Morrill Hall Computer Lab Policies and Procedures
Fall 2006
HARDWARE:
PERSONAL COMPUTERS: 20 Dell Optiplex GX620 Pentium IV, each with 3
Gigahertz processors, 512 Megabytes RAM, 80 gigabyte hard drives, Broadcom
BCM5751 network cards.
One:
iMac, 800MHzG4 processor, 256 MB RAM, 60GB Hard Drive, SuperDrive, GeForce.
PRINTERS: One HP 4m+ LaserJet networked Printer, one HP color plotter.
SCANNER: connected to iMac with ScanWizard and Photoshop software.
SOFTWARE:
All PCs have licenses for the following:
- WindowsXP (Dells), Mac OS X
- Office XP (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.)
- Internet Suite (FireFox, Mozilla, IE, SSH-FTP)
LAB USE POLICY:
Jonathan G. Leonard (656-2979)
jleonard@uvm.edu
is the coordinator of the lab and should be contacted for scheduling
questions. Priority heirarchy for lab use is listed below:
1. Undergraduate Instruction in CALS has first priority.
Classes should be scheduled at least one month in advance. Classes
that will use the lab every week should be scheduled one semester in advance.
Jonathan will send class instructors a lab schedule confirming scheduled
class times.
2. Undergraduate Instruction outside of CALS has second
priority.
3. Other CALS activities (Extension, Experiment Station, Research)
have third priority.
4. Other UVM persons or organizations requesting lab use for
other than undergraduate instruction have las priority and may be charged
a use fee.
LAB OPERATIONS:
Computer comsumables such as paper, toner, and plotter pens will in
most cases be supplied by the operating budget of the computer lab. An
exception is large jobs such as printing theses or dissertations, where
the student or faculty member will supply her/his own paper and toner (consult
Jonathan Leonard for details).
LAB HOURS:
The lab is usually open during the Fall and Spring semesters from 8:15
am to 12 midnight Monday - Friday, and from 10am to midnight on Saturday
or Sunday. These hours are dependent on Work Study Lab Assistant availability.
Consult the lab calendar posted on the lab door or contact Jonathan Leonard.
LAB ASSISTANCE:
Work Study Lab assistants will be available during lab hours. Lab assistants
may not be able to answer all questions. Lab users must be prepared to
consult software manuals, online help, and outside software support for
help.
FACULTY ORIENTATION:
Faculty may contact Jonathan Leonard (656-2979)
jleonard@zoo.uvm.edu
for orientation including a tour of the lab. Faculty must know how to
use hardware and software before scheduling a course. Faculty are responsible
for trouble shooting software problems with their students. Faculty should
consult Jonathan Leonard to get software loaded and tested on the network
file server.
Click here to
see the Morrill Hall Lab Schedule
LAB TRAINING:
Computer training is available through
UVM Training and Development