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Office of the Chief Information Officer
320 Baker Systems Engineering
1971 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: (614) 292-6553
Fax: (614) 688-4226
Getting Started
This Q&A guide has been designed to help you find the right information quickly. It is not an exhaustive list of IT services, but identifies some useful information youÕll need to get started at Ohio State.
What are the TOP 5 things to remember about Ohio State campus computing?

- Your OSU Internet username (in Òlastname.#Ó format) and password (see below)
- Your OSU e-mail address (as in: lastname.#@osu.edu)
- OSU Webmail at webmail.osu.edu for e-mail anytime, anywhere
- Safecomputing.osu.edu for guidelines on keeping your hardware, software and yourself secure in cyberspace and on campus
- 8help, Ohio StateÕs IT help desk for technology assistance. Visit 8help on the web at 8help.osu.edu, send e-mail to 8help@osu.edu, visit the BuckeyeBar at 512 Baker Systems Engineering, or call 614-688-HELP (4357).
