There are many applications and technology tools available to students, faculty, and staff at Davidson. Browse the glossary to find out more information about these resources and how they are used on our campus. To search for specific applications or keywords, select Control+F (Windows) or Command+F (Mac).Users of the technology listed in this document must adhere to Davidson T&I's Standards and Policies documentation.
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Aceware
Aceware software is used by Athletics for student and staff athletic class registration. Physical Education classes are kept separate from student degree credit courses.
Resources: https://www.aceware.com/
Categories: Software
Adobe Creative Cloud
Davidson College has a site-license for the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of products for all faculty and staff. Our current Adobe Creative Cloud licensing does not include mobile apps. If you need Adobe Creative Cloud applications as part of your job, please request access at ti.davidson.edu.
Audiences: Staff, Faculty
Categories: Software
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Bank of America Works
The Bank of America Works payment program is a web-based application that provides users with daily purchasing card transaction information, enables the liaison to “sign off” on their transactions and to allocate the transactions to the appropriate Fund/Org/Account. May be used by all departments on campus, but mainly Business Services.
Resources: https://payment2.works.com/
Contacts: businessservicesbilling@davidson.edu
Categories: Software
Audience: Staff
Banner 9 (Admin Forms)
Banner is an administrative software application specifically developed for higher education. It is used by many departments across Davidson to manage its business operations. The Banner System supports and manages student information, accounts receivable, financial aid, finance and human resources. Staff that have been granted Banner admin accounts can enter data into web-based forms. There are also self-service pages available to all staff and students for time entry, course status, and history review.
Some Banner data falls under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA restricts access to and disclosure of information from students’ educational records without the written consent of the student.
Resources: banner.davidson.edu https://sites.google.com/davidson.edu/bannersupport/home?authuser=1
Contact your supervisor if your job requires Banner access
Audiences: Staff, Faculty
Categories: ERP Tool, Data, and Reporting
Banner (Self-Service)
Students use Banner Self-Service (BannerWeb) to add/drop classes, check their class schedule or grades or enter their hours worked. Faculty and staff use Banner Self-Service to enter their hours worked or to check employee data such as time off, benefits, pay stubs, W2 and T4 forms, or W4 data. Information about Banner Self-Service portal is reviewed as part of the computer deployment process.
Resources: bannerweb.davidson.edu
Audiences: Faculty, Staff; Students
Categories: Data and Reporting; Self-Service
Blackbaud CRM
Blackbaud is the customer relationship management (CRM) software application Davidson College uses to manage the relationships and interactions with constituents that support our mission and fundraising efforts. It is found at crm.blackbaud.edu (if you have access). It is the database record for alumni, parents, donors, and friends of the college. Access to CRM is granted by the College Relations Advancement Operations department. Attendance to a 30-45 minute overview training session is required before access will be granted. Advanced access may require review and additional training sessions. To request access, please email CRTech@davidson.edu.
Submit any questions about or assistance needed regarding Blackbaud to CRTech@davidson.edu or visit the Knowledgebase for Blackbaud CRM. Advancement Operations manages the support center for Blackbaud. The information in this database is confidential.
Resources: Knowledgebase
Contact: CRTech@davidson.edu
Audience: Faculty, Staff
Categories: Relationship Management Tools, Data and Reporting
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Cisco AnyConnect VPN
Davidson's VPN (virtual private network) capability allows access to Davidson network resources while working off-campus. To use VPN, you must be a Davidson employee. VPN is not currently available to students.
Resources: vpn.davidson.edu
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Security
CrashPlan / Code 42
CrashPlan is a server-based backup and restore tool installed on Davidson College-owned devices as part of the computer deployment process. CrashPlan provides a backup and restore process of locally stored data. Information and configuration are part of the computer deployment process.
Audiences: Faculty, Staff
Categories: Backup and Data Restore
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Data.Davidson Reports
Data.davidson.edu is a repository of paginated reports and Power BI reports. The reports are visible based on permissions, usually department-based. They were developed for departments to easily answer recurring questions. Parameters can be entered on many of the reports (ex: fiscal year, student class, aid year) to tailor the output.
There are self-service reports here for employees which include the Pay Stub and Employee Benefits Summary. Additional information is available in the T&I knowledge base - including this article on how to use the data.davidson.edu portal.
URL: data.davidson.edu
Account access and provisioning should be requested by managers
Audience: Faculty, Staff
Categories: Data and Reporting
Davidson Domains
Davidson Domains allows students, faculty, and staff to register their own domain name and associate it with a hosted webspace, free of charge, while at Davidson College. With their Domain and corresponding web space, users have the opportunity and flexibility to design and create a meaningful and vibrant digital presence.
Resources: Introduction to Davidson Domains
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: Domains; Digital
Davidson Gaming
You can connect your game console (PlayStation, XBox, etc.) or streaming device (Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast) to the Davidson Gaming network. This connection is limited to Davidson College faculty, staff, students, and registered visitors. Requests should be made by email at ti@davidson.edu.
Resources: ti.davidson.edu
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Wireless
Davidson Guest
Visitors to campus can use our DavidsonGuest wireless network while on campus for up to 24 hours. After that, guests will need to refresh and reconnect to continue guest internet access.
Resources: ti.davidson.edu
Audiences: Visitors
Categories: Wireless
Davidson One
Davidson One is a web and mobile application designed for the Davidson community.
With Davidson One, users can easily access resources across Davidson in one spot. Davidson One supports customized versions for students, employees, and guests of Davidson.
DegreeWorks
DegreeWorks is a web-based academic advising and degree audit tool that helps students and their advisors successfully navigate curriculum requirements.
DegreeWorks is integrated with Banner information to provide powerful academic planning tools and real-time counseling capabilities, giving students meaningful and consistent direction and providing advisors and student records managers with up-to-date curriculum information.
Resources: https://www.ellucian.com/solutions/ellucian-degree-works
Contact: Registrar’s Office, registrar@davidson.edu
Audiences: Students; Staff; Faculty; Advisors
Categories: Data and reporting
DocuSign
DocuSign is an e-signature solution the supports the secure transmission of documents and enables users to accept digital signatures and utilize high-level document workflow. Departmental access to the DocuSign service must be requested through a T&I Support Center ticket. Individual user permissions are managed by the department administrator.
Resources:
Support: https://support.docusign.com/en/ Training: https://support.docusign.com/en/docusignuniversity
Contact: ti@davidson.edu
Audiences: Staff; Faculty
Categories: Security; Secure document sharing
Dropbox (Limited Service)
Dropbox is available upon request for faculty with non-Davidson collaborators. Google Drive is Davidson's primary cloud storage and file sharing service. for Cloud storage platform for file-sharing and departmental file storage.
Resources: Request a faculty account for external collaboration by emailing ti@davidson.edu.
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Cloud file sharing and storage
DUO Two-Factor
Technology & Innovation is now offering Duo to Davidson employees. All staff, faculty, students and sponsored guests are required to use two-factor authentication. Here is some information from Duo if you would like to learn more.
Resources:
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, Sponsored Guests
Categories: Security
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Eduroam
Davidson's main wireless (wi-fi) network is Eduroam. Besides providing you with wi-fi access on campus, Eduroam allows you access the internet when you visit the thousands of other colleges, universities, and institutions worldwide that also offer the Eduroam network.
Once your computer, phone, tablet or other device has joined Eduroam, you'll be able to access internet resources automatically at participating locations just as you do at Davidson. More information about Eduroam and instructions on how to connect can be found using the link below and on the Technology & Innovation (T&I) support site, ti.davidson.edu.
Resources: About Eduroam, Eduroam.org
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Wireless
EMS
EMS (Event Management System) is a Space Management tool used across campus. All campus users can request space on the EMS WebApp (ems.davidson.edu). Some users are granted accounts that allow approving space requests, and directly booking into the system. EMS is also the starting point of every event that flows into the Campus Calendar and Inside Davidson.
Resources: ems.davidson.edu, https://inside.davidson.edu/its/ems/SitePages/Home.aspx
Contact: unionreservations@davidson.edu
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: ERP Tool, Space Management
Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
The EDW is a centralized data warehouse where data assets across the college (Banner, Blackbaud, Slate, web apps, flat files, etc.) are joined together in one unified repository. Once the data is loaded into the EDW via a series of pipelines, it is restructured into different subject areas (admissions, budget reporting, course enrollments, etc.) and optimized for reporting and analytics. Users can then easily build reports in tools like Power BI and Excel.
Using the EDW for reporting carries numerous benefits, including faster performance, greater flexibility, better tracking of historical data changes, and the ability to query all in one place, regardless of which source system the data originated from. It increases data accessibility and transparency for the college, while also promoting modern best practices in data engineering and analytics.
Account access and provisioning should be requested by managers.
Audience: Faculty, Staff
Categories: Data and Reporting
Etrive
Etrieve is used at Davidson to manage and securely store documents including student records, employee forms, and Invoices. Admins are granted permission to scan, store and retrieve paper documents and electronic files.
Audiences: Staff, Faculty
Categories: Administrative Computing & Business Applications
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Faculty 180
Faculty 180 is the central system of record for faculty academic and non-academic activities data.
Resources: Faculty 180 knowledge base article
Audiences: Faculty
Categories: Data and reporting
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Google Drive (Google Workspace)
Davidson's primary cloud solution for file storage and sharing. All students, faculty, and staff have access to Google Drive (with associated Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides) using their Davidson College network credentials.
Resources: docs.davidson.edu Google Help Center
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Cloud File Sharing and Storage
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Handshake (students and alumni)
Handshake is a software system used by the Center for Career Development, Human Resources and Staff for internal job and internship posting. Through Handshake students, alumni and recruiters come to meet, talk, and share opportunities.
Resources: https://www.davidson.edu/offices-and-services/center-career-development
Contact: careers@davidson.edu
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni
Categories: Communication Tools
Housing Director
The Housing Director software, from Adirondack Solutions, is used by Residence Life to manage student dorm assignments.
Resources: https://www.adirondacksolutions.com/the-housing-director/
Categories: Software
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Inside Davidson
Inside Davidson is a Microsoft SharePoint platform used to share internal information with Davidson Users. Most Campus resources can be found by browsing through the tabs or searching. This includes Human Resources, Reports, Department pages, Academic Calendar, Online Directory, EMS, etc. Employees may want to make Inside Davidson their browser homepage in order to easily view important Campus News.
Inside Davidson will be retired as a service on December 22, 2022. After this date, pages and
content stored in Inside Davidson will no longer be available. Learn more about the Inside Davidson retirement.
Resources: https://inside.davidson.edu
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: General Information, Data and Reporting
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LinkedIn Learning
The full catalog of training videos on LinkedIn Learning is available to Davidson students, faculty, and staff. You can access LinkedIn Learning with your Davidson account.
Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/login-ent
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: Skills Training
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Moodle
Moodle is a web-based learning management system (LMS). At Davidson, faculty use Moodle to disseminate course materials, encourage class discussion via forums, and collect student work through assignments and online quizzes. Note that Davidson faculty are not required to use Moodle but choose to do so if they feel the tool will facilitate their learning goals.
Resources: https://moodle.davidson.edu
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: Learning Management System
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Nelnet
Nelnet software is used by Accounts Receivable to manage tuition repayment plans.
Resources: https://www.nelnet.com/
Contacts: businessservicesbilling@davidson.edu
Categories: Software
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Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneDrive)
All Davidson College faculty, staff, and students have access to Office 365 applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint OneNote, and OneDrive. Faculty and staff with a Davidson College-owned device will have the suite of applications pre-installed as part of our computer imaging process.
Faculty, staff, and students are also entitled to install Microsoft Office on up to five devices, on or off-campus, and can also get Office for iPad and Office Mobile for iPhone, Windows Phone, and Android.
Resources: office365.davidson.edu Office 365 Support
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: Productivity
OnBase
Note: Document management and storage has been migrated to Etrieve. See more on the OnBase to Etrive Project Page.
OnBase is used at Davidson to manage and securely store documents including student records, employee forms, and Invoices. Admins are granted permission to scan, store and retrieve paper documents and electronic files. It’s also used to manage workflow by routing documents to custom queues designed for individual department needs. Account access and provisioning should be requested by managers
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: ERP Tool
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PawPrint
In some buildings and departments on campus, the College has deployed shared Xerox printer/copiers that are accessed via PawPrint. The PawPrint application allows you to send print jobs from your office computer and release the print jobs at the PawPrinter by swiping your CatCard. Information about PawPrint is reviewed as part of the computer deployment process.
Resources: ti.davidson.edu
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Print Services
Power BI
Power BI is a personal and enterprise data analytics service that allows you to connect to a wide variety of data sources, prepare the data for reporting, and explore the data visually and interactively. A common use case is to point Power BI to the Reporting Database or Enterprise Data Warehouse to produce custom reports and data visualizations. The main design tool for Power BI is Power BI Desktop, which can be downloaded for free from Microsoft and used to develop Power BI reports. Reports designed in Power BI Desktop can then be published to data.davidson.edu (on-premises report server) or app.powerbi.com (cloud) for sharing with other users.
Account access and provisioning should be requested by managers.
Audience: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Data and Reporting
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Qualtrics
Qualtrics is a powerful web-based tool used to build and manage online surveys. Davidson's preferred tool for building surveys is web-based Qualtrics.
Unlike most of Davidson's systems, Qualtrics support is handled exclusively by Qualtrics. The T&I Support Center handles a few administrative tasks (like changing ownership of surveys when someone leaves the College) but most of your questions will be handled by Qualtrics support. You can access support by selecting the Qualtrics Support button or the Qualtrics Community button. These portals provide access to Qualtrics' frequently asked questions and to direct technical support. If you prefer to speak with someone, you can call them directly at 1-800-340-9194 or press the Contact Support button.
Resources: https://davidsonedu.qualtrics.com
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Data and reporting
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RapidIdentity
RapidIdentity is a tool used to manage account claims, passwords, and application provisioning for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to the college. New employees and students will receive an account claim when their account becomes eligible. Additional information about identity and access management should be directed to ti@davidson.edu.
Resources: myaccount.davidson.edu/portal
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students; Visitors
Categories: Identity and Access Management
Reporting Database (permission-based)
Data found in the Reporting Database (RPTDB) comes from Banner and is presented in different formats. “DW” Data Warehouse tables were custom built to department requirements and are refreshed nightly. “DW” is in the process of being replaced with our Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW). RPTDB also contains a Banner Operational Data Store (ODS) which contains "views" that are also refreshed nightly. RPTDB also contains some Banner tables which are "streamed" so that their data appears live.
With a manager's approval, staff needing to analyze and report on data in Banner, are granted roles that give permission to groups of tables.
Some Banner data falls under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA restricts access to and disclosure of information from students’ educational records without the written consent of the student.
Data can be accessed using different tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and SQL Developer.
Resources:
Contact your supervisor if your job requires Reporting Database access
Audience: Faculty, Staff
Categories: Data and Reporting
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Self-Service (College-owned Mac Devices)
Self-Service is pre-installed on all Davidson College-owned Mac computers. It provides a portal for users to install critical software updates and enterprise applications on college devices. Information about the Self-Service portal is reviewed as part of the computer deployment process.
Audiences: Staff, Faculty
Categories: Software Management; Security
Slack
Slack is a collaborative tool used in various Davidson College departments and working groups to help facilitate communication.
Resources: https://slack.com/get-started
Contact your department Slack administrator
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Communication Tools
Slate
Slate is used by the Admission and Financial Aid office to manage the process of recruiting high school students to apply to Davidson and to collect and review the information and supporting documents that we need to evaluate those who choose to apply. Beyond its capability as a database and document repository, Slate has a robust email and texting communication tool, a tool for building customizable forms, event management capabilities, counselor travel management tools, customizable web portals, tools for importing data and documents, query and report building tools, and workflow and document review tools for admission application reviewers.
Resources: https://technolutions.com/
Contact: admission@davidson.edu
Categories: Software
Audience: Staff, Students
Smart Ben
SmartBen is the online enrollment portal for faculty and staff benefits. Information and user guides can be found on Inside Davidson (log-in required).
Resources: inside.davidson.edu; hrteam@davidson.edu
Audiences: Staff, Faculty
Categories: Benefits
Software Center
Software center is pre-installed on all Davidson College-owned Windows computers. It provides a portal for users to install critical software updates and enterprise applications on college devices. Information about Self-Service portal is reviewed as part of the computer deployment process.
Audiences: Staff, Faculty
Categories: Software Management; security
SSAFER Emergency Notification Service
Davidson's Student, Staff, and Faculty Emergency Response system, SSAFER, uses a layered notification approach to alert students, faculty and staff, to emergencies and provide safety instructions via text messages, emails, voice messages, and live spoken instructions.
The system enables the college to quickly inform faculty, staff, and students of an emergency. With so many ways to get the word out, the information will reach you whether or not you are on campus. Faculty, staff, and students enroll in SSAFER alerts in their initial Banner Self Service set up. Information and configuration are part of the computer deployment process.
Resources: http://bannerweb.davidson.edu Davidson College Public Safety
Audiences: Faculty, Staff, Students
Categories: Communication Tools; Campus Safety
Study Abroad
Study Abroad software manages education abroad applications. Education abroad is an invaluable opportunity that supplements the Davidson undergraduate experience. Students have the opportunity to choose from several Davidson-sponsored programs and from over 100 academic programs that are operated by partner providers around the world. Each year, well over half of our graduating class studies abroad for a year, semester, or summer.
Resources: https://davidson.studioabroad.com/ https://www.davidson.edu/academics/study-abroad
Audiences: Staff, Students
Categories: Education Abroad
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Time-Clock Plus
TimeClock Plus is a computerized time and attendance system used by hourly staff and students. Supervisors also use the application to manage time and leave for employees. Time-Clock Plus is used in collaboration with our Banner Self Service application. If you have questions regarding Time-Clock plus, please contact our Business Services department, businesserv@davidson.edu.
Resources: bannerweb.davidson.edu
Audiences: Staff, Students
Categories: Business Services
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WebTree
WebTree is the software used by Davidson students to enter course preferences.
Resources: https://www.davidson.edu/offices-and-services/registrar/new-student-resources/course-registration
Categories: Software
Contact: Registrar at registrar@davidson.edu
WildcatSync
WildcatSync is used by the College Union to help manage Student Organizations and student activities. Online tools aid with Org and Event registration, and provide some finance budget management.
Resources: https://wildcatsync.davidson.edu
Categories: Software
Contact: Center for Civic Engagement or Student Activities studentactivities@davidson.edu
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Zoom
Zoom combines video conferencing, online meetings, and mobile collaboration with a cloud-based software solution. Our enterprise license provides all students, staff, and faculty a Zoom licensed account which provides a variety of conferencing features. Learn more about Zoom.
Resources: https://davidson.zoom.us Zoom Support Center
Audiences: Staff, Faculty, Students
Categories: Communication Tools