Free Student E-mail Accounts

All registered students at Western Nevada College are eligible for free @wnc.nevada.edu e-mail accounts during the time that they are enrolled. Students may access their e-mail account, via Webmail, from any campus computer lab during open lab hours or from any Internet connected computer off campus. WNC does not provide home dial-up access to the Internet.

E-mail accounts are provided by Nevada System of Higher Education System Computing Services. Any problems or questions relating to e-mail accounts should be referred to the SCS Help Desk at 775-784-4357 or support@nevada.edu. For more information about the SCS Help Desk go to:
www.scs.nevada.edu/support/contact_scs.html.

College Wireless Network

Wireless access points are available for student access on the Carson, Douglas and Fallon campuses. The network name is WNCWIRELESS and signs are located in buildings where you can access the network. To access the wireless network, students will need a valid WNC e-mail address and password. Your user name will be a variation of your WNC e-mail address. If your e-mail address is "joesmith@wnc.nevada.edu" your username will be "joesmith@stu.wnc.edu".

Students can contact computer support at 445-4290 for help with their e-mail address and password.

Faculty and Staff E-mail Accounts

Faculty and Staff @wnc.edu e-mail accounts are through Lotus Notes and can be accessed online at Lotus Webmail. For account activation, questions, or any issues please contact Computing Services.

Faculty and staff are also given @wnc.nevada.edu e-mail accounts through SCS for managing web space.

Web Space

Your @wnc.nevada.edu e-mail account allows you to become a publisher! Complimentary Web space for personal Web pages is provided when you activate your WNC e-mail account. For more information, see WNC's guide to personal web pages. WNC does not provide technical support for student web pages, but WNC does offer a number of computer classes related to web publishing.

Any faculty or staff member with a college related personal web site should contact the college webmaster for inclusion in the WNC faculty and staff directory.