Software

Computer labs are accessible to students, staff, and faculty. All lab machines require an SUeID and password to sign in. Both Windows and macOS labs are available with different software installed depending on the lab.

Click here for a list of Computer Labs & Software

Apple Education Store 

Find discounts on most Apple products using your SUeID

Dell Education Store

Find discounts for SU Students, Faculty and Staff 

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office is available with your Southwestern account. Click the link below to get your copy of Office 365 at no cost.

Get Office 365

IBM SPSS Statistics

SPSS is provided by the university at no cost to students. Use the link below to sign into the Techdeck site, click on Downloads, then click on the version of SPSS you need (Windows or macOS) and click Download. 

NOTE: You will need a license key in order to use SPSS. It will be emailed to you when you download the software.

Download SPSS

AutoCAD & Autodesk Apps

Autodesk offers full versions of AutoCAD, 3DSMax, Maya, and more at no cost to students. Click the link below to set up your free Autodesk Student account.

Get Autodesk Apps

Adobe Creative Cloud

Unfortunately, the university does not have a license for Adobe Creative Cloud for student machines. Adobe CC is available for student use on all computer lab machines on campus.

Find a Lab with Adobe CC

Adobe does offer a discounted Students & Teachers plan for Creative Cloud. Click below for more info.

Buy an Adobe CC Plan 

Sophos Home

Students, Faculty, and Staff have access to the premium version of Sophos Home for antivirus. Click below to sign up and download it.

Sign up for Sophos Home

Keeper Password Manager

Moodle is the main way in which students engage with their classes including viewing syllabi, submitting assignments, and completing quizzes/tests. Moodle provides great learning, teaching, and research experiences that are available to any student, faculty, or staff member.

Go to Moodle

Questions, problems, concerns?

Contact our Moodle administrator, Melanie Hoag hoagm@southwestern.edu

Your Southwestern email is also a Google account, meaning you have access to G-Suite apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and more.

Gmail

Your university email is accessed through Gmail. You can find it through the mySouthwestern portal or by navigating to mail.southwestern.edu.

Calendar

Your Google Calendar can be accessed from calendar.southwestern.edu.

Drive

Google Drive can be accessed once you are signed into your Google account from the apps menu in the top-right corner. You can store files, create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. You can also collaboratively share files with your colleagues/classmates so that you can contribute to the same project in real time.

You can also install Google Drive for Desktop and have your Google Drive files stream over the network to a folder on your computer.

Saving Your Google Data

After graduating or departing from Southwestern you’ll permanently lose all of your email, drive files, calendars, chats, etc. You can find a comprehensive guide on preserving your data on the Accounts & Passwords page under "How do I migrate my account and files to a personal account?"

For departments, using Google Shared Drives is the best way to preserve files so that nothing gets lost when an employee departs. If your department has a Shared Drive, please check with your department head to make sure that you can access and contribute to it. If your department does not have a Shared Drive and would like one, please contact the TechDeck at techdeck@southwestern.edu.

University Devices

Faculty and staff having issues with a university device should contact the Techdeck.

Contact the Techdeck 

Personal Devices

Please note that IT cannot operate on or repair personal devices. The Techdeck may be able to help resolve issues or best advise on how to take advantage of a device's warranty. Otherwise, IT recommends the following local repair shops.

For PCs:

• Click Computers

• A1 Smartphone Repair

For Macs:

• Longhorn Mac Repair

• Tyrosys

• Apple Store (Domain)