With the arrival of the electronic age, Connecticut College is relying more and more heavily on electronic mail and campus networking as a means of transferring information quickly, easily and with less paper. The Office of Information Services assists the campus to understand and implement the evolving technology that changes the way we communicate. Each semester, more and more faculty are encouraging the use of on-line drop boxes as a way for students to hand in assignments.
Some faculty also place syllabi and review sheets on-line for students to access any time.
Connecticut College is one of the first schools in its class to implement PeopleSoft for Higher Education , an advanced, highly flexible software suite that not only supports administrative operations, but also gives faculty and students on-line access to services and records. As it is implemented in stages between 1998 and 2000, PeopleSoft will revolutionize the flow of information on campus, greatly reducing paperwork and footwork. These new developments in the way information is moved and managed are accompanied by more efficient computers themselves. The college buys only Energy Star computers, and is also investigating ways of recycling computers that have reached the end of their useful lives.