from Blackboard to Canvas.  Please watch the Division of IT's  ELMS Blog for more information as it becomes available.  Fall 2012 courses will all be held in Blackboard with the exception of a few pilot courses, and then ALL course spaces will be created in Canvas beginning January 1.  Please contact canvas@rhsmith.umd.edu with questions or concerns not answered by the blog.

Instructors MUST request any software needed in the Labs and Classrooms.  Even if you see the software you want on an existing list or image, it doesn't mean that it will be there the next semester.  If you need it, please request it using the form.  Software requests are typically requested before each semester, in January and in May.  If you are just joining us and have a need that falls outside of our typical request times, we will do our best to work with you and provide you with what you need. 

Order your computer.  New Full-Time faculty members will receive a standard system from the Office of Smith IT.  If you require additional equipment, you can purchase this using your departmental or personal funds.  If you have any questions, please contact Tom O'Rourke at  torourke@rhsmith.umd.edu or by phone at 301-405-8914.  If you require software other than what is on the standard image, please indicate this on the computer request form and we will work with you to determine a funding source for the software.

If you have not already done so, please check out the "Before You Arrive" tab for other steps for getting started.

Your Smith account can only be set up for you if Payroll has provided vital information to the Office of Smith IT. Once we have received that information it takes up to two business days for your new Smoogle email account to be activated. The Office of Smith IT will contact your supervisor to let them know when this has been done. If you have started work and you do not have your email account, please check with your supervisor and then contact Payroll via payroll@rhsmith.umd.edu to verify your status has been reported. Smith IT cannot create your accounts until we have received the appropriate information.

Sit with someone from Smith IT for a brief orientation.  Please email Theresa Ewing at tewing@rhsmith.umd.edu to set up an appointment.  Orientations typically last about 20 minutes (or longer if you'd like!) and we will go over the systems used here at Smith and make sure you are able to access them.

Update your R.H. Smith profile.  You will need your iNotes account information to so this, which can be found on your Smith School account sheet.  You also need to set up your University Directory profile if you have not already done so.  It is important to keep your directory entries up to date so that you don't miss important emails and communications.

Schedule an appointment with Classroom Support.  For a hands on introduction to the equipment in the classrooms and conference rooms, please contact the Helpdesk at helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu or 301-405-2269.

Get to know your Departmental Technology Officer (DTO).  If you are interested in research computing or interest in using a netlab, please contact your DTO to arrange a meeting to discuss your needs.

Check the equipment set up in your office.  If there are any questions or concerns about it, please contact Smith IT by coming to suite 3520 in Van Munching Hall during business hours, calling the HelpDesk at 301-405-2269, or emailing helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu anytime. 

Request ELMS courses if you have not already done so.

When you leave the Smith School, your email account is active until the last day of employment so make sure to remove any important personal information as you will not have access to it after this date. Copy or move your messages to another email client BEFORE your accounts are removed.

When you leave, you will also need to schedule and exit interview with the HR office.  You will need to turn in the following items:

• Office keys
• ID Card
• Parking Permit
• Equipment purchased with any University Funds (Blackberry/Cell Phone/Laptop/etc.) - yes, this means equipment purchased with grants and overhead funds too.  Talk to your Business Office representative for clarification about State regulations about ownership of computer related equipment. 

You will also need to take care of any leave payback, loans, and leave settlements at this time.  If you have any questions regarding the exit interview, please contact Bobvita Salters at x59571 or bsalters@rhsmith.umd.edu.

For questions regarding the disabling of your email account, please contact the Office of Smith IT at x52296 or at helpme@rhsmith.umd.edu.