Campus Technology Services (CTS) provides information technology facilities, services and support for the entire College Community.
Classroom Technology Services: CTS manages and operates a variety of smart classrooms, computer labs, and portable equipment (computer/projector) that can be reserved for classes, meetings or events as needed. Most classrooms already contain a stationary TV/DVD/VCR player.
Videoconferencing and Webcasting: CTS also provides Internet-based videoconferencing and Webcasting services that can be used for classes, meetings or events. Please e-mail reservation.request@purchase.edu for information.*
Residential Network Service (ResNet): CTS provides data network and computing support services for all 2,500 campus residents through ResNet with two fast Ethernet ports in each room.
Administrative Computing Services: CTS provides a variety of Web-based self-service administrative applications for faculty including class lists, grading and other key services. Each class section has its own e-mail listserve, as does each Board of Study and each academic division. A complete list of services is available on the Faculty Staff Portal page.
Telephone and Voice Mail: CTS provides telephone, voicemail, and Unified Messaging services to all faculty and staff offices, and to all residential rooms on campus. CTS highly recommends that you sign up for Unified Messaging, which forwards your campus voicemail to your e-mail account as sound files; making it easier to manage your voicemessages from any Internet connection. Please note that Faculty and Staff must read and acknowledge the College Telephone Policy.
CTS provides E-mail accounts for all Purchase College faculty, staff and students. E-mail accounts for students are created automatically upon enrollment, and can be activated on the web at home.purchase.edu. Faculty and staff email accounts are created within four hours of obtaining your campus I.D. or More Card, and can also be activated online through the campus Web site.
The CTS Helpdesk offers technical support for any computer, networking, software and communications problems to students, faculty and staff.
Wireless Ethernet access (802.11b/g) is available in many areas of the campus including the A+D Building, Music, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences, the Library, CCN and CCS. CTS continues to work to expand this convenience service throughout the campus. Since Wireless Ethernet operates on an unregulated radio frequency (shared with cordless phones, microwave ovens, etc), no guarantees of service are possible.
Social Networking: The College has its own Wiki and Blog tool, http:\\planet.purchase.edu that can be used by any member of the Purchase College Community (it requires a Purchase ID). The College has also purchased an island in Second Life, and is working to establish a public presence there. In the meantime, Purchase faculty and students are welcome to use the island's sandbox for experimentation in this exciting new environment.
Internet Service: The College has one full and one partial T3 Internet connection totalling 65mbps. Internet traffic is shaped and prioritized to prevent any one type of traffic from overwhelming other types of traffic. No traffic is blocked entirely. If you find that your online game or console is not working properly, it may be that a particular obscure port has to be opened - we have covered most popular games and consoles already, but this is ever-shifting terrain. To protect the College community from cyber-threats, unused ports are disabled.
* Please note that all equipment requests must be submitted at least 1 week in advance. Charges may apply for certain equipment and events.
CTS
SS0025 Basement
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY 10577-1400
(914) 251-6460
Fax (914) 251-6476
Helpdesk@purchase.edu