Technology Helpline
The Technology Helpline is the helpdesk that supports the entire 鶹Ƶ community with its technology needs. The Helpline is composed of 30 - 40 work-study students and receives assistance from 5 full-time college employees.
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Contact information
- E-mail: helpline@gustavus.edu
- Telephone: x6111 (507-933-6111)
- Website: /gts/
- Locations: Olin 124 (full year)
Hours
Special Hours during Finals and Breaks
Please see regarding these hours.
Regular hours
- Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
- Saturday: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. (seasonal)
- Sunday: 3 p.m. - 11 p.m.
January Term (IEX) hours
- Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:45pm
- Saturday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail
- Sunday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail
Touring break
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail
- Sunday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail
Summer hours
- Monday - Friday: 8 a.m.- 4:45 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail
- Sunday: Closed. However, you can still leave voice mail or e-mail
Services
Services provided
- Connecting your computer to the 鶹Ƶ network.
- Phone-based computer support for faculty, staff, students, emeriti professors, and alumni.
- Desktop and network support for all faculty/staff office machines.
- Desktop and network support for all lab computers.
- Support for virus removal, spyware issues, and connectivity problems.
- Provide in-person connectivity and virus support during Helpline hours.
- Support for college-owned printers, as well as replacing toner and paper in certain computer labs.
- Ethernet jack repair across campus.
- Quota support.
- Support in the residence hall only during First Year Student Orientation and fall move-in to help first-year students connect to the 鶹Ƶ network.
Services not provided
- Hardware related problems for personally owned computers. We recommend that you contact your original computer vendor or the Freelance list by e-mailing freelance@gustavus.edu.
- Non-connectivity problems for personally owned computers of faculty and staff.
- Re-installations of an operating system for personal computers.
- Backing data up for personal computers