The College of Business Computer Science Center is well staffed. The College of Forestry maintains a multimedia lab, a computer lab for students, and a GIS Lab, which has recently gained one new staff member and two new faculty members. However, some departments and colleges report problems with maintaining computer classrooms. The university's technical staff is willing and capable but resources are stretched. In the Department of English and Philosophy, individual faculty members have maintained its vintage 1993 Macintosh computer classroom.
History depends on faculty members to maintain software and advise other faculty.
Increased technical support in these areas would improve efficiency and allow faculty to devote more time to research and instruction in their fields. In the Physics Department, lack of physical space and funding has delayed implementation of a departmental computer lab. Computer technology is used extensively by the Office of Institutional Research to provide data on which to base educational planning for the future. There must be a reasonable infusion of information technology into the curricula so that students exit with fundamental knowledge and basic ability to use these resources in everyday life and in future occupations.