Resources for Admitted Students

Calvin Information Technology provides computing, printing, telephone and
cable television services to the Calvin College community.

This page is meant to assist admitted students with activating their computer accounts and connecting to Calvin's network. For additional information on all of the services we provide to students please see the Resources for Students page.

Activate your computer accounts Note: Before using your Calvin computer accounts please read the Policy on the Responsible Use of Technology.
1. KnightVision	Once you are admitted to Calvin (not admitted?), you become a member of KnightVision, Calvin’s eCommunity. A username and instructions for setting a passphrase are sent to each new student shortly after admission. Using these, you can access the secure environment of KnightVision and e-Enroll, Calvin’s online enrollment system. KnightVision is Calvin’s eCommunity, an online environment that brings together academic communities, announcements, social activities, student discussion boards, student organizations, course registration, course material, and more in an easy-to-use format. KnightVision and e- Enroll
2. StudentMail	Calvin's StudentMail is powered by Google's Gmail service. Once you have activated your KnightVision account, your StudentMail account will also be activated. StudentMail uses the same username and passphrase as KnightVision. You can learn more about StudentMail here.
3. Novell	Your Novell account gives you access to login to any public lab computer on campus. It also allows you to print to any printer in those labs. With your Novell account, you will also be given online storage space to store any academic or personal files that you wish. Activate Your Novell Account
Get your computer connected to Calvin's network
CalvinStudents (wireless)	Calvin has a growing wireless network on campus that you may connect to. You will have to be on campus in order to complete the setup of the CalvinStudents wireless network but please feel free to setup CalvinStudents up through the authentication step before you arrive on campus. Setup CalvinStudents wireless No matter if you connect to ResNet or to CalvinStudents, you will have to register your computer with our network. Once you are on campus and connected to one of these two networks, open up a Web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) and you will be directed to the registration pages. Your computer will pass registration as long as you meet our latest system requirements.
Symantec Endpoint	Calvin requires that the latest version of Symantec Endpoint is installed on your computer before you can connect to our network. Please do not purchase any antivirus or antispyware programs as they will have to be removed before installing Symantec Antivirus. You will be prompted to enter your KnightVision username and passphrase in order to download Symantec. Download Symantec Endpoint
System Requirements	If you are looking to purchase a new computer or have a current computer you wish to bring to Calvin, please make sure it meets our latest system requirements.
Personal Technology Purchase Programs	Students may also purchase hardware and software (including Microsoft) at a discounted rate.
Get Help	For any other questions, please contact the CIT HelpDesk at (616) 526-8555 or helpdesk@calvin.edu.