Faculty & Staff Software/Hardware Purchasing Options
There are several options available to faculty and staff for purchasing discounted software and hardware for professional and in some cases, personal use. The following is a list of hardware and software that is available to you at a discounted price, or at no additional cost.
Whenever possible, open source alternatives are listed for your consideration. Please note that these options have not been tested by IT for compatibility with the campus environment, but may serve as a low cost alternative.
*Note:听If you would like to install any software/hardware on your work computer, please contact your听local technical support staff.
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Software Name |
Where do I get it? |
Instructions |
Notes |
| Adobe Creative Cloud 听 |
Visit the听Adobe Creative Cloud for Faculty and Staff听page.听 | 听N/A |
Adobe Creative Cloud software听is now available for use (at no additional charge).听Visit the听Adobe Creative Cloud for Faculty and Staff听page.听 Available for PC and Mac.听 |
| Amos | Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page | 听N/A | Available for PC.听 |
| Avid听 Media Composer |
Dell/ASAP | 听N/A | Visit听the听.听 |
| Camtasia | Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page | 听N/A | Available for PC and Mac.听 |
| Canvas | Contact the Faculty Technology Center | 听 | 听 |
| Clickers Student Response Systems |
Contact the Faculty Technology Center | Request Guide | N/A |
| Foxit A True and Complete PDF Solution听 (equivalent to Adobe Acrobat) PDF Creator听 PDF Editor |
Download from听 | 听N/A | N/A |
| GIMP听 GNU Image Manipulation Program听 (equivalent to Adobe Photoshop) |
Download from GIMP for 听 |
听N/A | N/A |
| HiSoftware听 Acc Verify/Acc Repair,听 Hi-Caption,听 Link Validation Utility |
Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page听 | 听N/A | N/A |
| MATLAB | Go to the听MATLAB听page.听 | N/A |
MATLAB software听is听now available (at no additional charge)听for students, faculty and staff.听Visit the听MATLAB听page for more information. |
| Microsoft听 Office for PC and Mac听 听 |
See听Microsoft Office听page | 听N/A |
Faculty and staff install the Microsoft Office Suite on up to five personal devices for free. To download the software, visit the听Microsoft Office for Faculty and Staff Personal Devices听webpage. Available for PC and Mac.听 |
| Microsoft听 Visio & Project听 See open source equivalent to Visio (Draw by Open Office) |
Visit听the听.听 | 听N/A | N/A |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
Visit the听.听 | 听N/A | N/A |
| Open Office The Free and Open Productivity Suite听 Writer听(equiv. Word), Calc听(equiv. to Excel),听 Impress听(equiv. to PowerPoint), Draw听(equiv. to Visio)听 and听Base听(equiv.to Access) |
Download from Open Office for 听 |
听N/A | Available for PC and Mac.听 |
| R Project (equiv. to SAS and SPSS) |
Download from听 | 听N/A | N/A |
| Read & Write Gold | Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page | Available for PC and Mac.听 | |
| SAS听 Education Analytical Suite See open source equivalent (R Project) |
听 | 听N/A | N/A |
| Scribus听 Open Source Desktop Publishing听 (equiv. to Adobe In-Design & Pagemaker) |
Download from听 | 听N/A | N/A |
| SnagIt听 | Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page | 听N/A | N/A |
SPSS/PASW See open source equivalent (R Project) |
Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page | 听N/A | N/A |
| StudyMate Author | Contact the Faculty Technology Center | 听N/A | N/A |
| SSH Secure Shell + Secure FTP |
Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page | 听 | N/A |
| Turnitin Online Plagiarism Prevention Tool |
Contact the Faculty Technology Center | 听N/A | N/A |
| VPN (Virtual Private Network) | Download from the听吉祥坊 Software Download Page |
VPN GlobalProtect for Windows (.pdf)听听
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Available for PC and Mac.听 |
| Zoom听 | To access Zoom, visit the听听log in page.听 | N/A | Visit the听Zoom听page for more information and training resources.听 |
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Product |
Cost Information |
Preferred Vendor |
Contact/Purchasing |
Notes |
| Apple Laptops, Desktops, etc. |
Educational Discount Available.听View the Standard Desktop/Laptop Recommendations for Apple | Apple | Contact your college or department's administrative or听technical support staff. | Visit the听. |
| Dell听 Laptops, Desktops, etc. |
Educational Discount Available.听View the Standard Desktop/Laptop Recommendations for Dell | Dell | Contact your college or department's administrative or听technical support staff. | Visit听听to learn about the Employee Purchase Program. |