Technology Resources for New Faculty
Arts & Letters Computing
Arts & Letters Computing (ALCO) provides innovative technology services to empower the College of Arts & Letters community in their pursuit of truth and understanding.
Our vision is to foster a culture of technology-enhanced academic excellence.
Learn more about ALCO here: https://alresources.nd.edu/administration/alco/
Getting Technology Help
ALCO works closely with the campus Service Desk for everyday break/fix support. To report an issue or ask a question, please reference the ServiceNow portal.
For project ideas, software purchases, or more advanced issues, you can schedule an appointment with one of ALCO's IT Solutions Consultants using the General IT Request Form.
NetID (username) and Password
Your NetID is your 8-character username that you use to login to nearly all Notre Dame resources. Most often, this will be using Okta, our campus single-sign-on service. Several related questions are addressed on the Accounts and Passwords knowledge base article.
For services or websites that are not yet using Okta, the university provides a free 1Password account. 1Password allows you to securely store passwords, credit cards, and other sensitive information in a secure manner. It integrates into your web browsers to make it easy to use strong, unique passwords for every site or service you access.
Okta FastPass allows you to use biometric methods (fingerprints or face recognition) to securely sign in using Okta. It's a great combination of security and convenience.
File and Data Storage
Notre Dame makes multiple resources available for storing data. More information can be found on the File Storage knowledge base article. An ALCO IT Solutions Consultant can help you determine the best solution for your particular needs, but here is a set of general guidelines.
| Who Needs Access? | Usage | Service |
| Just me | General | Google Drive |
| My students | Course Material | Canvas |
| Myself and others | General | |
| Myself and others | Highly Sensitive Information | |
| Myself and others | Large Data Sets High Speed Computation |
Center for Research Computing |
Other College and Campus Technology Resources
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- The Office of Digital Strategy (ODS) in the College of Arts & Letters at the University of Notre Dame advances the College's mission by supporting the College’s response to the rapidly evolving landscape of digital and AI challenges and opportunities. The ODS promotes the integration of liberal arts perspectives with technological realities to serve faculty, students, and the broader community.
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Center for Research Computing (CRC)
- The Center for Research Computing facilitates multidisciplinary discoveries through advanced computation, software engineering, artificial intelligence, and other digital research tools.
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Navari Center for Digital Scholarship
- The Navari Family Center for Digital Scholarship leverages state-of-the art technologies, enabling students and faculty to explore new methodologies, analyze complex data and share research results in ways never before possible. It empowers and equips our next generation of scientists and scholars to create new knowledge in a digital environment and make a more profound impact in the world.
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ND Learning
- Notre Dame Learning accompanies faculty and instructors to enhance learning for all students. We engage and promote evidence-based practices to advance teaching and learning at Notre Dame and beyond. By bringing together the teaching and learning expertise of three distinct yet highly collaborative units, Notre Dame Learning is able to partner with those who teach at the University—across all types of instructional modes and contexts—to deliver educational experiences that are distinctly Notre Dame.
- Kaneb Center for Teaching Excellence
- Office of Digital Learning
- Teaching and Learning Technologies
- Notre Dame Learning accompanies faculty and instructors to enhance learning for all students. We engage and promote evidence-based practices to advance teaching and learning at Notre Dame and beyond. By bringing together the teaching and learning expertise of three distinct yet highly collaborative units, Notre Dame Learning is able to partner with those who teach at the University—across all types of instructional modes and contexts—to deliver educational experiences that are distinctly Notre Dame.
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ND Research
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Notre Dame Research supports and encourages innovation in more than thirty core facilities and resources, as well as in a number of key areas of research, including cancer, environmental change, global health, and many more, with faculty finding their homes in one of Notre Dame’s seven colleges or schools.
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