Carleton College

Caucus is Carleton's web-based discussion space. It is used by students, faculty and staff for course-related discussions, student organizations, interest groups, and assorted fun and games.

Logging in to Caucus requires that you enter a username and password. You should use your Netware username and password for access. Alumni can request access to Caucus; see the alumni computing pages for more information.

If you have any trouble with Caucus and have any questions, please contact the Caucus Manager, Mark F. Heiman (mheiman@carleton.edu).

Problems logging in or with your browser crashing? Try these helpful tips for using Caucus.

Getting Started with Caucus The first time you log in to Caucus, you'll be prompted to provide some personalizing information about yourself. Only your name is required, and that is filled in from your campus directory entry. You can change any of this information (except your name) at any time. Once you've completed the registration, you have the choice of taking a brief tour of Caucus' features, or going directly to the Caucus Center.

The Caucus Center The Caucus Center is the main page for Caucus, and the first page you'll see on subsequent visits. It contains your personal conference list, a list of the conferences (discussions) that you want to follow. The easiest way to start using Caucus is to follow the link from the Caucus Center to the List of All Conferences. This page contains links to all of the conferences that you can join, organized topically. When you click on a link in the list, you'll be prompted to join the conference, and given the option of adding it to your personal conference list, which will make that conference appear in the Caucus Center when you log in.