The Department of Information Services is responsible for maintaining the College computing and communications systems. We work with the entire campus community to provide a stable, productive computing environment.
We are located off the mall in building 102 (right next to the entrance for 102 Dorm).
COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
Computer Labs
The College maintains computers and laser printers for student use in 4 computer labs. The labs are located in the Library, the Academic Center for Enrichment (ACE), room 823, and room 18-43. The lab in room 823 is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The computers are installed with Microsoft XP Professional, Microsoft Office, and the Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer web browsers. All of the campus computers have Internet access. All of the labs are equipped with Laser Printers.
Residence Halls
The College offers T-1 Internet access to residence hall students. Students need to provide their own computers, software, and hardware to connect to the network, and will be required to follow some basic security guidelines to use the network. We use a standard TCP\IP network with hard-wired connections in each room so nearly all personal computers will be compatible.
The College also has wireless access on campus. The wireless hotspots are located in the Library, Academic Center for Excellence (ACE), Alumni Hall, Commuter Lounge and the Cafeteria.
You will need an 802.11b, 802.11g, or a combination 802.11b/g wireless network card to access. New laptops generally come with these cards installed, but add on cards are available from your computer manufacturer and most computer and electronics stores.
The student wireless network is an open, unsecured, wireless network service. It does not encrypt data. Therefore, information sent across the wireless network is "in the clear." Others might snoop or intercept data transmitted using the unsecured wireless service.