Through our connection with the Internet, students and faculty may engage in research, read documents and investigate resources at hundreds of libraries around the world. ResNet is the campus network that extends to all residence halls. It gives students computer access from their residence hall rooms to the Internet and to college network services such as e-mail, file servers and printers. Students are assigned individual folders on the student fileserver. From their rooms, students can exchange documents, access class materials, execute applications and use the college online library catalogue.
Smart classrooms designed primarily for lectures have laptop connections for students.
There are many web servers throughout campus, including a student web server maintained by the student publications board. Applications available in computer labs provide e-mail, word processing, graphics, statistics, programming, spreadsheet, database, simulation and Internet access. Return to top The Foreign Language Center, located on the second floor of Buckman Hall, is a computer laboratory that specializes in providing students with access to audio and video information in a variety of foreign languages. The Center supports a full range of sources and technologies from computer-based, interactive learning environments to broadcast news and instructional programs received from abroad via satellite. Rhodes is dedicated to ensuring that minority students have positive academic, social and personal experiences at the College.