The Department of Academic Computing's staff provides high-quality information technology resources and professional support services to students and faculty in the instructional area at Northeastern Illinois University. Seven open labs at the main campus are open daily and on weekends during the semester. These remote facilities are used as open labs when there are no scheduled classes. All computers are networked.
Students have global access to information through Internet and e-mail.
Academic Computing also shares ownership in a Unix cluster that provides such Internet features as e-mail, Web Server and Listservs. This system is able to handle modem speeds to 56 Kbps. Through these Remote Assess Servers users are able to connect to various host computers and to the Internet. On a limited basis, Academic Computing also provides dedicated workshops in its facilities for faculty use during their class periods. Faculty are also provided orientation workshops for use of the Smart Classrooms and workshops to introduce them to the Unix operating system.