Working Remotely

 

Many of the College's systems are available from anywhere you have an internet connection. Often you can complete much or all of your work from a personal laptop or computer. When contacting the Help Desk for a remote work solution, know what you work with on a day-to-day basis. Some may require additional planning or specialized solutions to access critical work systems.

 

Working remotely can present challenges to effective  communications and personally connecting with our students and colleagues. Ensure you make the effort to maintain communications with your colleagues and connect with students. Many of the College's technology solutions can be leveraged to maintain these connections.

 

Working remotely introduces additional security concerns. You are responsible for the security of your personal device and internet connection. For more information on securing yourself at home, see our guidelines for being secure at home.

 

If you complete most of your work through email, Blackboard, Banner Selfservice, and P: drive files, you can remotely work from a personal computer or laptop. Please follow our guidelines for being secure at home. You can move critical files to OneDrive, and then access them from home using your personal computer or laptop by signing in to office365.stlcc.edu.

 

If you need access to sensitive internal systems such as Banner, reporting services, room scheduling, or you need to answer a College phone, then you will need a College laptop with VPN connection. Please contact the Help Desk and describe what you access for work on a day-to-day basis.