https://grok.lsu.edu/Updated Home articles!60https://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16836 General Information SQL Server is Microsoft's premier database product. Pre-Installation Notes System Requirements: Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows Server 2003 64-bit, Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows Vista Ultimate. Download & Install 16836 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:56:17 GMTTue, 14 Jul 2026 10:56:17 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20545 This article provides several answers to common Qualtrics questions and issues. Jump To: How do I collaborate with others in Qualtrics? How do I use Survey Participant Tracking, Logic, or SSO features? Can I transfer a survey to another user or create a group for my depar20545 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:08:27 GMTMon, 13 Jul 2026 10:08:27 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=14785 NOTE: Due to resource constraints, ITS is now offering an expanded VPN offering. Please refer to the following articles for instruction on using the new GlobalProtect VPN client: GlobalProtect VPN Installation Linux and mobile clients, including Chromebooks, will continue to use t14785 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:14:59 GMTTue, 07 Jul 2026 14:14:59 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12123 Promotes IT security and policy awareness through training seminars, forums, publications, notifications, articles and other instructional/informational resources. Service Name Training - Security Education and Awareness Service Type Service Internal/External/Both B12123 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:06:14 GMTTue, 07 Jul 2026 07:06:14 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=15827 General Information SPSS is a modular, tightly integrated, full-featured product line for the analytical process-planning, data collecting, data access, data management and preparation, data analysis, reporting, and deployment. Compatible with the following Operating System15827 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:22:24 GMTThu, 02 Jul 2026 13:22:24 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17572 Aliases PKI, SSL, TLS, secure web, HTTPS, certs, certificates, certificate authority, web encryption Description Provides access to certificates signed by a Certificate Authority to support TLS encryption for internal and public hosts of LSU and LSU System Universities with whom L17572 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:13:48 GMTThu, 02 Jul 2026 13:13:48 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17456 General Information Panopto is a video platform which includes software for recording and live streaming video, a portal for storing and managing your videos, a search engine for finding content inside your videos, and interactive video players. Panopto is a great resource for17456 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:39:17 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 14:39:17 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20697 Please see GROK 16153 for information on Sending Limits. 20697 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:31:58 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 14:31:58 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=8346 High Performance Computing (HPC): LSU Overview General Information The High-Performance Computing (HPC) at LSU, or HPC@LSU, is a joint partnership between LSU's Center for Computation & Technology (CCT) and LSU's Information Technology Services (ITS). We promote scientific computing and8346 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:25:37 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 14:25:37 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12485 Please use the link below to request a new LSU Foundation account, which requires completion of LSU Accounting Services' AS492. LSU Foundation Account Request 12485 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:56:39 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 13:56:39 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=12674 General Information The mission of the LSU Foundation is to foster private financial support for LSU, the LSU Agricultural Center, the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center and the LSU System Office. The Foundation encourages and receives philanthropic gifts and bequests, including both restric12674 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:55:14 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 13:55:14 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=19772 Here are some basic resources for Tableau Desktop Developers. These contents provide a good foundation to start your visualization journey. Getting Started Playlist There are more videos available that go further in depth, but with this playlist being under 60 minutes, it's a great place19772 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:32:46 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 13:32:46 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16917 General Information LSU Olinde Career Center is LSU's "one stop shop" for your career! A free resource for students, the Career Center is your source for job postings, on-campus interviews, recruiting events, career-planning workshops and resources, networking, and managing the job sear16917 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:05:19 GMTWed, 01 Jul 2026 12:05:19 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16264 With the announcement of IT centralization across the A&M campus, one of the benefits to Faculty is a centralized Multimedia Classroom AV support team. This team supports ALL classrooms across campus. Classroom support is offered Monday-Friday from 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Conference ro16264 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:19:59 GMTMon, 29 Jun 2026 09:19:59 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=7050 This article will provide a step by step guide to producing a three dimensional object in SolidWorks. To Create a New 3D Part: 1. Select Part from the list of new projects. 2. Select the plane ( front, right, top ) in which you would like to insert the drawing7050 Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:06:39 GMTFri, 26 Jun 2026 14:06:39 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=5979 Guest Accounts for Wireless Connectivity An LSU NetGuest account is required to provide guests on LSU campus with internet access via Guest Wireless. The NetGuest account does not provide access to any other campus resource. Any full-time member of the LSU Faculty or Staff may request a Net5979 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:50:04 GMTTue, 23 Jun 2026 12:50:04 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18549 To Submit a Comment on an Assignment: Computer 1. Log in to Moodle and select your desired course. 2. Click the VoiceThread your instructor would you like you view. 3. Choose which VoiceThread that you want to make a comment on. At the bottom of that slide, you will s18549 Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:47:58 GMTTue, 23 Jun 2026 10:47:58 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=15873 General Information LSU on-campus printing is available from a lab computer or from your laptop or mobile device. Large-format and specialty printing is available at the ITS Print Desk, located on the 1st floor of the LSU Library, in room 141 next to the ITS Service Desk. The Library's 15873 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:28:59 GMTWed, 17 Jun 2026 15:28:59 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17088 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, enacted by Congress in 1996, was intended to create a national standard for the protection of personally identifiable information relating to health care. HIPAA requires17088 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:55:32 GMTTue, 16 Jun 2026 06:55:32 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18751 University Networking & Infrastructure (UNI) utilizes the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to manage the IP addresses across campus. All computers on campus must be registered through our DHCP Bluecat Device Registration Portal application. Registration is required to be initial18751 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:30:50 GMTFri, 12 Jun 2026 15:30:50 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=6168 This article addresses common Alumni questions regarding LSUMail , the LSU E-mail service. ([user]@lsu.edu) LSUMail - Alumni Frequently Asked Questions 1. Can I keep the same e-mail address? No. New alumni will need to utilize a third party email address going forward. An6168 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:28:18 GMTFri, 12 Jun 2026 12:28:18 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16822 Cloud Storage Services Storing your electronic data in the Cloud is a great way to keep your data Secure and Accessible. Once the internet-enabled device is configured, your data files can then be accessed, managed, and shared. Please see the links below for general overviews of all services: 16822 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:25:09 GMTMon, 08 Jun 2026 09:25:09 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20711 General Information Gaussian is a software package used for calculating molecular electronic structure and properties. Gaussian is used by chemists, chemical engineers, biochemists, and physicists for research in established and emerging areas of chemical interest. This package includes20711 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:23:17 GMTTue, 02 Jun 2026 16:23:17 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16867 General Information Gaussian is a software package used for calculating molecular electronic structure and properties. Gaussian is used by chemists, chemical engineers, biochemists, and physicists for research in established and emerging areas of chemical interest. This package includes16867 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:32:51 GMTTue, 02 Jun 2026 09:32:51 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=7057 Requesting a Sponsored Guest Account All LSU Sponsored Guest Accounts must have a sponsor. A sponsor is someone that is directly employed with LSU that serves as the primary contact for the guest. The sponsor will receive and distribute the account information to the guest. To request a spo7057 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:39 GMTMon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:39 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=7815 General Information There are two primary ways that guests and visitors coming to the LSU Baton Rouge Campus can attain access to University online resources. 1. LSU NetGuest Account – a LSU NetGuest account grants access to the LSU Guest Wireless Network Only. See GROK Article 5979 7815 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:49:28 GMTMon, 01 Jun 2026 11:49:28 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16311 Current Emergency Procedure Visit the LSU Police Department Website (www.lsu.edu/police) directly. Visit the LSU Office of Emergency Preparedness Website (www.lsu.edu/oep) directly. In the event of any emergency, LSU's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be activated. 16311 Fri, 29 May 2026 16:50:08 GMTFri, 29 May 2026 16:50:08 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18748 To Install WinDirStat on Your Windows Operating System: 1. Download WinDirStat from the provider's webpage. 2. The setup wizard will bring up the license agreement. Read through it and if you accept the terms, check the box that says I Accept then click next. 3. Choose the comp18748 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:03:36 GMTFri, 22 May 2026 10:03:36 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18837 1. Visit the LabVIEW Tigerware page. 2. Select Log In To Download . 3. Log in to the myLSU portal using your myLSU credentials. 4. Select Mac from the Select a Platform option and select the latest version of LabVIEW from the Sele18837 Fri, 22 May 2026 09:36:52 GMTFri, 22 May 2026 09:36:52 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18010 Change the BIOS Boot Order on OS X El Capitan: 1. Open System Preferences . 2. Select Startup Disk . 3. Available systems will display: Select the system in the middle of the screen to use to start up the computer. 4. Select Restart in the mid18010 Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:43 GMTFri, 22 May 2026 08:00:43 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20169 LSU Faculty and Staff members may begin using Panopto within Moodle after they've completed the following steps: enabling the Panopto Moodle Block within their Moodle course and provisioning their course in Moodle. You can optionally also download the recorder from the Moodle Block within your co20169 Wed, 13 May 2026 12:23:18 GMTWed, 13 May 2026 12:23:18 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20200 When an Assignment activity is added to a course, Moodle will automatically place a grade item for that assignment in the Gradebook. This grade item will appear as a column in the gradebook spreadsheet. To Add an Assignment: Log on to Moodle and select the course. Click 20200 Mon, 11 May 2026 14:12:40 GMTMon, 11 May 2026 14:12:40 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20634 Honorlock is an online proctoring service used for managing and monitoring remote exams. This service uses a combination of AI and live proctors to maintain exam integrity. During the exam session, the AI program monitors test-takers via browser extension and flags suspicious behavior. At the same 20634 Wed, 06 May 2026 15:18:19 GMTWed, 06 May 2026 15:18:19 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20295 Notifications in Moodle Mail can be used to alert students of non-participation, falling within a specific grade range, and their first login to the course. These messages are sent as emails that are customized by instructors for specific situations. Creating a Notification in Moodle Mail 20295 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:45:27 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 15:45:27 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20167 This article provides an overview of the: Moodle Home Page Sidebar My Courses Page Tip for Finding Your Course The Moodle Home Page The Moodle home page is the landing page you see when you first navigate and log in to Moodle. It displays institution20167 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:47:47 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 11:47:47 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20675 The WDS Post Grades block in LSU Moodle allows instructors to post course grades directly from Moodle to Workday Student (WDS). Like the previous Post Grades block, this function supports both interim (midterm) and final grade submissions. The WDS Post Grades block is automatically added to the20675 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:58:32 GMTThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:58:32 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=7902 Obtaining a License Most users are able to use SPSS free of charge on LSU-Owned Windows devices via the Software Center application. To view more information on Software Center, please see the following article: Software Center: LSU Overview If you cannot utilize Software C7902 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:40:11 GMTWed, 22 Apr 2026 16:40:11 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16294 Important Note : if you are Faculty/Staff or a Student Worker , you must submit a request to HR ( hr@lsu.edu ) to update your campus information. However, you can still update your Personal (Home address, etc) info in Workday. Additionally, Preferred last name changes now feed into Moodle. F16294 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:22:03 GMTTue, 21 Apr 2026 08:22:03 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16823 General Information The Faculty Technology Center (FTC) provides IT support, consultations, and innovative solutions to faculty and graduate teaching assistants tailored to their individual teaching, research, and operational needs. Training & Support Services Classes & Works16823 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:10:01 GMTFri, 17 Apr 2026 16:10:01 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20186 General Information There are two types of Forums in the LSU instance of Moodle, (1) Announcements , and (2) the Forum . Forum Types 1. Announcements The Announcements can be created by adding the Latest News block. The link to the Announcements is initially plac20186 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:51:28 GMTTue, 14 Apr 2026 10:51:28 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20288 Moodle Mail allows users to send email and other types of notifications through a Moodle course. These messages are not sent through an external email server, but through the Moodle site. Composing a New Message using Moodle Mail In your Moodle course, turn Editing on, open the 20288 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:31:54 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 15:31:54 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=18578 Instructors can change the settings in Moodle Mail to restrict students from sending email to other users in a course. If this is disabled, students will not see the Moodle Mail block in their course or the Moodle Mail icon on the My Courses course card. Students can still contact other users and i18578 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:30:18 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 15:30:18 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20321 General Information There are several different types of quiz questions that can be used in Moodle. When creating questions, a box like the one below will appear. The dialog box gives a brief description of each type of question when it is selected; they are also provided below. Click on the h20321 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:05:25 GMTFri, 10 Apr 2026 15:05:25 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16980 General Information LSU Faculty, Students & Staff may notice that they are receiving valid e-mail messages in their Junk E-mail / Spam folder. The reason this is occurs is due to the Spam Filtering that is being performed on the e-mail messages that are delivered to ALL LSU16980 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:19:39 GMTTue, 31 Mar 2026 07:19:39 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=20019 Why can't normal methods be used to erase an SSD? Solid State Drives (SSDs), and other flash-based media like portable USB drives, store data as electric charges. Traditional storage media like mechanical hard drives or tape based storage have storage physically writen to magnetic media, and t20019 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:18:59 GMTTue, 31 Mar 2026 07:18:59 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17129 WHAT MAKES FILE SHARING ILLEGAL? The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a piece of legislation signed into law in 1998 defining the illegal downloading and/or sharing of copyrighted material. LSU is required to investigate DMCA complaints and take action to remove 17129 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:08:27 GMTMon, 30 Mar 2026 08:08:27 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17267 General Information ITS provides several digital media resources for increased learning and academic use. The purpose of this article is to provide you with information on what services are available to you, along with some usage-based scenarios to help you see which services will best serv17267 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:05:25 GMTFri, 27 Mar 2026 09:05:25 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17014 General Information Regularly scheduled workshops include topics that focus on the use of software or other technologies that ultimately promote the mission of teaching, learning, and/or research at LSU. Typical sessions range from 1 to 2 hours. Requests for customized or special topics worksh17014 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:20:28 GMTThu, 26 Mar 2026 09:20:28 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=17498 General Information Qualtrics is a research and survey software that allows CURRENTLY ENROLLED students, currently active faculty and staff of the LSU A&M, Law Center, and Veterinary Medicine campuses to create, distribute, and analyze robust surveys. Qualtrics products are suppor17498 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:04:15 GMTTue, 24 Mar 2026 16:04:15 GMThttps://grok.lsu.edu/article.aspx?articleid=16716 General Information Solid State Drives (SSDs) are quickly replacing traditional, mechanical, hard disk drives due to their higher speed, lower power consumption, lighter weight, and being more shock proof. However, traditional whole disk erasing utilities like Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) d16716 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMTMon, 23 Mar 2026 09:20:26 GMT