UMKC Information Services →  Information for Students

Below you will find a host of helpful IS-related links for UMKC Students*.
* The online version of the student orientation handout is here.

	For information concerning the variety of services Information Services provides for students, please visit the Student Computer Resource Guide.
	UMKC has partnered with the online music service Ruckus Network to provide UMKC students with unlimited download access to a library of over 2.5 Million songs! Find out more here.

	Technology Resources and Links

• Account and Password Management - Visit this site to setup your account or change your password online.
• Antivirus Software - Students may download, install and use McAfee VirusScan for Windows or McAfee Virex for Macintosh to protect their personal computers.
• Blackboard - Course management software that allows instructors to put components of their courses online.
• Faculty/Staff/Student Lookup - Search for email addresses (and other contact information) here.
• Grade Reports - UMKC enables students to view their semester grades on the Internet.
• Internet Bars - UMKC makes available to our students, faculty, staff and constituents quick access to the web using kiosk computers.
• Outlook Web and Mobile Access - Check your email online with Outlook Web Access.
• Pathway - Register for classes, add/drop classes, pay fees, access and update your personal information and more.
• ResNet - High-speed internet connection available for dorm students.
• STAR-UMKC (Host-On-Demand) - This system is being retired after July 1. All services previously accessible here (and many more) are now available via Pathway.
• Student Computer Labs - IS-managed general-use computer labs main website.
• UMKC Call Center - Experiencing computer problems? Contact the Call Center at 816.235.2000.
• UMKC IS Online Problem Report - Report account or system problems to UMKC Information Services by way of these easy-to-use web forms.
• UMKC Personal Web Site - Information for setting up a personal web site can be found at http://web.umkc.edu.
• Wireless Computing - Information on using our wireless network.

	Software Resources

• RooTools - A collection of software and instruction sets designed to assist UMKC students, faculty and staff in connecting to UMKC resources.
• Site-Licensed Software - Information Services has site-licensed EndNote, Maple, SAS, and SPSS products for use in the Student Computing Labs.

	Special Academic Pricing for Software and Hardware

• Academic Software - The UMKC Bookstore offers academic pricing for many software titles.
• Personal Computers - As a student, faculty or staff member, you are eligible to receive educational discounts on personal computer purchases.

	Technology Training Options

• Microsoft e-Learning Library - End user courses for Microsoft products.