Whether you think of Plato as the inventor of modern philosophy, the ancient thinker who pondered the "abstract objects" of goodness and beauty, or the writer of dialogues that explore the ethics of our decisions, we think his name will serve well to designate the space where faculty and students collaborate to create content resulting from their own intellectual explorations and dialogues.

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• Plato is the Mercyhurst College server for academic Web projects. All files placed in Plato folders are immediately accessible on the Web--Plato folders are not meant to be used for storage.
• Faculty and students may request space for academic projects from their major departments.
• Plato Training Sessions are available on demand for individuals in the CIT.
• Group training sessions will be offered on request.

Web Server Policies and Procedures

Web projects at Mercyhurst must follow the Code of Conduct for Use of Information Technology, including all copyright laws.

The following links offer instructions on accessing and organizing folders in Plato:

• Plato Web Space Request Form.This is the request form that is sent to department Plato administrators to fulfill.
• Suggestions for department organization of folders. This page shows one possible organization.
• Suggestions for faculty/student organization of folder.
• Instructions for mapping to your Plato folder. To see your Plato folder in your My Computer window, you have to map to it.
• How to access your Plato folder from off campus through WebDAV. If you want to work on and publish your files off campus, follow these directions.
• eHelp suggestions to find another web hosting service.