When working with College-related information (especially sensitive academic or business data) - it is always preferable to use a College-owned and managed workstation; however, there are times when it may be necessary to use a personal device to get your work done. Please have discussions with your supervisor or manager regarding whether or not a personal device is an appropriate solution for a 'work-at-home' arrangement.
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Determine the best way to handle communications.
Consider Google Meet and Google Chat for inter-office communications.
- The simplest solution may be to update your office phone voicemail greeting with appropriate, alternate contact information.
- You are encouraged to have voicemail messages sent to your email for listening and processing – link below.
- In some cases forwarding your office phone may necessary. Discuss this with your supervisor and workgroup.
- You can forward your desk phone at the handset:
- If you are forwarding it to a local number, add "7" before your number.
- For a long-distance number, add "71" before your number.
- If you are not able to access your handset or need assistance setting up your forwarding, you can fill out the form below.
- You can forward your desk phone at the handset:
Online form for Voicemail-to-Email and Call forwarding options.
Whether you are in your home or a common area, take a few minutes to assess the privacy of your workspace.
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If you are using a personal computer (not advised), consider setting up an additional user account to help keep work and personal files from sharing the same Desktop and Documents folder. Both Windows and Macintosh computers allow you to easily create separate user logins.
Try to minimize downloading files to your local computer, if possible. Pay close attention to the location of any files you download (most programs default to the Downloads or Documents folders). Cleaning up downloaded files at the end of each work session is advised.
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