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Telephone Services

Telephones

The college's telephone system is maintained and supported by the Office of Information Technology, with telephone and voicemail support.

If your telephone is broken, if you need help using voicemail, if you need to add/remove/move a phone, submit an online ticket at: support.hocking.edu. Please note that modems, fax machines, and answering machines cannot be connected to Hocking's digital phone system.

Student Telephone Services

On-campus resident students are provided with an active telephone port and personal extensions on the college's telephone system, as well as a voice mailbox in the North and Downhour halls. Students can make on-campus, local, and 800 calls. To make long-distance calls, students must use a pre-paid phone card or calling card.

Student telephones are serviced by the college. Problems with telephones should be directed to your Residence Assist (RA).

Dialing Instructions

Emergency 911
Hocking Police Department 6598
Health Center 7100

Placing a Call

Local Calls 8 + Telephone Number
On-campus Extensions Last 4 digits
Domestic Long Distance 8 + 1 + Area Code + Telephone Number
International Long Distance 8+ 011 + Country + City + Number
Toll Free 8 + 1 + 800 + Number
Credit Card or Collect Calls 8 + 0 + Area Code + Number
At tone, enter credit card number or wait for assistance.
On-campus dialing to remote sites
Lake Snowden 4 digit extension
Logan Energy Institute 4 digit extension
Perry Campus 4 digit extension
Inn at Hocking College 4 digit extension
Off-campus dialing to remote sites
Lake Snowden (740) + 698 + 6373 + Extension
Logan Energy Institute (740) + 385 + 9315 + Extension
Perry Campus (740) + 342 + 3337 + Extension
Inn at Hocking College (740) 753-6196 or (740)753-6197
Hocking Heights Dialing
(740)753-1788 + Extension (room number)
(740)753-1789 + Extension (room number)
North and Downhour
Internal Hall Director ext. 6175
External Hall Director (740) 753-6175
**Note** If the extension for a individual room is known, you may dial that number directly.


FAQs

  • How do I access my voicemail (VM)?

  • VM + * + extension number

  • How do I access voicemail messages off campus?

  • Dial your college phone number, when you hear your greeting press *. Follow message prompts.

  • How can I update my Name and Telephone Number on the online directory?

  • Enter an online service ticket at: support.hocking.edu.

  • When I leave a message for a new user how do I skip the greeting and simply leave a message?

  • After voicemail greeting starts press #. This will skip the greeting and go directly to voicemail.

  • How do I directly leave a voice mail without calling the user?

  • Press VM button then enter the extension of the party that you wish to leave a voicemail message with.

  • How can I transfer a voicemail directly to another's person's voicemail?

  • When connect to the voicemail system, after listening to the voicemail, select number 3 to forward to another extension.

  • How do I dial an outside number?

  • Dial 8 and then the number.

  • How do I increase the speaker volume?

  • Press the right side of the center speaker button until you get the desired volume level, then press the middle of the center button to save the desired volume.

  • How do I use the speaker phone option (Conference)?

  • Press the left side speaker button to activate the speaker function. Press the same button to discontinue speaker function.

  • How do I set Do-Not-Disturb or Out-of-Office feature code?

  • Press DND button. Press right side of center speaker button to scroll (1-20) for whatever Do-Not-Disturb message you desire.

    01 Do-Not-Disturb

    12 Out-Of-office

  • How do I transfer a call to another extension?

  • Press the transfer button and then the extension of the party you want to transfer to, hang up to complete the transfer.

  • How do I transfer my Hocking phone number to my outside voicemail?

  • Press the "FWD" button on your phone. Dial the outgoing line "8" and then the number that you want your calls forwarded to. To cancel the forward feature: press the "FWD" button and then the speaker button.

  • How do I put call on Hold?

  • Press the "RED" button on your phone and hang up or place another call. To return to the call on hold, lift the handset and press the flashing button.

    **NOTE** The call will be held for 4 minutes before the call is dropped.

  • How do I handle Harassing/Abusive Calls?

  • If you are receiving harassing phone calls on your Hocking College extension, please contact Campus Safety at Extension "6598".