Department Facilities

The Department of Computer Science is located in the recently-renovated Bareis Hall of Science, and our majors have exclusive access to a state-of-the art advanced laboratory for their coursework, laboratory, and independent study projects; the lab boasts modern hardware, software, and networking tools, including

• Specialized multimedia workstations; digital media capture, editing, and presentation devices
  • for research, coursework, and training in audio & video editing, “podcasting,” digital photography, streaming media production, etc.
• Free-standing and rack-mount Windows, UNIX (Solaris), and Linux servers and UPS systems
  • for research, coursework, and training in system & network administration, computer forensics and log analysis, system monitoring, web application development, etc.
• High-end Windows, Linux, and Sun Solaris workstations
  • for research, coursework, and training in computational analysis, artificial intelligence programming, high-end authoring & publishing, graphics & game development, etc.
• Rack-mount and wireless network switches, routers, hubs; structured wiring and cable/fiber optic test equipment
  • for research, coursework, and training in network design, implementation, and maintenance of wired & wireless networks, router configuration, etc.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) & Global Positioning Systems (GPS) workstations, capture, and surveying equipment
  • for research, coursework, and training in GIS/GPS mapping, modeling, and data analysis, etc.
• Robotics equipment (Mindstorms and Scribblers)
  • for research, coursework, and training in robotics, machine- and assembly-language programming, sensor input, directional transmission, machine vision, etc.
• Wired and wireless Internet access

In addition, the Department of Computer Science is located alongside the College's administrative CNIT (Computer, Networking, & Information Technology) department, which provides our majors with a unique opportunity to work with IT professionals at the hub of an enterprise-level IT infrastructure and environment.

The CNIT department provides the entire campus with a modern technological infrastructure.  Classrooms, offices, and residence hall rooms are connected to a high-speed Ethernet network (and the Internet) with a gigabit fiber backbone; residence hall rooms include "port per pillow" access.  Wireless hotspots are strategically located throughout campus, and centralized network services provide secure data storage and access.  In addition, all residence hall rooms include cable television and voicemail access.