Academic Computing, part of Computer Services, provides and maintains the authentication server for most campus computing resources.

New Paltz Computer UserID (Banner ID)

All students are assigned a Banner / New Paltz Computer UserID after registering for a credit bearing class. You are required to use the NPCUID for a variety of SUNY New Paltz computer services.

NPCUID follows this scheme:

	When was your first class at New Paltz?
	Beginning in Spring 2012	Summer 2007 through January 2012
	NPCUID ->Up to the first seven characters of your last name plus the first initial of your first name and a digit provided when you register. lightyeb1	NPCUID->Your BannerID, which is provided to new students in their orientation packets. It is also located on your student ID card. N01234567
	NPCUID-> Up to the first 7 characters of your last name plus the first letter of your first name. lightyeb

Note: We are using the name Buzz Lightyear for examples.

Password

Your default password is the lower case character s followed by the last six digits of your social security number.

International Students: Your default password is s followed by mmddyy of your birthdate

Note: You can change your password by logging into my.newpaltz.edu and clicking Change Password, right under your name on the upper-left hand portion of the screen.

Use your NPCUID for:

• Hawkmail
• Lab login (including Print Quotas)
• Blackboard (Course Management System)
• Campus wireless network
• my.newpaltz.edu
• Off campus Library database access (including films on demand)
• ResNet (high speed internet access)
• Terminal server
• Etc. (as new services come online they will be posted on the Academic Computing web site.)

Email

Students are required to use their npcuid@newpaltz.edu email address for all campus business. Students must check this account for communication from your professors, campus administrators, emergency notices, and etc.Your hawkmail.newpaltz.edul is a secure server; point your browser to:
https://hawkmail.newpaltz.edu
You may be asked about accepting a certificate: Click Yes or OK.
Directions for using campus email can be found on the Academic Computing web site. Click on Email.

Blackboard

Blackboard is the Course Management System used at SUNY New Paltz. Secure, password protected servers are dedicated to faculty who wish to put their course material online for students to access via the Internet. Not all faculty use Blackboard; therefore, some courses in which you are enrolled will be displayed but may not contain material. Blackboard provides online discussion boards to post announcements about your organization’s events. Blackboard is customizable by the individual user. Your NPCUID and password are used to to access Blackboard. To change your password, login to my.newpaltz.edu.  If you do not know your password, please contact smithl@newpaltz.edu or any staff member in the Academic Computing office, VLC Annex 155.

When calling / emailing about your password, you must provide your first and last name as well as course and section number of a class you are taking. We do NOT want to know your social security number!

Blackboard requires the use of a java-enabled browser such as FireFox 3.0 or newer or Internet Explorer7.0 or newer for Windows; Safari 3.0 or newer for a  MAC.  Other java-enabled browsers may work, but are not Blackboard tested for reliability.

NOTE:  The preferred Windows browser is Firefox; we do NOT recommend using Internet Explorer.

To access Blackboard’s Portal page, point your browser to https://blackboard.newpaltz.edu.  Enter your NPCUID and password. Click Login.