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Technology training for students |
The mission of Academic Computing includes
training Wheaton students to use technology in a wide range of
settings, for a wide range of purposes.
Evening workshops are offered, to teach
students to use standard software like email, and on specialized
software like SPSS or “Sniffy the Rat”.
Short workshops are offered to incoming
students during the summer, to give them a head start on
understanding the network, and becoming comfortable with commonly
used software applications.
Intensive workshops are held during Winter
breaks, targeted at students who have little computer experience,
but who are interested in exploring technology as a possible
career.
Academic Computing hires approximately 10% of
the student body each year, to provide support for faculty and
other students.
These students receive regular training on
software, hardware, and networking. In addition to providing an
important service to the Wheaton community, they also garner
important pre-professional experience. |
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Convenient access to computing
resources |
Academic Computing provides multiple computing
clusters around the campus.The Kollett Academic Computing Center
is attractive, well-equipped, and staffed with a support team 110
hours per week.
Some students use these public clusters only to
check their email when away from their dorm room. Other students
use the cluster machines for research projects or course work,
because the public machines have capabilities not available on
their own machines, whether speed, multimedia capabilities, or
specialized software. |
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Support for Software and for Network
Users |
The purpose of Academic Computing is to support
students in their academic endeavors. Students at Wheaton
have several layers of hep available to them.
- There are
peer computer support assistants available in each of the dorms.
- There are
student support assistants available in most of the satellite
labs, in addition to the Computing Center, which is open 5
nights per week until 1 AM.
- During
business hours, students can call a help line, which is staffed
by students and supported by the information technology
professionals of the IT&S organization.
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Distribute software via network |
Wheaton students have access to many
professional quality application packages, ranging from movie
editing, to music composition. They can copy much of this software onto
their own computer, and use it as long as they are connected to
the campus network. |
