ACOE_Self-Study

• The addition of state-of- the-art study carrels with power • The addition of study tables and comfortable seating

Phase III, to be accomplished by the end of 2019, will feature the addition of a café, the technological enhancement of the study rooms, and new office furniture.

Information Technology Technology Inventory

The recently upgraded core network consists of two Alcatel-Lucent Omniswitch 6900 core switching hardware located in the 3 rd Floor Data Center with approximately 79 Alcatel-Lucent Omniswitch 6860 switches located in LAN closets throughout the institution. Wireless networking infrastructure is constituted of two Alcatel-Lucent 4704 wireless controllers in the data center and 110 Alcatel-Lucent AP125 access points deployed on all floors. ITS also utilizes Dell PowerEdge servers and Dell/EqualLogic storage area network (SAN) hardware in the data center to handle various network services, including Active Directory, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Services (DNS), backup and file/print services. In addition, ITS utilizes VMware vSphere for server virtualization. To secure the core network, as well as the workstations from intrusions, viruses and other types of malware, ITS incorporates various system tools, including Checkpoint Firewall, Sentinel Intrusion Prevention/Intrusion Detection system, Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection and Dell Endpoint Security Suite. ITS supports approximately 1,000 computers utilized throughout on campus, including approximately 200 thin clients in the clinical and academic areas. The majority of workstations are Dell OptiPlex computers running Windows 7/10. The College also has a fair number of Apple Macintosh computers and uses HP t620 series thin client hardware. For system applications, the College standardizes on Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), and utilizes Office 365, including Outlook for the Web for electronic mail and calendaring, OneDrive, SharePoint, Office Online and Skype for Business. Some of the major third party applications that ITS supports include the Jenzabar EX student information system, PowerFAIDS for Financial Aid, NextGen electronic health record/patient management/optical management system, Moodle course management system, Class Climate course evaluation system, ExamSoft, Examplify online assessme nt system, Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT fundraising system, Ex Libris Aleph 500 library management system, Illiad interlibrary loan system, Meditrek medical education management system and the GoPrint print management system used in our computer labs. Current Classroom Technologies The College’s three lecture halls classrooms were recently renovated and now offer state-of-the- art technological amenities for both students and faculty to provide the latest in teaching and learning technologies. These technologies include wired and wireless network access, smart interactive podiummonitor, white boards, power and network capabilities for classroom seating, front screen LCD projectors, 70-inch large screen monitors to supplement main primary viewing screen, desktop PC and laptop connectivity, document camera, multi-source lecture capture

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