Fine
Arts Building…
The College's Fine
Arts Building houses programs in the visual and performing
arts. One portion of the building contains the Music Department's
practice studios, music labs, rehearsal halls, and state-of-the-art
Music Recording Studio. The Laurence B. Goodrich Theater and the
Hamblin Arena Theater share the central section of the building
with the Fine Arts Gallery. The north section of the building
contains art studios, a computer art lab, and student art work
displayed along the walls.
Morris
Conference Center…
The Morris
Conference Center is a full-service, year-round residential
conference center available to college, community, business, and
professional organizations. The Center is noted for excellence
in service, dining, and lodging, all at very attractive rates.
The Center's comfortable, climate-controlled conference rooms
are equipped to support teleconferencing and a variety of audio-visual
presentations. Computers with Internet access are also available.
Single and
double dorm-style rooms are available in two adjoining wings.
The Morris Conference Center offers catered presentations including
casual and formal dining, hors d'oevres, buffets, meeting site
refreshments, and box lunches.
Instructional
Resources Center…
The Evelyn
R. Hodgdon Instructional
Resources Center (IRC) is designed to accommodate,
support, and maintain current technology used in the instructional
process on campus. It contains nine lecture halls for large classes
and public service activities, two color television studios used
for the production of video programming both by students and professional
staff, computer laboratories, and an instructional support center
for faculty. The lecture halls are fully equipped "electronic
classrooms" with complete computer, audio-visual, video,
and large-screen projection capabilities. IRC operates and maintains
a closed-circuit television system, which provides instructional
broadcasts throughout campus. The local public access educational
channel aired throughout the community originates from studios
in the IRC. In addition, satellite dish antennae make it possible
to downlink video programming, telecourses, and teleconferences.
Through its satellite transmission system, IRC is able to broadcast
taped and live video programs throughout the SUNY system as well
as nationally. Photographic services, technical services, and
other support necessary in the design and development of instructional
materials and College publications are also available in the Center.
Technology
and Computer Facilities…
Computer
Facilities at the College are constantly refreshed with new technology.
A campus-wide Technology Initiative stresses the acquisition of
computing skills and provides students universal access to computers
and software. Supporting this commitment, the College has over
500 networked computers dedicated to student use in over 40 different
labs on campus. The College offers both Intel-based and Macintosh
hardware in its labs. Many of the labs, including those in each
residence hall, are open seven days a week.
Computers
in general-purpose labs are equipped with software for a wide
variety of purposes, including word processing, spreadsheet design,
web development, and database management. Other computer labs
support specific disciplines and offer additional specialized
software.
Technology-enhanced
classrooms are equipped with multimedia capabilities, including
large-screen computer projection, slides, CD ROMs, and other audio-visual
applications to enrich the learning environment. The use of technology
is supported by an Information Technology Help Desk, providing
consultation and assistance on hardware and software. In addition,
trained student employees support technology in the residence
halls through the Res-Tech program.
Every student
on campus has access to the College's e-mail and web servers through
a high-speed Ethernet network, and free dial up access is available
to off-campus students. Campus computers access the Internet through
a dedicated T3 connection. Through the College's local area network
and the Internet, students can register for classes, complete
coursework, check grades, pay phone bills, and complete many other
tasks. The College provides shared network storage space to each
student.
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