Information Technology
The Information Technology department manages all
computer support for the College.The Roanoke College
campus is a fully networked campus with data, voice, and
video services extending to all campus buildings and residence
hall rooms. The nine student computer laboratories with 170
networked multimedia computers distributed throughout the
campus provide the students with excellent access to the
computing facilities.The campus network - RCNet -
provides students access to a wide range of resources. The
World Wide Web and e-mail services can be accessed from
the public access laboratories as well as the student's residence
hall room. Over 200 microcomputer applications are available
including spreadsheets, word processing, and database
applications from the student computer laboratories. Sixty
computers also run the UNIX operating system for students
studying Computer Science.
On entering Roanoke College the student begins
immediately utilizing the information resources. All entering
students are provided e-mail accounts and the resources
required for publishing their own World Wide Web
homepage. Students are also provided access to a private
network storage area that is accessible from the student
computer laboratories or from a personal computer in the
residence hall room. Within the first several days students are
introduced to these services through freshmen advising groups
and workshops conducted by Information Technology.
Computers are an integral part of the curriculum at Roanoke
College.The General Education Curriculum as well as the
Computer Science and Computer Information Systems
curriculums rely on the excellent access to information and
services provided by RCNet.