IT @ Penn College: Fast Facts
General
- More than 3,700 College-owned computers across campus, supplementing 1,400 student-owned computers in residential complexes
- IBM iSeries 520 mainframe, three million lines of custom code providing a comprehensive array of applications to support College administrative functions
- Microsoft Active Directory as primary directory service
- Campus-wide virus protection with Symantec AntiVirus
- Microsoft Exchange e-mail system for employees
- Microsoft Live@edu e-mail system for students
- Microsoft SharePoint portal system to support internal collaboration and communication
- P.L.A.T.O. (Platform for Learning And Teaching Online)
Academic Computing
- Student to computer ratio of 3:1
- 1,800 computers in more than 50 academic computer labs and locations
- Open computers labs with 140 computers available 96 hours a week; staffed with lab assistants
- Standard lab software: Microsoft Windows 7, Office 2010, Outlook Web Access e-mail system, Internet Explorer, and dozens of additional applications
- Anti-virus protection in all labs and available free to students and employees for home use
- Personal Web pages, online submission of assignments, personal network storage, and printing capabilities in computer labs
- Web-based Student Information System (SIS), providing students with convenient access to administrative information
- More than 200 technology-enabled classrooms with Internet-connected computers and high-resolution data projection systems
Campus Telecommunications
- 250 MB Internet connection
- Campus-wide internal high-speed 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet network
- Fiber optic Gigabit Ethernet backbone network connecting all major building complexes
- Wireless network access across the entire main campus, including ResNet
- Cisco VoIP and Siemens PBX telephone systems
IT Across Campus
Information Technology is vital to the College's mission; therefore its implementation can be seen within every department on campus. Examples include:
- The College Library - Online search tools, databases, electronic reserve system, wireless access, computer workstations, and more.
- Instructional Technology - Web-delivered curriculum, classroom technology, academic software, and digital media.
