Industrial Agriculture and Communications Center (IACC) Building Information Technology Services (ITS) is a strategic partner that helps advance the educational, research, and administrative potential of the university. A wide range of Information Technology resources and support services are available to North Dakota State University students, faculty, and staff. ITS administrative office are located in the Industrial Agriculture and Communications Center (IACC) building (which is pictured to the right).
Infrastructure:
Information Technology Services provides the North Dakota
State University campus and student residence halls with high-performance,
reliable data networking. North Dakota State University is an Internet2
member with direct access to this highly advanced international network
for research and collaboration. NDSU also is a part of North Dakota
STAGEnet, a state government, university system and secondary education
partnership for in-state data and video networking.
ITS also maintains the servers that support e-mail, Web, file, and other network-based services for faculty, staff, and students at NDSU and other North Dakota University System campuses. North Dakota State University's Center for High Performance Computing (CHPC) and other groups contract with Information Technology Services to administer advanced computing systems used by researchers and graduate students at North Dakota State University and other campuses throughout the state.
Computer
Clusters and Classroom Support:
Several hundred on-campus computers are available for student use, as
well as for instructional purposes. The diverse computing environment
includes UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh machines all having Internet access
through a direct campus network connection. Specific support services
offered include problem resolving assistance; color printing, plotting,
equipment checkout (i.e., VCR, projection equipment, laptops, digital
cameras); multimedia assistance, video-editing, cluster and equipment
reservations, and scheduling.
Help
Desk:
Students, faculty, and staff needing help with e-mail
accounts, dial-up, or Ethernet connections, and general computing questions
can contact the ITS Help
Desk. Various publications and online documents are available to
students and faculty to help with computing needs.
Training
ITS provides a wide range of technology training for faculty and staff.
Free Technology training for North Dakota State University students
is available through funding provided by the Student Technology Fee.
Most classes are short sessions and offer hands-on experience on a variety
of software programs and other current technologies. Classes range from
introductory to advanced skills.
Interactive Video:
North Dakota State University has several distance education
technologies available for courses, meetings, and seminars. The North
Dakota Interactive Video Network (IVN) is a broadcast quality, two-way
audio and video system that can connect to more than 300 locations in
North Dakota and to other compatible video systems world-wide. Locations
in North Dakota include higher education, K-12 schools, Tribal Colleges,
and government and state agencies.
Blackboard:
Blackboard is a powerful, easy to use, online course management system
that enables instructors to provide students with course materials,
discussion boards, virtual chat, calendaring, digital file exchange,
on-line assessments, and grading.
Research Support Services:
Information Technology Services provides research support services such as statistical consulting for faculty, staff, and students; professional services in support of the Center for High-Performance Computing; and consultation with researchers on the IT components of their grant proposals.
EduTech:
North Dakota State University cooperates with the state Information
Technology Department and the Educational Technology Council to operate
EduTech, which provides information technology services and related
professional development for K-12. EduTech's mission is to provide North
Dakota educators and students with opportunities that extend learning
in the classroom and beyond focusing on the use of technology to improve
student achievement.
(Source: NDSU Bulletin: 2006-2008)
Visit the Information Technology Services home page.
Bonnie Erickson, Administrative Associate
Bonnie.Erickson@ndsu.edu
Phone: (701)231-8262
Minard Hall 224
Last Updated: April 29, 2008
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