Need to work away from the office?  If so, you can be just as productive, with access to most of the features, functionalities, resources and services you have in the office.  Below provides further information on telecommuting.

Internet connection

Having a good Internet connection is imperative.  A spotty or slow connection won’t allow you to work efficiently, and provide a poor user experience, especially if using services such as Microsoft Teams.

IM, Calls and Videoconferencing

Microsoft Teams - In Teams, when you click on the Calls icon, you will see a Dialpad available.  As a reminder, rather than having a physical phone at your desk, you will now make and receive calls through the Teams application on your computers or mobile device. 

Microsoft Office Productivity Suite

Microsoft Office – Microsoft Office 365 Proplus is available for free to students, faculty and staff to download. 

Accessing Files

OneDrive for Business – If you’ve been saving your files to OneDrive for Business, you can continue working with them by accessing them online. 

VPN - A secure way to access your files remotely

Department Shared Drives – You can access your department’s shared drive remotely by mapping a drive letter to it.  Please note this requires you to connect to the University’s VPN.  If trying to connect to VPN while on campus, the connection will not work. This only works from off campus.

E-mail

Accessing E-mail – Access to e-mail is available via numerous methods.

• Outlook on the Web – E-mail is accessible using a web browser.
• Outlook – If you’ve installed Microsoft Office on a computer, you can configure it to access your e-mail.
• Mobile Devices – Configure Outlook for mobile clients.
  • Outlook for iPhone/iPad
  • Outlook for Android
• go.barry.edu – Login to go.barry.eu and click on the Outlook Web App icon.

Ellucian Colleague and Student Portal

Colleague – Access to Colleague is available via http://go.barry.edu.  After logging in, search for Colleague and then click on it.

Student Planning

Internet, Intranet and Software

http://go.barry.edu – go.barry.edu provides students, faculty and staff secure access to multiple sources of campus information and services.  It’s the one stop shop for accessing the online resources and software.  Please note this requires you to connect to the University’s VPN.  If trying to connect to VPN while on campus, the connection will not work. This only works from off campus.

Direct URLs – Below are direct URLs to the frequently used sites.

• Email
• Workday
• Canvas
• Student Planning
• Salesforce
• BUCWIS
• Library

Other Systems

Some areas on campus use specialized systems.  In the event there are issues accessing them remotely, please contact the IT Support Desk at (305) 899-3604, or submit a ticket for assistance with this.  

Prepare your personal computer to work from home

If you plan on using a personal computer, read through the recommendations for improving its security posture.