Help Desk

Help Desk

While pursuing an education at Franklin University, you'll enjoy the most recent technology available. To help you maximize the benefit of this technology, Help Desk staff members are available by phone, email, or instant chat to assist you with the following:

  • Logging into a class
  • Logging into email
  • Retrieving username and password (Student ID or SSN required)
  • Logging into Computer Science servers
  • Assisting with basic software applications used at the University
  • Helping with basic computer literacy

The Franklin University Technology Help Desk requires identification when a student calls or emails, including:

  • First and last name
  • Description of problem(s)
  • Course problems: course name and section number
  • Application errors (in the Web browser, or in the operating system): exact error message, the task being performed when the error occurred, the number of times the problem has occurred, and whether the computer has been rebooted

This information will provide the technician an effective starting point to the troubleshooting process.

Technology related news and alerts, including outages and system messages affecting students and faculty for the current month are listed below.

6/16 - Students were unable to submit assignments to the Drop Box in myFranklin from approximately 10:00 PM until 1:30 AM (EST).  A "problem accessing the drop box" error message was displayed when trying to submit assignments.

6/15 - myFranklin was inaccessble to Faculty, Staff, and Students from 11:45 AM until 2:34 PM (EST).  Clicking "Login" would reload the login page and not display any error messages.

Stuck? Our Knowledge Base includes, helpful links, frequently asked questions, and solutions to help advance your knowledge and make your computing experience as pleasant and productive as possible.

Can't find a solution in our Knowledge Base? You may also contact the Help Desk by phone, email, chat live with a technician, or create your own ticket.

Local: 614.947.6222
Toll Free: 1.866.435.7006
Email: helpdesk@franklin.edu
Work Request: Create your own ticket!
Instant Message: Chat live with a technician!

Our hours of operation are as follows: 
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST
Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST

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