Technology Benefits

Computers

As a member of the University community, you are eligible for technology purchase programs with various brands. This will allow you to purchase a computer, laptop, or tablet at a discounted price.

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 is available for all current SHSU students, faculty, and staff. With Office 365, you now have one terabyte of OneDrive storage and access to a free download of Office. To access your Office 365 account, go to https://login.microsoftonline.com/. Enter your official SHSU e-mail address (ex., abc123@shsu.edu) - rather than your alias - and click sign-in. You will be redirected to the SHSU login page where you will enter your SHSU credentials. Your initial login will take about five minutes as Office 365 creates your account.

My Gartner

Sam Houston State University offers access to resources from Gartner (https://www.shsu.edu/gartner), a leading information technology firm that provides research and analysis services to inform and support decision making in higher education. The campus-wide subscription includes resources for faculty, staff, and students.

  • Magic Quadrants - A series of research reports aimed at providing customers with a qualitative analysis into a particular market and its direction, maturity, and participants.

  • Hype Cycles - Graphic representations of maturity and adoption of technologies and applications which help discern technology hype from what’s actually viable.

  • Special Reports - Gartner Special Reports are time-sensitive research reports focused on key issues in technology.

  • Complimentary Research - Regularly updated selections of cutting-edge research from Gartner analysts.

StataMP 16

Students, faculty and staff all have access to a FREE licensed copy of the most recent version of StataMP for their home computer. (PC and Mac)

Educause

EDUCAUSE® is a higher education technology association focused on advancing higher education with research, professional development, and collaboration. To login, point your web browser to https://www.educause.edu/ and click on Login. Then search for and select Sam Houston State University from the Federated Login section to continue logging in.

LastPass Password Manager

LastPass is a password manager that remembers all your passwords and keeps them secure, so you don’t have to. This means forgetting or hiding passwords are a thing of the past, making your future so much brighter with the promise of never forgetting a password again. As a SHSU Bearkat, you can upgrade your free personal LastPass account to LastPass Premium at no cost.