Information Technology Services Wardman Library, 1st Floor 562.907.4287 ithelp@whittier.edu
Monday- Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Monday- Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Please reach out via phone and leave a voicemail or send us an email to schedule an appointment, as we may not always be available at the service desk during long break times.
During normal business hours, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., urgent problems should be reported to IT Services by calling x4287 or 562.464.4545 (if reporting an issue in a classroom). If no IT staff member is available, leave a voice mail message or email ithelp@whittier.edu marked as urgent from your mail client or included in the subject line.
Urgent problems are defined as:
On Sundays, 1:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., and Monday through Thursday, 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., if your situation is urgent and needs to be handled immediately, please call x4287 and ask to speak to an IT staff member. If the Help Desk is unable to resolve the issue and the problem is an outage of a critical service (please see list below), they will contact an on-call IT staff member. If the Help Desk cannot resolve the issue and the problem is not covered by our extended coverage, the problem will be addressed the next business day after 8:00 a.m. We cannot provide extended support for desktop problems affecting an individual. In these situations, the Help Desk will attempt to find a temporary workaround solution.
Non-urgent issues may be reported by calling x4287 or by sending an email to ithelp@whittier.edu.
The following are all the services that are covered by After Hours support; those hours beyond Normal Business Hours and Extended Support Hours. After-hours support for other services is not provided by IT Services. For things not on this list, the Help Desk will do their best to help or suggest a workaround. For example, you can often find another computer or printer to use until the next business day by visiting a nearby lab or classroom. If the problem is covered under our extended support, the Help Desk will contact a member of the IT staff.
After Hours Support is for the following Critical Services only:
Moodle support is provided by the library (x4247) during Normal and Extended Hours. After Hours support for Moodle is not provided.
If the problem can be solved by the Help Desk on the phone they will help you immediately. You can contact us at 562.907.4287 or 562.464.4545 (for in-class support).
If the problem can be solved by the Help Desk, but not on the initial call:
If the problem needs to be solved by IT Services staff:
Voice messages will be checked by the Help Desk within 2 business hours and handled following the phone call procedure above. The Help Desk will contact the user by phone call after listening to the voice message to help solve the problem. Leaving a voicemail for the caller or responding by email is acceptable if no one answers the phone. However, if the problem is Urgent and it is necessary to talk to the caller, the Help Desk will contact their department in an attempt to track down the caller.
During normal business hours, email will be checked by the Help Desk within 2 business hours and handled following the phone call procedure above. On weekends and at night, emails may sit until the next business day, please call x4287 with anything Urgent. The Help Desk will contact the user by phone or email after reading the email. Contact by phone, email, or other method is acceptable, depending on the situation.
Please contact us via email at ithelp@whittier.edu.
IT Services provides walk-in computer assistance at the service desk at the rear of the first floor of the library. Student or IT technicians will staff the center Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Walk-in service without an appointment is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and is dependent on if a technician is available. Whittier College IT support technicians are available to assist with personal tech devices at the users' discretion.
It's important to note that Whittier College and the IT Services department are not responsible for any damages or loss of data that may occur during this supplementary assistance.
