Ready Checklist: Staff

If you don’t know your Hostos email address you can find it here if you provide the last six digits of your social security number and your first name.

You can use your Hostos email address to login to Hostos webmail from anywhere as long as you have internet access. If you do not know your Hostos email address, you can look it up here using the last 6 digits of your social security ID and your first name. Once you know your email address you can go to: https://webmail.hostos.cuny.edu to access your email. Keep in mind that the first part of your email address, before the “@” sign is your Hostos Login that you will use to login to Hostos provided systems such as Succeed@Hostos.

Instructions for setting up your device to access Hostos email can be found here.

Your computer name is now available on the right-hand corner of your desktop screen (as shown below).

If this information is not available to you, please contact the service desk at 718-518-6646.

If you have a MAC computer at home and you would like to connect to your campus PC you will need to do the following.

• Using Remote Desktop to connect to your campus PC (login required)

If you have a home PC and you would like to connect to your campus PC you will need to do the following.

• Using Remote Desktop to connect to your campus PC (login required)

In order to get reliable access to your shared drive folders you must: connect using the VPN; then connect to your office workstation using the remote desktop client; and have a reliable broadband internet connection. See the links on this page on how to connect using VPN and remote desktop.

1. To access databases or sign-in to OneSearch use your CUNY Login account Username [Firstname.LastnameNN@login.cuny.edu], where “NN” is the last 2+ digits of your CUNY EMPLID and your Password.
2. If you do not know your CUNY Login, please activate your account by clicking this link and following instructions. For more information on the CUNY Login, please see CUNY Login FAQ’s.
3. For Library assistance regarding the CUNY Login, please use the Library Chat.

You can access Succeed@Hostos here. Please take some time to fill out your staff profile. Take some time to review how to update your office hours.

CUNYfirst is the CUNY-wide enterprise resource system for all staff, faculty and students across all of the CUNY colleges. You can access CUNYfirst using this link. If you are a first time user you will need to use the New User link to setup your account.

You can use Speedtest.net to test your internet connection; all you need is a web browser with JavaScript turned on (it usually is unless you switched it off) and Adobe Flash installed. The results should give you a pretty good idea if you are having issues with you connectivity and/or speed. If you are having issues you might have to reach out to your internet provider's support line.

As a Hostos staff member you are also an employee in the City University of New York. As such, these are the information technologies policies that affect you.