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3.1 What public access for computing is available to students? Examples include computing labs, cyber cafes, residence hall computers, and wireless access?
3.2 Does the campus provide institutional e-mail accounts for all students and use email as an official medium of communication?
3.3 Does the campus provide and support electronic space for personal student Web pages?
3.4 Is network bandwidth limited for peer-to-peer software, gaming Web cams, or other programs requiring high levels of network services?
3.5 Is there a campus code of behavior about using computer resources?
3.6 Does the campus have policies addressing peer-to-peer file sharing, computer viruses, and copyright violations?
3.7 Is contact information for students, faculty, and staff readily accessible electronically?
3.8 Does the campus make online communities available (for example, forums, bulletin boards, and so forth)?
3.9 Are there Web sites for student organizations and clubs?

 

3.1 What public access for computing is available to students? Examples include computing labs, cyber cafes, residence hall computers, and wireless access.

Centrally, University Computing Facilities (UCF) provides over 500 public access workstations, including wireless notebooks in Computing Services 24 Hour Study Center and the Sweet Sensation Coffee Cafe. All resident halls have a gigabit high speed Ethernet network port per pillow. Wireless access is provided in many locations including all General Purpose classrooms, all MUGC facilities, College of Science, Biotechnology Outreach in Morrow Library, Drinko Library, and the Memorial Student Center. In addition, many departments provide sites and workstations for students enrolled in specific departments.

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3.2 Does the campus provide institutional e-mail accounts for all students and use email as an official medium of communication?

Yes, each student automatically receives a Marshall University email address and it is considered the official electronic medium of correspondence. Each course that utilizes WebCT Vista also is provided with a course email that is course specific.

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3.3 Does the campus provide and support electronic space for personal student Web pages? 

Yes. Marshall University promotes the use of technology in every aspect of student life. We offer 200 MB of personal web space and support the students’ use of those pages. Our Help Desk will assist the student in developing his/her web page and its ongoing maintenance.

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3.4 Is network bandwidth limited for peer-to-peer software, gaming Web cams, or other programs requiring high levels of network services?

Yes.

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3.5 Is there a campus code of behavior about using computer resources?

Yes.

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3.6 Does the campus have policies addressing peer-to-peer file sharing, computer viruses, and copyright violations?

Yes.

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3.7 Is contact information for students, faculty, and staff readily accessible electronically?

Marshall promotes the flow of information between all areas of a student's educational experiences. Student information, faculty and staff information as well as many other areas of information can be easily found from the Marshall Home page located at: http://www.marshall.edu.

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3.8 Does the campus make online communities available (for example, forums, bulletin boards, and so forth)?

Yes, via the myMU portal.

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3.9 Are there Web sites for student organizations and clubs?

Yes. Marshall University has many clubs and social organizations represented on its three campuses. Each organization is offered Web site space and it is linked to the main Marshall University home page. The primary site for information in this area is: http://www.marshall.edu/www/student.asp/ Any campus organization or group can set up a target group as a component of the myMU web portal and perform targeted email or hold on-line discussions.

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