Buying Software: a Guide for College Students, Faculty, & Staff
St. Norbert College students, faculty, and staff may wish to purchase or acquire copies of various software programs for use on their personal computers.
Anti-virus software
St. Norbert College’s license for McAfee VirusScan (Windows) permits SNC students, faculty, and staff to install and use it free of charge on their personal/home computers. You may download this program from our downloads page.
Microsoft Office
Students
St. Norbert College, as a member of the Wisconsin Association for Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU), participates in a software purchase program which allow St. Norbert College students and employees to purchase Microsoft software products for personal use at discounted prices. For details, see the vendor's web site:
JourneyEd
Employees
Office 2003 and 2007 are available for home use by St. Norbert College employees who have that same version of Office on their office computers. This “Work at Home” option permits you to use it for College-related use only, and you must sign an agreement to that effect. Microsoft does not allow us to distribute copies of the installation CD; they require that you burn your own CD (detailed instructions will be provided). To do so, come to the IT office, Cofrin 119, M – F, 8:00 – 4:30, to sign an agreement and get the instructions. If you don’t have a CD burner in your office, bring a blank CD with you so that you can burn your CD in the computer lab.
Other software
St. Norbert College students and employees can get academic pricing on Adobe and Microsoft software as well as other products through JourneyEd. This vendor requires that college students and employees demonstrate affiliation with the College, usually with a copy of their ID card.
Free software
Some software programs, such as web browsers, e-mail programs, and spyware removal tools, are available for free. For more information and links, see our downloads page.
Software available through the St. Norbert College network
The following lists contain popular software that is available on most College-owned computers and can be installed on College-owned computers through the campus network. The lists are not all-inclusive; additional software titles are available.
Windows
- Firefox
- McAfee VirusScan
- WS_FTP
- Thunderbird (e-mail)
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Other utilities including Adobe Reader, IM, media players, file decompression, telnet, etc.
Macintosh
- Microsoft Office
- Firefox
- iLife
- Other utilities
Additional Lab Software: Some campus computer labs have additional software available only in those labs, some for Mac only, including QuarkXPress, Inspiration, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Acrobat, and more. For details, see our Computer Labs page.
Assistance and questions
If you have any questions or need more information, contact the Help Desk at (920) 403-HELP (4357) or helpdesk@snc.edu. The Help Desk is for St. Norbert College students and employees only.
