Information Technology

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Smart Classrooms
Over the summer, Westchester Community College added twelve new technology-enhanced classrooms. Six are in the Technology Building, five in the Classroom building, and one in the Science building. With the completion of these rooms, we now have thirty-three classrooms and seven mobile carts on campus that provide first-rate instructional technology. In addition, the extension sites have
added three SMART Sympodium rooms.

Each room and cart has an instructor PC, a projector, and multimedia players (DVD and VCR). Many rooms also have document cameras for projecting printed materials. Twenty-two rooms have SMART Boards – touch-activated white boards. Seven contain SMART Sympodium monitors, which use pressure-pen technology. Three rooms have a PC, digital projector, and multimedia equipment. Some of the mobile media carts are assigned to specific buildings and are managed by the Media Services technician in that building; other PC carts can be reserved from Media Services in advance.

With portable technology and an internet connection in each classroom, virtually every room is a potential multimedia, “smart” classroom.

Network Support

  • Internet: All workstations are networked, including the off-site locations, to a high speed internet connection.
     
  • Wireless: Presently Westchester Community College has wireless coverage for 95% of our main campus and coverage at some extension sites. In our ongoing effort to provide our students the latest in technology we have wireless access throughout the main areas of campus which include coverage in all academic buildings except the Knollwood Center. In addition, wireless coverage is provided in the green areas between the main academic buildings and around the Library . The Mt. Vernon and Cross County extension locations also have wireless access. In the coming year we will continue to improve wireless access at the extension sites and on the main campus.

Technical Services
Academic Desktop Inventory
http://www.sunywcc.edu/aboutwcc/info_tech/academic_inv.htm

Software Inventory
http://www.sunywcc.edu/aboutwcc/info_tech/software.htm

Applications Development
State of the art web-based processes have replaced the old voice response (telephone) StarTel and ExpressLine applications. Course availability, bills/transcripts, grades/transcripts, credit card payments and registration are now available via Westchester Community College's web site, StarWorld.

As part of the College's independent initiative, Peoplesoft's Financials and Human Resources applications have been installed. The new system includes general ledger, accounts payable, purchasing, payroll or human resources applications.


Computer & Communications Technology Use Policy
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Protecting Your Computer Against Viruses
There are a number of things you can do to help protect yourself and Westchester Community College from contracting Internet Viruses. Learn good practices on how to keep your virus protection up-to-date. Click for Virus Protection Details.

Important Note About Wireless Access Points
As a convenience to students and visitors, Westchester Community College provides Internet access through wireless access points in various campus locations and wired jacks at designated locations in the Library. Click for Wireless Access Point Details.

  

Related Links

Academic
Desktop Inventory

Software Inventory

Technology
Usage Policy

Virus Protection

About Wireless
Access Points

Certification of
Personal Equipment

Distance Learning
and Division Laptop
Certification

Network
Security Policy

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