School of Library and Information Science

Technology Resources for Students 

Computer Labs - Find out when the SLIS Computer Labs are open and how you can reserve the Media Lab.

Cardinal Station - Cardinal Station is the university system used for official transactions such as admission, class registration, add/drop classes, grade are posted here and students can obtain unofficial transcripts. 

Passwords - Anyone who plans to use the computer classrooms needs to have a password account which is managed by the Center for Planning and Information Technology (CPIT). New students may retrieve the network password from Cardinal Station. However, this is different from your Cardinal Station user ID and Password. Your network logon username and first time, temporary password can be found by logging onto Cardinal Station and navigating to Portfolio -> Your Email and Network Login. Once your account is established, you may change your password offsite using the Changing Passwords procedures.

Blackboard - If you need help in using the online Learning Management Systems Blackboard you may email the contact person Dr. Saiid Ganjalizadeh at ganjalizadeh[at]cua.edu.

Technical Requirements - Essential and important skills SLIS students need to possess regarding basic computer applications.