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Explains CrowdStrike Falcon, the antivirus and endpoint security solution installed on all Bowdoin-issued faculty and staff computers. Covers what CrowdStrike does, how it works, what data it collects, and what faculty and staff need to do (nothing — it runs automatically).

An overview of Zoom at Bowdoin — what it is, who can use it, how licensing works for faculty, staff, and students, when to consider Microsoft Teams instead, and what IT support is available.

A LibreChat prompt that drafts clear, professional, accessibility-aware emails tailored to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff. It produces subject-line options plus short and standard versions in the tone and for the audience you specify, with FERPA-aware guardrails. For any faculty or staff member who writes campus email.

What happens to a departing faculty or staff member's Bowdoin email, data, and technology when they leave or retire — including account disable timing, the no-forwarding policy, the 90-day mailbox deletion, manager-access rules requiring HR approval, how staff versus faculty data is handled, and the requirement to return Bowdoin-purchased equipment and stop using licensed software. Applies to departing faculty and staff.

How Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students get started with Qualtrics for online surveys — signing in at qualtrics.bowdoin.edu, the first-time account creation steps, creating a new project, how to request access to view individual responses, and who to contact for help. Applies to all Bowdoin community members using Qualtrics.

A complete walkthrough for setting up a Microsoft Bookings calendar so students or others can self-schedule appointments during office hours. Covers logging in, creating the calendar, configuring business settings and services, setting up the staff profile, and publishing the booking page. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff, who get Microsoft Bookings at no additional cost with their Microsoft 365 account.

Explains what happens to Bowdoin IT accounts, email, files, and technology for faculty and staff who have been granted Emeriti status. Covers the new Emeriti email address, what can be moved from the original account, Microsoft 365 access, VPN, data, equipment, and ongoing IT support.