New at Penn State
Penn State Intercom......November 8, 2001

IST lab, computer upgrades
benefit DuBois students

Students at Penn State DuBois are benefiting from a number of technology upgrades, including a new laboratory for the Information Sciences and Technology (IST) program.

Built at a cost of $102,000, the IST lab is dedicated to the IST associate degree program recently launched at the campus.

The new lab features 20 personal computer workstations for student use, each designed to simulate the real-life work climate.

The new lab is just one of many upgrades made over the summer months at the campus. Other upgrades include a new file server running Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory to support the student computer labs. In addition, all of the workstations have been upgraded with new software, including Windows 2000 Professional and Office XP.

Disk space for faculty has been added to the file server so students can access more of their course materials over the student PCs. Headphones have been added to all computers in the student labs to make the environment quieter and more user-friendly and to enable students to take part in audio-conferencing.

Projection systems in the campus auditorium and multi-media room also are being upgraded to improve these facilities.

Campus-wide improvements include the addition of a new help desk to which students, faculty and staff can direct their computing questions, and the installation of a new authentication process means students now need just one account and password to access all campus and University Park services over the computer.

Finally, a new centrally managed virus protection system has been installed to serve the entire campus computer system.

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