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Welcome to Lowell Observatory

We hope you find this Field Guide helpful.  This guide is maintained by IT, so feel free to reach out to us if you want to add, change, or modify contents.  

NOTE:  HCPS = Hendricks Center Science Planetary and SB = Slipher Building

Accounts and Passwords

We used Microsoft Active Directory to create your Lowell account (email).  To learn more, visit our Accounts and Passwords page.  

TwoFactor Authentication on email

Starting Feb. 1, 2022, all staff with a Lowell email account will need to enable TwoFactor Authentication in accordance with our Cyber Security Insurance.  Here's the guide to getting started.  Please reach out to IT if you have additional questions or concerns.  

Emergency alerts notification

In case of an emergency, Management will notify staff through email and text messages (optional).  In order to receive text messages, you'll need to go to the Emergency Form and sign up and IT will place that into the Emergency Group.  

Slack

A tool we used to communicate & collaborate with staff and others.  To learn more, visit our Slack page.  

Lowell Vehicle Checkout 

This is a Google sheet that staff can access to from a web browser.  Be familiar with the Vehicle Usage Policy before checking out a vehicle.  There is also a kiosk setup in the HCPS mail room with login credentials placed on the monitor; this is where the vehicles keys are located.  Link to 2022 - Lowell Vehicle Checkout.  

Lowell Wiki (intranet)

NOTE:  You'll need to be on the Lowell network in order to access it.  

Wireless

The broadcast SSID is mars-hill-net.  See IT for the passphrase.  

Food AKA Free Table

There is a long standing tradition of leaving free food / items you would like to get rid of/share on the counter in the HCPS lobby.  

Office Supplies

Random office supplies are kept in the HCPS mail room / printers.  

Lowell FUN Groups

These are groups (optional) used to partake in fun activities.  If you want to be on the group, please email it@lowell.edu.  

  • cafe@lowell.edu - non-work related place to post about anything (please keep it PG13)
  • switchfridays@lowell.edu - where staff gathers to play Switch videogames, usually on Friday (sometime Thursday) as the name imply; Todd Gonzales (astrotodd@lowell.edu) coordinate the event
  • ramblers@lowell.edu - where staff partake in hikes around Mars Hill.  Dyer Lytle (dlytle@lowell.edu) coordinate the event
  • mars-hill-redshifters@lowell.edu - mountain bike group rides.  Todd Gonzales (tgonzales@lowell.edu) coordinate the event
  • volleyball@lowell.edu - usually active during the summer and sometimes into fall season; Dave Schleicher (dgs@lowell.edu) coordinate the event

Lowell HELP Groups

These are groups you can email to to get specific help.

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