Khoury College IT
Secure, seamless, smart
At Khoury College, innovation runs deep, from students to faculty to the systems and facilities that make education and exploration possible. Our campuses house innovative research labs and our networks ensure you can run code securely and seamlessly. Our equipment is modern and built to last, and our IT team provides you with the support and facilities that you need.
About the Khoury College IT team
The Information Technology team at Khoury College provides exclusive computing resources for students, faculty research, and teaching purposes. These facilities are constantly being upgraded to keep pace with developments in the computing industry. Our infrastructure is managed by an IT team that provides computing support for the college and includes a dedicated service desk staffed with several graduate and undergraduate students.
Computer infrastructure
Khoury College provides substantial computing resources for student work and faculty research, including:
- Research and academic IT hosting within on-premises and cloud environments
- All computing facilities connected via a high-speed ethernet network
- Wireless networking available throughout West Village H
- Research and teaching environments serviced by a cadre of dedicated data servers, providing high-speed network storage support by a remote disaster recovery device and a server room full of high-end Dell servers
- Multiple distinct virtualization clusters for research and teaching
- Additional research colocation and resources via the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center in Holyoke, Mass.
Policies
Acceptable use
Access to the computer systems and networks owned or operated by Khoury College of Computer Sciences imposes certain responsibilities and obligations, and is granted subject to Northeastern University policies as well as local, state, and federal laws.
Appropriate use of these resources is always ethical, reflects academic honesty, and shows restraint in the consumption of shared resources. It demonstrates respect for intellectual property, and system security, as well as individuals’ rights to privacy and freedom from intimidation and harassment.
Making appropriate use of the resources means:
- Using resources only for authorized purposes.
- Protecting your computer account from unauthorized use. You are responsible and will be held accountable for all activities in your account.
- Accessing only files, data, and network resources that are your own, that are explicitly publicly available, or to which you have been given authorized access.
- Using only legal versions of copyrighted software.
- Being considerate in your use of shared resources, including disk space, CPU cycles, network bandwidth, and printer paper.
In making appropriate use of the resources, you must not:
- Use another person’s account.
- Attempt to decode passwords or exploit security holes.
- Engage in activity that might harm the systems, the data stored on them, or other computers that are connected to them, such as propagating viruses, removing system files, or disrupting services.
- Use Khoury College systems for personal material gain.
- Do anything that violates the above guidelines.
Khoury College considers any violation of appropriate use principles or guidelines to be a serious offense and reserves the right to copy and examine any files or information residing on college systems. Violators are subject to having their account disabled and to disciplinary action as prescribed in the honor codes and the student and employee handbooks. Further, violations of some of the rules are a violation of state or federal law and may be punished according to those laws.
Remember that Khoury College provides these resources solely for coursework and research and makes no guarantees about their availability. Using them is a privilege, not a right.
Khoury College accounts
As outlined below, Khoury students — along with Khoury faculty and staff — are entitled to a Khoury account. Student accounts are provisioned automatically based on registrar data and are disabled in accordance with Northeastern’s Acceptable Use Policy.
| Account type | Account eligibility | Account disabled |
|---|---|---|
| Khoury major/grad student | First day of first course | 30 days after graduation |
| Khoury minor | First day of course | 30 days after course ends |
| Enrolled in a Khoury course | First day of course | 30 days after course ends |
Khoury alumni accounts
Khoury accounts are intended for students enrolled in Khoury College courses or degree programs, and for faculty and staff. These accounts are persistent if the holder maintains their association with the college. Khoury accounts are deactivated 30 days after completion of a Khoury course or degree program. Accounts active and absent from our course registration or degree program data (as provided by the registrar) will be deactivated and expired, including all alumni accounts before September 2015.
Mail forwarding
Mail forwarding from your legacy @ccs.neu.edu account to an official Northeastern email account is available with proof of usage in published papers. Contact khoury-systems@northeastern.edu to set up mail forwarding and include a link to the published paper for validation purposes.
Archiving your Khoury account
We strongly advise archiving your Khoury account prior to deactivation. Using your preferred file transfer client, SFTP to login.khoury.northeastern.edu to download the contents of your home directory.
If you are unsure of your account details, please visit https://my.khoury.northeastern.edu to attempt the recovery process. Your recovery email address is likely your CCS email address (for accounts created prior to September 2015) or your Northeastern email.
If your Khoury account was created prior to September 2015, you will also have a Zimbra account that you may archive. Please review these instructions on Zimbra migration to migrate your email before your account is deactivated and expired.
Alumni resources
Alumni who graduated after August 2013 continue to have access to their @husky.neu.edu email address. Your username and password are the same used to access Husky Nation. (Access your email account)
All alumni who graduated before August 2013 can take advantage of our @alumni.neu.edu email forwarding service. (Review your alumni benefits)
Resources and support
Khoury IT Knowledge Base
The Khoury IT Knowledge Base contains helpful guides for accessing and using computing resources provided by the college.
Northeastern ITS
Information Technology Services is dedicated to supporting your experience at the university by providing technology assistance and guidance. We encourage you to visit the ITS Help and Information desk on the first floor of Snell Library or to contact the ITS Service by phone at 617.373.4357 (HELP) or email at help@northeastern.edu for any non-Khoury-related support.