Connect to Technology at Northeastern’s Oakland Campus!

Your Northeastern username and password will provide access to many of Northeastern’s most frequently used sites and services. Visit accounts.northeastern.edu to claim accounts and find related information.  

Duo is Northeastern’s two-factor authentication service, and every Northeastern account holder is required to enroll in it. Two-factor authentication provides an extra layer of security that helps protect your online identity and personal information, as well as institutional research, data, and intellectual property. Learn how to enroll in Duo 2FA.

You will continue to have access to your Mills username and password, but access is subject to change in the future. 

After activating a Northeastern account, update your password or manage account settings anytime by visiting accounts.northeastern.edu. 

Your NUID is your Northeastern ID number. Students can find it in the Student Hub. Employees can find it in their Workday profile, as well as on the Employee Hub.

A @northeastern.edu email address was provided to you when you claimed your account. Claim your Northeastern account to access your Outlook email and calendar account.

Learn more about accessing and using your Northeastern Microsoft 365 Email and Calendar.

In August 2022, Northeastern automatically migrated students, staff, and faculty Mills Google email, calendar, and contact data to the associated Northeastern Outlook accounts. The university has turned on email forwarding from @mills.edu addresses to @northeastern.edu addresses as part of the migration.  The Gmail retirement did not impact @alumnae.mills.edu Gmail accounts. Learn more about Mills College alumnae accounts.  

Microsoft OneDrive is Northeastern’s preferred cloud storage option for individual use, which comes with 1 TB. Microsoft Teams is the recommended file storage option for departments and groups.  

For access to Mills Google account data, log in at google.com. The Gmail app will no longer be accessible in your @mills.edu account.

The M: Drive (Millswork and Millsmedia) will be retired on October 18. Personal files housed on the M: Drive were automatically migrated to OneDrive.

For guidance on shared file storage solutions, such as files shared among a department or team, request a Digital Solutions Consultation with the Digital University Solutions team. 

Learn how to access a shared mailbox in Outlook. 

If you need more assistance, contact the IT Service Desk at 617.373.HELP [4357] or help@northeastern.edu. 

All Mills distribution groups must be recreated in the Northeastern system as a new distribution group to successfully deliver emails to those addresses. Your email may bounce back and be unable to send if this step has not been completed. 

Groups containing only Northeastern email addresses can be created as a distribution group, whereas group that include email addresses outside of the @northeastern.edu domain need to be created as a LISTSERV list. Learn the difference between distribution groups and LISTSERV lists. 

For wired connections, use existing Mills wired networks. For wireless service on campus, connect to the Eduroam network using your Northeastern username and password. It is a secure roaming wireless network developed for and used by the education community.  

NURes is an open Wi-Fi network in the residence halls for compatible gaming and entertainment devices like Amazon Echo and Fire devices, smart TVs, and gaming consoles. These devices must be registered with NURes-device to connect. 

The Northeastern VPN is required for certain Northeastern resources, including shared departmental (Q: drive) drives, Banner, certain library databases, and data centers. 

Learn how to connect to Northeastern’s VPN service and visit Global Protect at vpn.northeastern.edu.  

Learn more about Northeastern’s VPN and remote access. 

Microsoft OneDrive is Northeastern’s preferred cloud storage option for individual use, and Microsoft Teams is the recommended file storage option for departments and groups.

For guidance on shared file storage solutions, such as files shared among a department or team, request a Digital Solutions Consultation with the Digital University Solutions team. 

Learn more about Northeastern’s backup and online storage options. 

Check with your home Northeastern department on computing needs. Computer packages may be purchased by departments for university use. Discounts on personal computer purchases are also available to members of the Northeastern community.  

Visit the Computer Discounts site to learn more. 

To access Teams, visit teams.northeastern.edu. From there, download the Teams app to your device, which is the recommended way to use Teams at Northeastern. Use your Northeastern email address and password to log in.  

Read the article How do I log into Microsoft 365 to learn about this process and facilitate a more seamless login experience. 

Northeastern Canvas can be found at canvas.northeastern.edu. From there, log in to access to the Canvas learning management system. 

Find training and support resources for both instructors and students. 

All courses listed with the Registrar are added to Canvas automatically 12 weeks before the term starts. Instructors who aren’t yet assigned a section through the Registrar’s Office but who would like a blank Canvas shell to begin creating content can request a development shell. 

All courses listed with the Registrar are automatically added to Canvas 12 weeks before the term starts. Instructors who aren’t yet assigned to a section through the Registrar’s Office need to contact their department head or department secretary. Once the program manager adds you as the primary instructor, it may take up to 48 hours to appear on your Canvas Dashboard. 

On-demand Northeastern Canvas training for Mills instructors is available. Additional technology services trainings may be found on the ITS training website. 

Canvas offers a digital home for students who may be accessing courses from across campus or across the globe. The start-of-term checklist will help instructors best prepare Canvas courses for students.  

Classrooms on the Oakland campus are now Northeastern Global Learning Spaces. Basic classroom training can be completed in 30-60 minutes and is available both on-demand (recorded) and in person or virtually with an Academic Technologies team member. 

To incorporate the classroom into a larger student engagement strategy, review the Learning Together with Teams Training or sign up for a live virtual session.

To learn more about using an iPad in the classroom, review the Transforming Teaching with iPads Training.   

Visit the Classroom Dashboard to view a list of all classrooms with their unique specifications.

For support during a class session, email classroomITsupport@northeastern.edu. Please include the building and room name in the subject of your email. 

Instructors and teaching assistants can submit a consultation with an Academic Technologies team member to discuss strategies, and ideas for using Canvas and integrated tools or to ask any questions about Canvas.  

Time zones in Canvas can be set at the course and user account levels. Time zone settings determine how assignment due dates and calendar events are displayed to users enrolled in a course. All Northeastern Canvas courses and accounts default to Eastern Time. Learn more about how to set time zones in Canvas.