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What is OIT?

• OIT (Office of information technologies) provides computer and telephone services on campus

How do I obtain an OIT account?

• You should receive a NetID and password when you are officially accepted into the Graduate school. Use the NetID to activate your OIT account at the following link: https://spire.umass.edu. You can change your password after the initial setup.
• When you establish your OIT account you will receive a UMass e-mail account

What if I did not receive a NetID and password?

• Contact the OIT office in LGRC A113, (413) 545-9400. You will need to go down the office to set up an account.
• Your NetID and password are used to access several of the services provided by OIT

What services are provided by OIT?

• Wireless web access on campus
• UMail–UMass e-mail interface
  • Send, receive, and manage your UMass e-mail account
  • Storage limit 30 MB. You can request more space from OIT if necessary.
  • UMail attachment size limit is 5 MB
  • You can forward your e-mail to any e-mail account
  • Access UMail using supported e-mail servers such as Mozilla Thunderbird, Netscape, Outlook, Apple, and Entourage
  • You can search for e-mail addresses of UMass students and faculty using the address book UMass directory search
  • postoffice.oit.umass.edu/umpo/exec/login
• UDrive
  • Web server used to store and share files, on and off-campus access
  • Available space: 250 MB
  • https://udrive.oit.umass.edu/xythoswfs/
• SPIRE–Personal student center
  • Search and register for classes
  • Course schedule
  • Access your academic record
  • Check your finances (Bursar account, Financial Aid, etc.)
  • Change/edit your personal contact information
  • https://spire.umass.edu
• SPARK
  • Web server learning interface that uses the Blackboard Learning system software
  • Several professors use this website to post course information such as the syllabus, lecture material, grades, etc.
  • www.oit.umass.edu/lms/index.html