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Student Computing
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STUDENT COMPUTING IN ARTS & SCIENCE
Instruction in the College of Arts and Science is centered in the classroom and the interaction among faculty and students. But the university also supports a growing mix of digital resources to enhance your learning experiences. These include on-line access to much of the libraries’ journal collections, OAK (On-line Access to Knowledge), as well as ready access to high speed network connections and computers. In addition, the College of Arts and Science houses over 50 smart classrooms, over seven computer classrooms, and four walk-in computer facilities. The Microcomputer Laboratories play a central role in putting a wide variety of digital resources at your fingertips. You may choose among a walk-in computer lab and three computer classrooms, housing a total of 119 public systems. The facilities are conveniently located in the following buildings: -
Garland Hall Lab (Garland 119) - 30 seat classroom and 24 seat walk-in lab with Windows systems. -
Stevenson Center Computer Classroom (Stevenson Center 2200) - 30 Windows systems -
Wilson Hall Computer Classroom (Wilson 120) - 30 Macintosh systems. The Garland computer lab is open 94 hours over seven days of the week for walk-in use. The computer classroom in Wilson Hall is available for walk-in use between classes as well as during the late afternoon and evening hours, as well as on weekends. The Stevenson Center Computer Classroom is available for use during the early evening hours. In addition to access to fast laser printers, all of our computer facilities have scanners and color printers for special projects. As a result, access to computers for Arts and Science students is quite good. During this academic year, the labs were full for only a total of 5 hours. The computer labs and classrooms offer over 250 software packages for student use. Due to software licensing restrictions, even students with computers in their rooms may need to use the labs in order to complete assignments that use the special software that is required in some courses. Below is a sampling of the software that is available in the computer labs and classrooms.
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BRINGING A COMPUTER With the extensive computing support facilities in the university and college, it is not necessary to own a computer to be a success at Vanderbilt. But, having your own computer and printer is useful and will allow you to access central services and the web from your room. For our recommendations in bringing an older system or purchasing a new system, please watch for the yellow ResNet Guide that is being mailed to you or consult the following web pages:
the VU Bookstore or the VU ResNet site. All of our labs are staffed by friendly consultants who can assist you in using the equipment and many of the software packages. Use of the labs is free for students, faculty, and staff, but printing is charged at the rate of 4 cents a page. Academic computing activities in Arts and Science are determined by individual faculty. We do not have a consensus as to the preferred platform but there is increasing support for Windows systems and cross-platform web applications. While this trend is discernable, we continue to support both Windows and Macintosh systems. Pentium 4 Windows XP systems and software are available for use in the Garland and Stevenson Center Computer Labs and Computer Classrooms. Apple iMac OSX systems and software are available in the Wilson Lab and Computer Classrooms. As such, we support the ResNet recommendations for bringing a used system or purchasing a new Windows or Macintosh systems for use while you are at Vanderbilt University. If you have any questions concerning computing in the College or University, please feel free to call us at (615) 322-6950.
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