5.1  Important links

• MyUW – The Web portal offers personalized student services through any browser, including links to email, campus-wide calendar scheduling, class enrollment via My UW-Madison, financial aid monitoring, course grid reviews, and library account management.

• Computer Labs – find nearby computer labs.  The InfoLab program also loans out laptops to students.

• Exam ID – Find your exam ID, DARs, lock information and more.

• Campus Email – Offical UW Email through Microsoft Office 365, use your NetID and password to login.

• Wireless access is available throughout the Law School.  Use either the "UWNet" or "eduroam" wireless network.

5.2  Places to store your files – Backup your DATA!

It is recommended to take advantage of the campus subscriptions to back up your files.  Using your NetID and password through SSO you can use the campus subscription to Google Drive or Microsoft's OneDrive, setting up Google Drive, setting up OneDrive.  These are perfect for backing all your files while here at the Law School and also allow files to be cached locally on your computer when setup.  These services will be available while you are a student.

5.3  Printing

The Copy Shop (2nd floor, Room 2115) has printing available for $0.06 per black and white page and for $0.20 per color page. Send print jobs to copyshop@law.wisc.edu and they'll let you know when it is ready for pickup.  Payment can be made by credit card.

The library also has printing, both from public terminals and through wireless, available in its fifth floor Copy Center using WiscCard accounts. For full details on Library copy center services see "Scanners, Copiers, and Printers" in Chapter 6 of the Student Handbook.

5.6  Your Personal Computer

The University of Wisconsin Law School requires all law students to own a laptop.

Recommended hardware specifications and FAQ

The Tech Staff located in room 2115  will attempt to diagnose issues with your personal computer.  They’ll diagnose if it is something they can help with directly or provide more information on the best resource to make your computer operational. Campus also provides support through the Division of Information Technology's Help Desk. 

5.7  Resources for Student Organizations

5.7.1  Computers and Technical Support

The Student Bar Association and the Moot Court Board as well as the three registered Law School student journals (Wisconsin Law Review, Wisconsin International Law Journal, and the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, & Society ) have office space and computers provided by the Law School. Support for these computers can be obtained through the Help@Law Technology Services department of the Law School (608-262-5242, help@law.wisc.edu).

5.7.2  Email Lists

All student organizations can establish an email list of members and a general contact email address for the organization. More information is available after registering your student organization.

5.7.3  Websites

All student organizations can host a website through the campus student org webserver, more information is available after registering your student organization.

5.8  Obtaining and Activating Your NetID

This information will be included in your admissions emails, and they also provide you with information critical to the activation process.  https://kb.wisc.edu/1140 has general directions for activation.

5.9  Law School Email Lists

The Law School maintains an email list of all law students for dissemination of administrative information. In many cases, information is circulated only via email so it is important for you to check your email frequently. These messages will be sent to your University email address.  The lists are populated in late August using university records of Academic Level (e.g.1L, 2L and 3L based on credits, not number of semesters).  These lists are frozen until the following fall, at which point all lists will be updated to reflect the current academic level as of late August.

Students who graduate in December and May will stay on the lists to see important OCPD announcements until end of August.

Your Academic Record shows your academic level for each semester, including the current term. If your academic level changes during the school year you will remain on the email list on which you began the year which typically has the most relevant information. View the UW Registrar's "How To" for Academic Records.

5.10 Leaving the University – Graduation!

Shortly after graduating the services provided by the University will be deactivated. You’ll need to migrate anything associated with an @wisc.edu account to another service.  This includes documents on Google Drive, OneDrive, Box, and the email account.

See https://kb.wisc.edu/helpdesk/138401 for the service deactivation timeline and additional help.

5.11  Technology Policies

The University of Wisconsin's Guidelines for Appropriate Use of Information Technology applies to Law School users. By accessing the Law School's wireless network, using campus software licenses or by using any Law School- or University-owned computing equipment, users implicitly agree to campus technology use policies which as a general statement are only for your personal use for academic related activities.  For details please see the full text at UW-Madison Responsible Use of Information Technology Policy.