In addition, the PSUthesi software package helps writers format their theses according to Graduate School guidelines using Microsoft Word. Computer labs and classrooms are provided for general use, teaching, research, and instruction. Labs are equipped with more than 2,000 Macintosh, Windows, and UNIX workstations. A comprehensive suite of software is provided for a wide variety of tasks ranging from word processing to statistical analysis. The labs and classrooms are connected to the campus data backbone, offering access to services such as electronic mail, the World Wide Web, on-line discussion groups, and laser printing.
Several labs are open twenty-four hours a day most of the year.
Center staff provide a wide range of services to help faculty, staff, and students use instructional technologies effectively and efficiently. Staff help faculty redesign course curricula and make the best choices about integrating new technologies into teaching and learning practices. At the Faculty Multimedia Center, faculty and their staff can expand their options for teaching with images, audio and video. Hundreds of seminars on a variety of topics are offered, including Web-based instructional materials and tools, multimedia development and deployment, and computer conferencing tools. Center faculty and staff provide extensive electronic and printed news and information, computer application workshops, conferences, technical seminars, open-house events, and lectures to acquaint the University community with available services and with advances in computing practices.