Public computing labs containing over 700 networked PCs and Macs with fully configured software, available to all students, are located throughout the Engineering School, and other on-Grounds locations including some University dormitory buildings. Public labs with UNIX supercomputers are available. These facilities are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and many are staffed with student consultants during the afternoons and evenings. A high-speed network provides access to the University backbone and the Internet. Numerous training workshops and short courses are offered.
Public labs provide free printing via high-speed laser printers.
Other centralized services including e-mail, disk storage, and web publishing are provided to all students. There are technology-equipped classrooms at the Engineering School that have computers at students' desks. These computers permit students to learn by working a problem in the classroom, individually or as part of a team, and facilitate interaction between faculty and students. There are over 100 computers located in classrooms of this type throughout the University. Training rooms, media labs, and centers containing specialized equipment and services are other categories of facilities provided at the University.