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265 Church Street Information technology is an
integral component of the teaching, learning, and
research environment at Wesleyan. Faculty members and
students at Wesleyan continue to increase their use of
technology both inside and outside the classroom for
instruction and communication. To facilitate the use of
technology for teaching and learning, ITS at http://www.wesleyan.edu/its,
provides a wide range of computer services and is
continuously developing new initiatives. All up-to-date
and relevant information about technology at Wesleyan can
be found at that Web site. Below we choose to highlight
just a few of the student-oriented services ITS provides.
Public Labs
ITS operates six public personal computing facilities stocked with
powerful late-model Intel/Windows and Apple Macintosh computers. These
labs, some of which are open 24 hours a day, offer access to numerous
specialized software applications in the arts, social sciences,
humanities, and sciences.
Additionally, all labs are connected to the campus network and to the
Internet and provide access to central file and print servers,
spreadsheets, e-mail, the Olin Library catalog, and various databases
on- and off-campus.
For more information:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/labs/
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ResNet
ResNet is the Wesleyan residential
computer network, which connects most student housing (with the
exception of the wood-frame buildings) to the rest of the Wesleyan
network. Once on the network, students have access to both the
Internet and all of Wesleyan's computer resources including email,
electronic portfolio, file servers and web space.
There is no charge for the use of the
network but all students must register their computers when they arrive
on campus in the fall.
For more information:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/resnet/
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Wesleyan Computer Store and
Service Center
The availability of these rich computing facilities
makes it possible for Wesleyan students to fully
experience modern computing resources without needing to
own a personal computer. Still, almost 90 percent of
students have their own computers, and to service those,
ITS operates the Wesleyan Computer Store and Service
Center. We sell and repair Apple Macintoshes, Dell, and
Compaq computers, printers from various manufacturers,
plus software and supplies —all at highly
competitive prices and preconfigured with
Wesleyan-specific software. We contact students during
the summer with back-to-school specials, and we encourage
students to visit the virtual Wesleyan Computer Store, http://www.wesleyan.edu/store/,
to check out our latest offerings and prices.
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WESTel
WesTel telephone and voicemail services are
available to students residing in most university housing. Phone service
is automatically turned on and waiting for you at your room. A new
voicemail box is waiting to be initialized (the temporary password is
the same as your four (4) digit telephone number). Then register
your service on line in your Electronic Portfolio
For more information:
http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/westel/stuhou.html
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Electronic Portfolio
The Student Electronic Portfolio is a collection of
individualized Web pages that provide students with an
electronic forum to store and present academic and
personal information, access resources on the campus
network, send e-mail, and much more. Each student’s
portfolio includes a standard academic section and an
optional personal section designed to present information
about a student to faculty advisors and other audiences.
The academic section includes information about the
student’s academic career at Wesleyan. The personal
section is entirely managed by the student with respect
to both content and security. In this section, students
can include academic papers, works of prose and poetry,
mathematical proofs, lab reports, scanned images of
artwork, video clips, as well as information on
extracurricular activities, travel, career goals, and
interests. Students can also determine who can read these
pages by selecting from different security options.
Click
here
to learn how to grant guest access to your student portfolio. The
portfolio also provides students with access to their
term bill, the online catalog and databases at Olin
Library; links to administrative departments; a schedule
of campus events; e-mail; and a personal calendar.
Innovative solutions such as the Student Electronic
Portfolio are evidence of Wesleyan’s commitment to
the appropriate use of technology in all aspects of
student life. Please visit http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/technology/
for a Q&A section about technology at Wesleyan.
All faculty, students, staff and alumni have an electronic portfolio
account. Click
here to access the electronic portfolio and enter your e-mail
username and password to enter. The new electronic portfolio system
integrates many of Wesleyans current online resources with exciting new
features. For more information about Electronic Portfolio many features,
click here If
you are having problems with your EPortfolio, please send email to
e-portfolio@wesleyan.edu.
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Classroom
Renovation Project
Wesleyan is committed to using technology in support
of teaching and learning. We are in the fourth year of an
approximately $8 million classroom renovation project,
and, gradually, the majority of classrooms will be
equipped with state-of-the-art instructional media
equipment. In addition we now have two interactive
computer classrooms in which every student has access to
a computer used in a seminar-type setting. We have one
wireless interactive computer classroom and are planning
two more. Students can use their own wireless laptops in
those rooms or use a laptop supplied by ITS for the
duration of the class period. Also this year we will
continue to provide to all students Microsoft Office and
Microsoft operating systems software. Go to http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/microsoft/
if you would like more information about this program.
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Helpdesk
The Helpdesk staff is available to answer any
questions regarding ITS-supported software and services.
They can be reached via the web at http://helpdesk.wesleyan.edu,
via e-mail at helpdesk@wesleyan.edu,
by phone at 685-4000, or in person in Room 143 of the
Science Tower. The services normally provided by the
Helpdesk include account setup and password problems,
over-the-phone support for students’ personal
computers, questions regarding other ITS support
services, and disk recovery issues. Any problems that can
not be solved over the phone or via e-mail and that
require on-site troubleshooting may be handled by the
residential computing consultants (RCCs). If Helpdesk
staff determine that a particular computer issue is in
need of this service, they will submit a request to an
RCC in your area. An RCC will contact you about your
problem within 24 hours to schedule an appointment.
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