Software

The software and business apps listed below are available to all faculty and staff at the George Washington University. 

	Adobe Creative Cloud	Adobe Creative Cloud includes Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and more and can be downloaded on your university-owned or personal device.  How to Login to Adobe
	Colonial Connect Jabber	Jabber brings phone capabilities to your computer through the integration of chat, voice, video and desktop share in one tool.  Download Jabber
	Colonial Connect WebEx	WebEx is a collaborative meeting tool that allows for real-time video meetings and sharing of computer content over the web. Features include multi-point video conferencing and desktop share to meet for a group project, catch up with friends or make a video call home. Login to WebEx
	Microsoft Office 365	For detailed instructions about installing Microsoft 365 on Windows or Mac, please vistit: Microsoft 365 Support To Download Microsoft 365 Please visit the Microsoft Office Portal and sign in with you GW NetId and Password. Download Office 365
	Statistical Analysis System (SAS)	SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a software suite developed for advanced analytics, multivariate analyses, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics. Request SAS
	Virtual Private Network (VPN)	The VPN allows remote access to many university systems and resources that are otherwise protected from off-campus access. It does this by creating a "virtual" encrypted channel from your remote location back to GW's network. Instructions for Windows Instructions for Mac OS Download VPN Client

The software listed below is available to all faculty and staff within the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS). Visit the CCAS website to learn more about available software. 

Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud includes Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and more and can be downloaded on your university-owned or personal device.

Atlas.ti

Atlas.ti helps researchers uncover and systematically analyze complex phenomena hidden in unstructured data (text, multimedia, geospatial). Request atlas.ti from the CCAS Office of Technology Services. 

Autodesk

A computer-aided drafting software program used to create blueprints for buildings, bridges, and computer chips, among other things. Discover how AutoCAD is used by drafters and other professionals. Access Autodesk software. 

ENVI 5

ENVI (an acronym for "ENvironment for Visualizing Images") is a software application used to process and analyze geospatial imagery. Request ENVI from the CCAS Office of Technology Services. 

ERDAS Imagine 2013

The software listed below is available to all faculty and staff within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Visit the SEAS website to learn more about available software. 

Microsoft Imagine

The Microsoft Imagine subscription provides access to Microsoft software that is used for technical education. The subscription includes a variety of designer and developer tools and servers and applications. 

Oracle Academy

The Oracle Academy subscription includes access to a variety of Oracle products.

VMWare

The VMWare subscription includes access to most VMWare products including Fusion, ESX and VMWare training material. 

Wolfram Mathematica

Since GW added Wolfram|Alpha Pro subscription in the summer 2013, all faculty and students within GWU are now able to use this software.

Qualtrics

Added in the summer of 2015, all faculty and students within SEAS who wish to use this software subscription can find instructions here.

Tecplot

SEAS has added Tecplot subscription in early 2014, and all faculty and students within SEAS are now able to use this software.

Adobe Creative Cloud

In collaboration with a few other schools and the Division of IT, SEASCF now offers the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite to SEAS faculty and staff.

Autodesk

SEAS was granted three years of free educational licenses through the AutodeskAcademic Resource Center resulting in access to the AutoCAD for Mac and the complete Education Master Suite and the Entertainment Creation Suite.

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 365

The university offers free downloads of this software to current GW students, faculty, or staff. Log in here using your full GW email address ([email protected]) and corresponding GW NetID password

Multisim

All faculty and students within SEAS are now able to use Multisim on their personal machines, please follow these instructions for the download and contact us for the serial number information.

Labview

All faculty and students within SEAS are now able to use Labview on their personal machines. Please contact us for the serial number information.

The software listed below is available to all full-time faculty and staff within the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). 

EndNote X9

EndNote X9 is a reference management software that assists you with the collection and curation of your research materials as well as assistance in formatting bibliographies.

IBM SPSS Statistics 26

IBM SPSS Statistics provides a user-friendly, point-and-click interface for powerful statistical analyses and report creation. 

Product Features

• Basic hypothesis testing
• Bootstrapping
• Cluster analysis
• Data preparation, charts and graphing
• 2-stage least squares regression
• Bayesian statistics
• Custom tables
• Generalized linear mixed models
• Generalized linear modeling
• Logistic regression
• Loglinear
• Multivariate analysis

Full-time SMHS faculty and staff may download both software products here.

The software listed below is available to all faculty and staff within the School of Nursing (SON). 

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate is an authoring tool that is used for creating eLearning content such as software demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and randomized quizzes. SON is able to expedite the purchase of discounted licenses on an as-needed basis for named users. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product.

Product Features

• Create beautiful, mobile-ready courses in minutes with the all-new Quick Start Projects, ready-to-go slides and out-of-the-box interactions.
• Speed up course creation using automated branching and by copying appearance and style of one object and applying it to another.
• Convert existing PowerPoint content to interactive videos
• Create virtual reality walkthroughs and mobile ready courses
• Talking-head screencast and application simulation
• Create multi-module branched courses
• Out-of-box assets, interactions and quizzing

Qualtrics

Qualtrics empowers research by combining drag-and-drop surveys with automated analytics into one powerful tool. SON is currently licensed for unlimited users within the school. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product. 

Product Features

• Reach respondents wherever they are with surveys on mobile devices, apps, websites, chatbots and many more
• Create and test surveys in real time and collaborate effortlessly
• Uncover new insights with predictive intelligence and powerful statistical analysis built-in

SurveyMonkey

SurveyMonkey Enterprise allows for the design of professional surveys, the sampling of audiences through collectors, deep analysis of responses, and collaboration with projects, teams, or organizations. SON is currently licensed for a fixed number of "seats" available on an as-needed basis. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product. 

Product Features

• Proven survey questions and templates
• Customized branding
• Survey quality metrics
• Send surveys via web, email, social and more
• Instant results
• Manage your surveys on mobile
• Data exports
• Custom reports
• Shared asset library

Smartsheet

Smartsheet is a software as a service offering for collaboration and work management. It is used to assign tasks, track project progress, manage calendars, share documents, and manage other work using a tabular user interface. SON is currently licensed for unlimited "free users" with a fixed number licensed "seats" available on an as-needed basis. Review the difference between user types to determine if a license is necessary for your position. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product.

SPSS

IBM SPSS Statistics provides a user-friendly, point-and-click interface for powerful statistical analyses and report creation. SON is currently licensed for unlimited users and installations within the school if using the product for academic purposes. A connection to the campus or VPN network must be maintained while activating or using SPSS. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product.

Product Features

• Basic hypothesis testing
• Bootstrapping
• Cluster analysis
• Data preparation, charts and graphing
• 2-stage least squares regression
• Bayesian statistics
• Custom tables
• Generalized linear mixed models
• Generalized linear modeling
• Logistic regression
• Loglinear
• Multivariate analysis