Most departments report that assistance is available for faculty members in need of technology training. Many report that faculty members gain much of their knowledge from peer tutoring. The Office of Instructional Technology provides a faculty and staff development center with training and support in technology and Internet software and in interactive video. The library is also equipped with computer labs for classroom instruction and in-service activities where faculty members may gain technological information to assist them in their research and teaching. Instructional labs in the sciences have also upgraded their technological capabilities in recent years.
Departments report that the administrative and secretarial staffs are dependent on technology.
Staff members have the capability of accessing the Section V 378 student records and financial records systems as needed. Most staff members also have Internet and electronic mail capabilities. Technology, as needed for research, is currently available in a number of departments across campus. For example, departments such as Forestry, Agriculture, Biology, Human Sciences, Chemistry, Kinesiology and Health Science, Physics, and Nursing have extensive laboratory facilities for teaching and research. Special item funding from the state has made it possible for SFA to upgrade the technological capabilities of some of its facilities.