Keep your work
safe, shareable, and organized.
This hub brings together Skidmore’s cloud storage tools, collaboration platforms, and licensed software so you can keep files backed up, share them securely, and access what you need from anywhere.
Box is Skidmore’s primary cloud platform for secure file storage and collaboration. Organize content, share with teams, track versions, and comment in one place—on the web, desktop, and mobile.
With Box you can:
- Sync selected folders to your computer for offline work.
- Share folders with granular permissions (view, edit, co‑owner).
- Edit Microsoft 365 files directly in Box.
- Use Box Notes for collaborative meeting notes and outlines.
Skidmore has an institutional license, so you log in with your Skidmore credentials—no separate account needed.
Skidmore Box Login →
Box is more than storage—it’s a collaborative workspace. Use it to organize files, back up important folders, and share content with classmates, colleagues, or external partners.
- Organize: Create folders by course, project, or department.
- Sync: Keep select folders in sync between your desktop and the cloud.
- Collaborate: Share folders with precise roles (viewer, editor, co‑owner).
- Track: Use version history to roll back to earlier drafts.
- Comment: Add comments and tasks directly on files.
The Box mobile app lets you capture photos or documents on your phone and upload them straight into shared folders.
Key collaboration features in Box include:
- Sharing Files/Folders: Invite specific people or generate secure shared links.
- Granular Permissions: Choose viewer, editor, uploader, or co‑owner per collaborator.
- Version History: Track edits and restore previous versions when needed.
- File Editing: Edit Office files directly in the browser using Office 365 integration.
- Box Notes: Create shared notes, agendas, or outlines that live alongside your files.
Comments and tasks keep feedback attached to the file itself, so conversations don’t get lost in email.
- Course‑wide shared folders for student submissions or readings.
- Departmental archives that remain accessible when people change roles.
- Research teams storing data sets, code, and documentation together.
- Media projects that combine scripts, raw assets, and final exports.
Think of Box as your “single source of truth” for shared files—paired with theSpring for course delivery.
Skidmore Exchange Forums are public and private discussion spaces for housing posts, items for sale, course conversations, club activity, and more. You need a Skidmore username and password to post.
Examples:
- Community housing opportunities.
- Affinity group or club discussions.
- Committee or project‑specific conversations.
Access the forums from the Faculty/Staff or Current Students pages on skidmore.edu, or go directly to http://skidmore.forumbee.com →
To create a post:
- Navigate to the desired forum (e.g., “Housing”).
- Click Start a New Topic.
- Enter your information and click Post.
To follow a topic:
- Click the “…” menu near Following on the page.
- Select the option to follow updates for that category or topic.
To edit or delete your post:
- Hover over your post until the grey gear icon appears.
- Select Edit or Remove Post as needed.
- To post a rental on the Housing forum, contact Human Resources.
- Retirees who cannot log in should contact IT for assistance.
- To create a forum for a club, committee, or affinity group, reach out to IT support.
- For institutional mailing lists, see the IT Supported Mailing Lists documentation.
Audio production skills are central to digital fluency. They underpin both video work and audio‑only projects like interviews and podcasts.
LEDS can help you:
- Identify a theme and audience.
- Create a script and tone that fit your goals.
- Assign team roles and responsibilities.
- Capture high‑quality audio with the right microphones and monitoring.
- Edit audio (volume, clarity, effects, music) in tools like Audacity.
- Produce accessible final outputs with captions or transcripts.
Our recording studio in Library Room 222 offers a quiet, distraction‑free space; contact LEDS to reserve it.
- Use AI tools (e.g., Dragon Dictate) to generate draft transcripts of interviews.
- Clean up transcripts manually for accuracy and accessibility.
- Pair audio projects with readable text versions for broader access.
LEDS can advise on when automated tools are sufficient and when human review or paid captioning is needed.
Current students, faculty, and staff can install Microsoft Office 365 on up to five personal devices at no cost while they are at Skidmore.
- Log in to outlook.com/skidmore.edu.
- Click Office 365 in the top navigation.
- Select Install to download and install Office.
Use OneDrive alongside Box for personal file sync and quick sharing inside the Microsoft ecosystem.
Skidmore has a campus license for Adobe Creative Suite (2021). To use Adobe apps on lab, classroom, or shared computers, you must sign in with an Adobe ID.
- If you already have an Adobe ID, sign in when prompted.
- If not, create an Adobe ID (any functioning email address) and verify it.
Employee account request process:
- Contact the Help Desk to request a Skidmore Adobe account.
- Use the email from Adobe to complete account creation.
- Install via Creative Cloud or individual app installers.
- Adobe allows up to two concurrent logins per user.
Skidmore provides site or campus licenses for key research tools:
- ChemDraw: request/download via PerkinElmer using your @skidmore.edu address.
- JMP: download from SharePoint (requires Office 365 login).
- Mathematica: request via Help Desk ticket.
- MATLAB: request via Help Desk ticket.
- Stata: download from the campus Stata share (choose Stata SE; versions 15 & 17 available).
Many of these tools integrate well with Box, OneDrive, and local storage for data management and backups.
