Announcing nowires!
nowires is Rider’s new 802.11b based wireless Ethernet
network. It is freely available to the Rider community in several
buildings and many outside areas on campus. For more information about
nowires, or to get started using it, please visit http://www.rider.edu/nowires
OIT: The Next Generation
In December, 2002, the office of information technologies
(OIT) underwent a major reorganization. The goals of the reorganization
was to improve an organizational structure that seemed complex and
confusing, realign staff in ways that would make more efficient use
of OIT resources, facilitate better communication and collaboration,
and fill service gaps as resources would allow.
The new OIT has five new functional
units. The office of support services led by Krystyna Rykowski,
the office of network and communication services led by Timothy
Fairlie, the office of instructional technology led by John
LeMasney, the office of application at support services at Westminster
led by Edward Hetzelson, and the office of application and
web services where a search is underway for a director.
We expect the transition to the new
organization to take some time to implement. We will send out additional
information on services provided by each of these offices as it becomes
available. If you are unsure about who to contact for a particular
service please contact our main department number (609) 896-5196 or
call the help desk at X7000.
We are very excited about the new organization
and the look forward to working with the Rider community to enhance
the technology environment at Rider. For a high level or detailed
chart of our new organization please visit: http://www.rider.edu/technology/documents/organization/.
Mission
The office of information technologies mission is to
help the entire Rider community use technology effectively in teaching,
learning, and other academic efforts. It is our duty to keep the technology
that is in place working well, and to introduce new technologies that
will continue to keep Rider on top of technology developments. Above
all, it is our goal to be a helping hand, a resource of friendly assistance,
and a source for inspiration regarding the use of technology to make
teaching, learning and working in an academic environment the best
possible experience that it can be.
Contact Information
Faculty Technology Helpline: x7000
Student Technology Helpline: x3000
Blackboard Helpline: x7489
OIT Main Office: x5196
