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Social Experience The social and extracurricular activities on a campus play an important part in making a more complete educational experience, and technology can play an important role in creating and managing these social communities. Therefore, it is important to understand and appreciate the tools that facilitate electronic communities on campus, allowing for greater communication, interaction, and integration within the broad campus milieu. What percentage of students on this campus has full-time use of personal computers? We have several locations - public labs, library, electronic classrooms, where the students access the computers 24 hours a day. In addition nearly 100% of the students in residence subscribe to ResNet http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/resnet, our residential local area network. What is the ratio of public access computers to undergraduate enrollment? The ratio is approximately 1:12. We have over 200 public access computers for 2500 students in residence. What percentage of students uses e-mail and other software applications on a regular basis? All students use email and other software applications on a regular basis. Faculty and administrators expect all students to use email and rely on it as a means of communicating with students. For example, the schedules to register for courses and request dormitory rooms are sent only by email. Does the campus allow personal Web pages? Every student has 10MB of Web space for personal Web pages. The Student Electronic Portfolio, available to all students in fall 2000, will have 50MB of Web space for every student and will be maintained over a period of 10 years. Is contact information for students, faculty, and staff readily accessible electronically? Contact information is available through several online databases and through a campus wide LDAP directory. Faculty advisor and student contact information is maintained through the Electronic Portfolio. For security reasons, certain kinds of contact information, such as student phone numbers, are not accessible outside of the campus network. Is there a campus code of behavior for use of computing and information resources? ITS has a computer usage policy (http://www.wesleyan.edu/its/contacts/computer-policy.ctt) which outlines the acceptable use of computing resources. What social activities and services are available over the Web? Wesleyan has online University Events and Student Events calendars that list social and academic activities on-campus. Here, students can find information about films, concerts, lectures and more. Students can also post their own events on the Student Events calendar. In addition, most academic departments post their sponsored events and activities on their Web pages. Are there Web sites for student organizations and clubs, and are these linked to the campus home page? Yes. http://www.wesleyan.edu/stuact/studentorgs.html is the URL. Academic Experience | Administrative Experience | Social Experience Requirements, Services & Costs