Citrix Virtual Desktops (Employees & Students)
Citrix Virtual Applications (Authorized Employees Only)
Citrix Virtual Desktops (Employees & Students)
Overview
Rowan University is now providing students and employees with several different types of Windows virtual desktop solutions. Every virtual desktop provides a full Windows desktop experience from nearly any device. Each virtual desktop will contain specific software applications that will be applicable to each group.
- Academic Virtual Desktop (Students and Faculty Only)
- CMSRU Employee Desktop
- Glassboro Employee Desktop
- SOM Employee Desktop
Note: Due to the high demand for virtual desktops, please log out of your virtual desktop session when you are finished completing your tasks. After two hours of inactivity, your virtual desktop session will automatically log you out.
Prerequisite: Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Receiver) must be installed on your computer to access virtual desktops. Please visit go.rowan.edu/workspace to download Citrix Workspace. If you are using a Rowan-managed computer, Citrix Workspace is already installed on your computer.
- Open a Google Chrome web browser and navigate to https://access.rowan.edu
- Enter your Rowan Network username and password, click Log On
- Verify through Duo, when prompted
- At the "Welcome to Citrix Receiver" page, click Detect Receiver
- Click Open Citrix Workspace Launcher when prompted. Note: This will only prompt users the first time you access the site.
- Click on the appropriate virtual desktop.
- Click Open Citrix Workspace Launcher when prompted.
- The Virtual Desktop will now open inside the Citrix Workspace Client.
- To sign out of the virtual desktop, right-click on the Start Button and hover over Shutdown or Sign Out and click Sign out.
Note: Due to the high demand for virtual desktops, please log out of your virtual desktop session when you are finished completing your tasks. After two hours of inactivity, your virtual desktop session will automatically log you out. To log out, click your name in the upper right corner of the page and select Log Off
Applications Available on Academic Desktop
- 7Zip
- Adobe Creative Cloud (excluding Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects)
- Ansys
- ArcGIS Desktop
- ArcGIS Pro
- Aspen
- AutoCad
- BlueJ
- Calico
- ChemDraw
- CityEngine
- CommunityViz
- Comsol
- CutePDF
- Cyber Rat
- DevC++ and TDM-GCC
- Eclipse
- EESof
- Epic Unreal Engine
- FileZilla
- Google Chrome
- Google Earth
- Handbrake
- InkScape
- IntelliJ Community
- JavaFX
- Java Suite
- JES
- JFLAP
- Jmp Pro
- Jupyter Lab and Notebook
- LabView
- Language Proof and Logic
- Mathematica
- Matlab
- Microsoft Office O365, Visio, Project
- MySQL Workbench
- Neo4J
- Netbeans
- Notepad++
- OpenRefine
- Polymath Plus
- POM
- PTV Suite (Vissim, Vissum, Vistro)
- Putty
- PyCharm
- PyGame
- QGIS
- R and R Studio
- Risa
- Ruby for Windows
- SAP
- SAS
- SecureCRT
- SecureFX
- SketchUp Pro
- Solidworks
- StarUML
- Small Stata
- SPSS / AMOS
- Stella Architect
- TerrSet
- Visual Studio
- Weka
Applications Available on Glassboro / CMSRU Employee Desktop
- Adobe Reader DC
- Adobe Acrobat DC
- IBM SPSS
- Microsoft Office
- Notepad ++
- Rightfax
- SAP
- Strata 12
Applications Available on SOM Employee Desktop
- Adobe Reader DC
- Adobe Acrobat DC
- Clinical Applications
- IBM SPSS
- Microsoft Office
Citrix Virtual Applications (Authorized Employees Only)
Some employees who have access to restricted clinical and administrative applications are required to individually access those applications in Citrix. Employees may access these restricted administrative applications by logging in to access.rowan.edu.
Note: If you previously access restricted clinical and administrative applications through another method, you may continue to do so. However, we recommend all employees use access.rowan.edu to access virtual applications.
Prerequisite: Citrix Workspace (formerly Citrix Receiver) must be installed on your computer to access virtual desktops. Please visit go.rowan.edu/workspace to download Citrix Workspace. If you are using a Rowan-managed computer, Citrix Workspace is already installed on your computer.
- Open a Google Chrome web browser and navigate to https://access.rowan.edu
- Enter your Rowan Network username and password, click Log On
- Verify through Duo, when prompted
- At the "Welcome to Citrix Receiver" page, click Detect Receiver
- Click Open Citrix Workspace Launcher when prompted. Note: This will only prompt users the first time you access the site.
- From the Citrix Storefront, click on Apps at the top of the page.
- Click on an application you want to open.
- Click Open Citrix Workspace Launcher when prompted.
- In a few moments, your application will launch.
- Apogee
- AppMan
- ArcGIS reader
- Axon Buffer
- Curriculum Review Chrome
- Degreeworks
- Evisions
- Honeywell
- Johnson Controls
- Medicat Connect
- Microsoft SQL Management Studio
- Microsoft Office, Visio, Project
- Microsoft MMC
- OnBase Web Client
- Putty
- QA Systems
- Right Fax
- RS2 Access It
- Secure Banner
- Secure RDP
- Secure CRT/FX
- Strata SE 12
If you need assistance, please contact the Technology Support Center at 856-256-4400 or submit a ticket in the Rowan Support Portal.