Department chairs and secretaries use the university's administrative hardware and software for budgeting, purchasing, scheduling classes, advising and registering students, entering grades, etc. University policies, as well as some institutional data and forms may be found on the SFA home page. Word-processing and electronic mail have become basic tools for most faculty members. Spreadsheet and presentation software use is less common but widespread. Technical support for departmental computer classrooms is uneven.
Some departments report no problems, while others lack necessary support.
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.