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?
	Before Summer 2007	Summer 2007 and After
	NPCUID -> Up to the first six characters of your last name plus the LAST two digits of your social security number. * If the default user id is in use, we will drop a letter & pick up a number. light99 * ligh999	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

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:

• npmail
• Lab login (including Print Quotas)
• Blackboard (Course Management System)
• Campus wireless network
• NPDrive (250MB private storage available in Academic Computing labs or via the Internet)
• my.newpaltz.edu
• Off campus Library database access
• ResNet (high speed internet access)
• Dial-up networking (use SUNY New Paltz as an Internet Service Provider)
• 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. npmail is a secure server; point your browser to:
https://npmail.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 bulletin boards to post announcements about your organization’s events, help want ads, etc. Blackboard is customizable by the individual user. You pick some of your starting page content. Your NPCUID and password are used to authenticate you to Blackboard. If you do not know your NPCUID, log on 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, WSB1F.

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 Internet Explorer 6.0 or newer; FireFox; Netscape 7.0 or newer. Safari or Internet Explorer should be used on a Macintosh. Other java-enabled browsers may work, but are not Blackboard tested for reliability. To access Blackboard’s Portal page, click on the Blackboard logo at the top of this page. The Blackboard site contains campus wide announcements and calendar events. To access your course material or organization page, enter your NPCUID and password. Click Login.