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.