Mason Systems for Faculty
Patriot Pass
Faculty at Mason can create an online credential called Patriot Pass that provides access to a variety of Mason online systems. Patriot Pass assigns you a Net ID and allows you to create a password, together those make up your Patriot Pass credentials. For first-time faculty, please click here to sign up for Patriot Pass.
Patriot Web
Web: https://patriotweb.gmu.edu
Patriot Web is a self-service site for students, faculty, and staff to manage their administrative records and accounts. Faculty can access the system using Patriot Pass credentials.
Office 365 (Email for Employees)
Web: http://mail.gmu.edu/
Office 365 is the university's email and calendar system for faculty and staff. It is fully supported by the ITS Support Center and can be accessed via the login at http://mail.gmu.edu/ by using your Mason credentials. An e-mail and calendar account is automatically established for each employee when hired by the university.
Office 365 email accounts contain the "@gmu.edu" domain name.
Data within the Office 365 system is not backed up by George Mason University. Account holders are responsible for backing up their own data and preserving copies of important messages and attachments.
Office 365 is a Cloud-based system that is available from any Internet-enabled computer or mobile device and provides 25 GB storage, reliability, antivirus, and anti-spam features.
Canvas
Web: https://canvas.gmu.edu/login/canvas
Complete User Guide: https://its.gmu.edu/service/canvas/
Canvas is George Mason University's new Learning Management System (LMS). Canvas provides a secure login system and variety of tools to manage both in person and online courses. Some of these tools include Assignments, Discussions, Modules, Pages, and Quizzes. Courses are created the day student registration opens for the term to allow faculty to develop their courses before the semester starts. When students add/drop from Patriot Web, the changes are reflected in Canvas courses within a few minutes. Here's the Canvas Use Guidelines for more information. All Canvas users log in via Canvas at Mason with Mason NetID and Patriot Pass Password (plus Duo Mobile for security). More information are available on the Getting Started for Faculty training resources, download the mobile app, and review the project timeline.