Advising
Career
Services
Counseling and
Testing
Counseling
and Advising Program Services Center (CAPS)
Counseling
and Advisement Services Resource Library
Computing Services
Educational
Technology Center
Library
Orientation
Presentation
Technology Department (PTD)
Teacher
Resource and Activity Center
TRAC
Technology Lab
A $25 technology fee was collected for the first time in the 1997-98 academic year in order to provide students with improved technological resources including: greatly enhanced on-campus and remote access to the internet; important software packages such as Microsoft Office, Mini-Tab, and Authorware delivered on-line; student training in use of computer technology; increased access on campus through extended laboratory hours; computer connections, and an electronics study room in the Library; upgrade of student laboratories; and, instruction in the use of advanced multimedia presentation technology in a brand new Presentation Technology Laboratory. The anticipated technology fee for 2000-20001 will be a graduated assessment based on course load of $38.00 - $55.00.
In addition, the Kennesaw State University Website has been constructed to provide students with course registration, reviewing of grades, easy access to information, instructional materials, services, activities, and the World Wide Web; many classrooms are being connected to the internet; and selected classrooms around campus are being upgraded to high quality multimedia and presentation sites. Each year brings new technology, creative uses of technology on campus, and services to meet our growing needs.
The Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides
leadership in the continuing advancement of information and instructional
technology. This position oversees the operations of information
technology which includes the following areas:
Horace
W. Sturgis Library
Built in 1981 with over 100,000 feet
of space, the library, named after the university's first president
Horace W. Sturgis, is designed to support and advance the teaching
and learning activities of the greater university community.
The Sturgis Library has more than 550,000 volumes of books and government publications. There are more than 3,300 serial publications and well over 1,000,000 pieces of microforms. The library also provides, through contractual and consortial arrangements with the Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education, University System of Georgia and The Southern Polytechnic State University over 10 million items for research and study purposes. The Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education includes institutions such as Agnes Scott College, Emory University, University of Georgia, Clark-Atlanta University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, and the Institute of Paper Science and Technology.
Use of these collections is available
by an institutional access card, via five day truck delivery,
institutional fax machines and through traditional interlibrary
loans.
The Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education and University
Systems Libraries have unique titles that augment collection development
at Kennesaw and through the Georgia Union Catalog, enhance both
research and teaching. Access to these extensive catalog collections
are through the on-line public catalog which is available in the
library, on the campus network and via telephone from remote sites.
For research purposes, faculty and students have access to a broad array of traditional print collections and full-text and full-image items through GALILEO, ProQuest, ERIC, and Lexis/Nexis. The GALILEO service provides access to world wide web resources such as the Library of Congress, full-text journal titles, newspapers, and to document delivery services.
Users of the library also have access to four special collections:
Tours, seminars and classroom instruction are provided for both small and large groups of students and faculty. Individual instruction is provided by appointment.
The library is a charter member of SOLINET,
and is a member of the On-line Computer Library Center, a major
international library computing network with members located in
the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan.
The Sturgis Library is open 100 hours during the semester and
has extended hours during exams. Between semester hours are posted
at library entrances, the circulation desk and on the campus gopher.
For checkout of materials, the university identification card
serves as a library card.
Computing
Services
Tracking rapid evolution within the computing
field, Information Technology Services and Administrative Computer
Systems constantly refine, improve, expand and advance the computing
resources available to students, faculty and staff at Kennesaw
State University. They provide network and desktop support for
the more than 14,000 members of the KSU community.
Information Technology Services coordinates computing services for KSU students and supports over 2,700 personal computers, LANs and connections to many different computing locations. Students, as well as faculty and staff, are eligible for computer accounts affording access to services such as the Internet, KSU's library system, an active jobs database, a current scholarship database, electronic mail, Archie, Veronica, FTP, Telnet, and KSU's web site server.
The University System's Computer Network, called PeachNet, is housed on the KSU campus and provides links to all of Georgia's public institutions of higher education. It is regarded as one of the finest educational computer networks in the country, giving students and faculty access to a variety of computing environments, as well as the Internet.
In addition, Kennesaw students register for classes each semester via an on-line real-time system accessed through any touchtone telephone. Registration via the web is KSU's latest effort to provide efficient use of its students' time.
Information Technology serves over 2,000 faculty/staff workstations in DOS, Macintosh and UNIX environments. Faculty and staff workstations are networked for services such as electronic mail, student records, on-line scheduling and registration, access to the InterNet, as well as word processing and high quality printing. KSU faculty and staff are in communication with colleagues worldwide through InterNet mailing addresses, gaining access through desktop personal computers and also through remote dial-in services.
Information Technology Services also administers more than 700 student work stations located in 22 electronic classrooms and four open computer labs. All of KSU's buildings are connected via almost five miles of fiber optic cable. All open computer labs are networked and are open to students seven days a week. These labs are supervised by qualified lab assistants available to help with a wide variety of standard software packages in word processing, spreadsheet, database management, communications and graphics. KSU students with special needs have access to computers configured with features such as screen magnification and voice synthesis.
Networked electronic classrooms advance diverse curricular needs by granting access to statistical and programming language software, as well as standard software packages. Special purpose advanced labs are available to majors in accounting, computer science, education and information systems. One of the Georgia Department of Education's Educational Technology Center is located on the Kennesaw campus. Through this facility, majors in education and other fields have access to state-of-the-art technology for teaching and learning.
The rules for use of all telecommunications equipment, including telephones, computers and FAX equipment, are found the KSU Web site at:
www.kennesaw.edu/its/policies.shtml
or they can be reached from the KSU Intranet Home Page by choosing the topic Telecommunications Policies from the Technology Resources section.
Use of any of these facilities implies an understanding of and compliance with these policies.
Counseling and Advising Program Services
Center (CAPS)
The Counseling and Advising Program
Services (CAPS) Center is a comprehensive service center where
students obtain help with educational, career, and personal concerns
from a trained staff of counselors, specialists, and advisors.
Such assistance is intended to support Kennesaw State University's
academic programs by offering relevant resources that facilitate
the students' orientation to the university, contribute to personal
development, enhance academic success, and facilitate career skills.
All students are invited to come to the center from 8:00 a.m.
until 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. through
5:00 p.m. on Fridays, or call 770-423-6600. Programs and services
offered by the CAPS Center include:
Orientation
A program designed to help the new
student adjust to college. Included in the program are opportunities
to meet university personnel, understand academic program offerings,
and become aware of various organizations and services available
to maximize student success.
Counseling
and Testing
In an atmosphere of confidentiality,
professional counselors offer assistance to students with a variety
of concerns which may
include career, personal and academic counseling. Special seminars
in study skills, time management, stress management, assertiveness,
test-taking and other topics are conducted each semester during
the academic year. All institutional testing is coordinated by
the staff.
Advising
The Counseling and Advising Program
Services (CAPS) Office provides students who have not declared
an academic program of study, including provisionals, audits,
and Learning Support Program students with academic advising.
A team of faculty, staff and peer advisors meet with students
in the CAPS Center to help students plan academic course work,
choose a program of study, identify career goals, and assist new
students with concerns that may arise. CAPS is part of the Kennesaw
State University advising program whereby each department within
the five colleges and one school provides advising services to
students who have chosen their programs of study. Once the undeclared
CAPS students select a specific program of study, they are referred
to the respective college and/or school where faculty in the academic
departments advise the students until graduation.
Counseling and Advisement Services Resource
Library
This room, located within the CAPS
Center, is open to all students without appointment. It houses
informational material about careers, other colleges and universities
and graduate schools, CLEP, and free handouts about a wide range
of educational, career, and counseling information. Computer terminals
are available for using CASSI (Career Assisted Study Skills Instruction),
DISCOVER career exploration program, and the Georgia Career Information
Systems program.
Career
Services Center
The Career Services Center provides
a variety of opportunities and experiences which will empower
our students and alumni to successfully pursue their career goals.
The Center is located in Pilcher Building, Room 227. The phone
number is 770-423-6555.
Educational
Technology Center
The $1.5 million Educational Technology
Center (ETC) is fully operational in the Educational Technology
Annex. This major public service unit in the Bagwell College of
Education is one of thirteen college-based centers in the State.
The KSU site serves teachers in the upper third of the State,
including metro Atlanta, with over 450 technology integration
workshops a year. These workshops train approximately 14,000 pre-service
and in-service educators each year. The Educational Technology
Center computer, video and distance learning facilities are also
a valuable resource for teacher education students and faculty.
The KSU Educational Technology Training Center at Kennesaw State University is also the founder of the "Georgia Framework for INtegrating TECHnology in the Student-Centered Classroom: A Professional Development Model". This framework has been adopted by the Georgia Department of Education as the professional development model for instructional technology and trains educators in the design to support and enhance their existing curriculum where technology will drive change in teaching and learning. Over one-third of Georgia's schools have applied and are currently being trained in one of the ETTC's from across the State.
Presentation Technology Department (PTD)
The Presentation Technology Department
(PTD) offers a wide range of multimedia services and training
for faculty, staff, and students. Located on the fourth floor
of the library, PTD supports audio/visual and presentation equipment
on campus. In addition to maintaining KSU's multimedia presentation
classrooms, PTD specializes in multimedia training and production
assistance; graphics creation, multimedia file conversion, audio/video
tape duplication, video editing/compression, desktop publishing,
and CD-ROM recording. PTD supports some of the most cutting edge
multimedia hardware and software available.
Distance Learning Support
PTD provides technical support for the University's GSAMS system
located in Room 226/227 on the second floor of the Sturgis Library.
Satellite downlinks are also available. Users should schedule
this facility through PTD at extension 6057.
STARS Program Office
The Student Technology Advisors (STARS) program office is located
in the PTD suite on the fourth floor of the Sturgis Library. The
mission of the STARS program is to bring students and faculty
together in a joint effort to explore the use of technology in
teaching and learning in the classroom. The program provides resources
to hire and train students to work one-on-one with faculty to
develop a critical mass of technological understanding on campus.
For more information, contact the STARS program office at extension
6058.
PTD Media Lab Hours
The PTD multimedia lab is open to faculty, staff, and students
Monday - Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. The lab
is closed on holidays.
Teacher
Resource and Activity Center
The Teacher Resource and Activity
Center is sponsored by the College of Education at Kennesaw State
University. It is located on the first floor of the Education
Building and provides a variety of unique professional opportunities
for all teachers in the geographic areas served by the university.
Additionally, TRAC offers assistance to college students in teacher
preparation through the provision of a curriculum library, media
services and instructional materials.
TRAC also has a large collection of books, magazines and activity guides designed to help teachers create successful learning centers and bulletin boards for their classrooms. To help with these projects, more than 200 dies for cutting letters, numbers and patterns are available.
The shelves are stocked with textbooks, professional books, kits and videotapes for checkout. There are three laminators, two badge makers, a book binding machine, a poster maker and an eyelet maker. There is access to transparency makers, an opaque projector and listening stations for previewing audio and video tapes.
Workshops comprise an important part of TRAC's offerings. Topics are chosen based upon the needs of teachers and students.
Learning
Technology Laboratory
Students can improve their technological
know how in the state-of-the-art Learning Technology Laboratory
and computer lab. Open more than 50 hours per week and facilitated
by knowledgeable student assistants, the lab offers a learner-centered
environment for enhancing technology skills and integrating technology
applications into the curriculum. Students are able to access
Windows and Macintosh programs including more than 100 educational
software programs for evaluation. World Wide Web Internet access
and multimedia development capabilities are also available.