Faculty

ID and PIN

Any Harvard affiliate needs to have their HUID and PIN to get any FAS account or access to many online applications.

You can request your PIN to be set when you receive your Harvard ID in person at the HUID Office. They will give a temporary PIN that is good for 24 hours. You will need to change it at https://www.pin.harvard.edu/.

The PIN Office can be contacted at:

The HUID Office can be reached at:

  • Address:
    • 953 Holyoke Center
    • 1350 Massachusetts Ave.
    • Cambridge, MA 02138-3846
  • Phone: (617) 495-3322
  • Fax: (617) 495-1858
  • E-mail: id_services@harvard.edu
  • Website: http://www.huid.harvard.edu
  • Hours:
    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday, Wed. - Friday
    • 10:30 am - 5:00 pm, Tuesday

FAS Email account

Once you have an ID and PIN you can activate your FAS email Account at: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/fasit/myaccount/. Click on the Activate my account link

There are other utilities available on that page to setup Spam blocking, virus blocking, forwarding your mail, and vacation messages.

You can use our webmail application at http://webmail.fas.harvard.edu/

New Computer Setup

Your Department should provide you with a new computer.

FAS IT Service Desk can send an on-site technician to setup your computer, install and configure your software.

Telecom office

Telephone orders and maintenance is handled by the University Telecom Office. They can be reached at: telecom_orders@harvard.edu

Computer Product and Repair Center (CPRC)

Harvard University offers many discounts on computer and peripherals, the Computer Product and Repair Center can help you purchase a personal computer, additional software, or accessories.

The CPRC has a showroom in the Science Center basement, across from the elevators.

  • Science Center, B11 One Oxford Street, Harvard Yard
  • Cambridge, MA 02138
  • Sales - 617-495-5450
  • Repair Service - 617-496-8324
  • Hours: Monday thru Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Calendaring & Meeting Maker

Meeting Maker is the collaborative calendaring application the Faculty of Arts and Sciences uses. The FAS IT Service Desk can create Meeting Maker accounts for you once you have your FAS email account setup.

My.harvard.edu

http://my.harvard.edu/ is the FAS web portal. It has many features and is customizable. You need a Harvard University ID and PIN to login and personalize my.harvard.edu

Course websites and Instructional Computing

FAS IT uses Courses iSites for courses websites. iSites is a easy to use web platform.

Our Instructional Computing Group offers seminars at the beginning of each semester on how to use iSites as well as Presidential Instructional Technology Fellows available to assist faculty with their course iSites. You can contact the FAS IT Service Desk for more information or assistance.

Available Software

FAS IT offers several software titles for no fee to FAS Faculty and Staff that can be picked up at the FAS IT Service Desk. Those titles are:

Library eResources

Hollis is the online library database. http://hollis.harvard.edu/. You need a Harvard University ID and PIN to access Hollis. Harvard College Libraries maintains Hollis and other library resources.

Research Computing Support

FAS IT has a specialist group that will assist faculty with creating researching computing solutions. You can request assistance from our research computing group by calling or emailing the FAS IT Service Desk.