Visit the Software Center (PC) or Self Service (Mac) for a complete listing of software available for download on university owned machines. If the software needed isn't listed or if you have a Mac please enter a request at ITOneStop.
Office Pro Plus is provided to all students, faculty, and staff free of charge for as long as they are enrolled as students or continue to work at Radford University. Students, faculty, and staff can follow the steps provided below to install Office 365 on their personal machines. These programs can be installed on up to 5 personal computers. Apps are also available for download from your device's store.
Yes, these are full versions of Office for the PC and Mac. All are available for offline use. The mobile apps (iPhone, iPad, and Android phone/tablets) have many of the features of the full Office versions but are not the full version available on the PC or Mac.
NOTE: The Office 365 software is free if your account is active. Once you graduate or leave the university, your status will be changed to inactive. At that time, you will not be able to install new instances of Office 365. On devices that you have already installed Office 365, you will not be able to create/save/edit files. Instead, you will be prompted to enter a product key to re-install a previous version of Microsoft Office or purchase Office at a retail store. At that point, you may enroll via other subscription offers or purchase Office through a retail outlet.
If you experience issues or have any questions regarding this topic, please contact the Technology Assistance Center at 540-831-7500 or enter a support ticket at http://www.radford.edu/itonestop.
Kaltura is a rich media creation tool that is integrated into D2L.
With Kaltura, you can record videos synced with PowerPoint or capture your screen to demonstrate step by step instructions.
Ensure videos have accessible course content, see Center for Accessibility Services for further information.
RefWorks is software that allows you to import references from online databases, organize your references into folders according to your topics of interest or for particular assignments or projects, insert references in a variety of formats (e.g. MLA and APA) into the body of your research paper, and generate formatted reference pages. RefWorks is free to the Radford University community and available from any computer with Internet access.
Using RefWorks Off-Campus
When using RefWorks from off-campus you must be connected to the WebVPN client. Refer to the articles on this Knowledge Base page to download the VPN free of charge and learn more about using the software.
Creating an Account or Logging In:
To begin using RefWorks you must first create an account. A RefWorks account is separate from your standard RU account, as it is hosted by
RefWorks, and not RU. You therefore will not use your normal RU username and password.
If you already have an account, go directly to the log-in screen.
All Radford University-issued computers have the Zoom App installed. Please check your computer to verify the app is installed. If it is NOT installed, you can install it through the Software Center (PC) or the Self-Service App (Macs) (NOTE: if not on campus, you MUST connect to VPN to access the Software Center on your PC).
Signing Into Zoom
On your PC, you may get the message asking "Did you mean to switch apps? If so, click Yes.
Scheduling a Meeting
Joining a Meeting
There are several ways to join a meeting. All require a meeting id that can be found in the email invitation, or provided by the host of the meeting.
Qualtrics survey software is available for faculty, staff and students to support research, teaching and administration at Radford University. Some of the highlights of the program include:
Current Radford University faculty, staff and students automatically have Qualtrics accounts, go to Qualtrics login to get started. You will use your Radford username and password.
In addition to a standard topic- or search-based help system, the Qualtrics website offers an extensive set of online resources called Qualtrics Survey University.
The computer labs across campus have the software above installed for students to complete assignments. In addition, there are several software packages available for faculty, staff and students to install on their personally owned machines.
Location | Department | Computer Platform |
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Center for the Sciences | Biology | 25 PC |
Center for the Sciences | Chemistry | 25 PC |
Kyle 114 | ITEC-PC Lab | 30 PC |
Kyle 201 | ITEC-Co-Op | 17 PC |
Kyle 225 | ITEC-Unix | 32 MAC Dual |
Kyle 152 | Davis College of Business and Economics | 4 PC |
Kyle 215 | Davis College of Business and Economics | 37 PC |
Kyle 228 | Davis College of Business and Economics | 4 PC |
Hemphill 1005 | Communications | 24 MAC |
Hemphill 1009 | Communications | 24 PC |
Hemphill 1012 | Communications | 12 MAC Pro |
Hemphill 1023 | Communications | 5 MAC Pro |
Hemphill 3004 | Criminal Justice | 30 PC |
Hemphill 3006 | Psychology | 17 PC |
Hemphill 3023 | Shared Lab | 21 PC |
Hemphill 4013 | Foreign Language | 18 PC |
Hemphill 5040 | Psychology | 25 PC |
Hurlburt 201 | Student Center | 18 PC |
McConnell 350 | Library | 20 PC |
McConnell 440 | Library | 12 MAC |
McConnell Floor 2 | Interior Design and Fashion Lab | 27 PC |
McConnell Floor 1 | Library | 3 PC |
McConnell Floor 2 | Library | 2 PC |
McConnell Floor 3 | Library | 48 PC |
McConnell Floor 4 | Library | 1 PC/22 MAC |
McConnell Floor 5 | Library | 7 PC |
Peters C109 | TRC | 15 PC |
Peters C144 | Education | 30 PC |
Reed-Curie 133 | Geospatial Lab | 24 PC |
Roanoke Floor 6 | Higher Education | 25 PC |
Walker 221 | Walker Technology Center | 32 PC |
Young 123 | Shared Lab | 36 PC |