Campus and Community

Technology

High-Speed Wireless

Every residence hall and academic building is equipped with wireless Internet access. Off-campus students and faculty can log in to the University’s resource-rich fiber optic network, which also interconnects with Internet2, a versatile, high-speed consortium linking more than 200 universities. All students may register for, add, or drop classes online.

Computer Clusters

While increasing numbers of students bring their own laptop computers, we provide more than 425 public-use computers running Macintosh, Windows, or Unix operating systems in eight clusters located across campus. Some clusters have been reconfigured to provide students extra workspace around the computers. Students may even check out laptop computers from the cluster on the first floor of the Hesburgh Library.

Cell Phones and Cable TV

Another nearly ubiquitous piece of student equipment, the cell phone, prompted the phasing out of landline phones in residence hall rooms, although a handful of students still choose to use them. Sixteen antennas dot the campus to ensure adequate cellular coverage for day-to-day use, although it's unlikely you'll spot them. Far easier to find are residence hall rooms equipped with cable television—as of 2006, every room has cable.

In preparation for the 2007-08 academic year, the University augmented its emergency communications capabilities with a technology service called Connect-ED. The system allows communication administrators to contact large numbers of students and employees quickly through multiple electronic technologies.

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