The Information Technology (IT) Department serves the Vanguard Community by providing technical expertise in the area of computer, database, and telephone support. IT impacts the future growth and progress of the institution by maintaining and upgrading current technological resources as well as introducing new technology to advance learning, instruction, and productivity.
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Location & Hours
The IT Dept. is located downstairs in the Scott Academic Center courtyard and is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm; closed for lunch from 12pm-1pm.
Campus Network Access
The IT Department maintains a sophisticated campus infrastructure with a fiber optic backbone. Each dorm room is equipped with two data ports. For students to access the VUSC network from their dorm room, they must provide their own personal computer including a professionally installed Ethernet card. Detailed instructions outlining how to connect personal systems to the VUSC network are available in the IT Dept. or online. Students who need additional assistance logging onto the network may call the IT Help Desk at campus ext. 4500 or E-mail HelpDesk@vanguard.edu. The IT Dept. will gladly assist students with any login or network connectivity issues, but cannot perform work on students’ personal computers.
Email Access
Every student will receive a VUSC Internet email address and login to the campus network. Faculty, Staff and Students can check their email from any computer with Internet access at http://mail.vanguard.edu.
Phone System
The campus phone system is maintained by the IT Department. Students must set up an individual phone account with Resicom in order to make off-campus phone calls. For more information, please visit www.resi.com, specific info for Vanguard students is available here. Questions regarding student phone accounts should be directed to Resicom at Ext. 4580 or emailed to service@resi.com. Voice Mail boxes are available to students living in the campus dormitories. Instructions for usage are available in the IT Dept. or online.
Computer Labs
The IT Department supports and maintains several computer labs located throughout the campus. The main computer lab, located in Smith 121, is equipped with numerous state-of-the-art computer systems. Each computer is connected to the VUSC network and has Internet and printer access. The main lab is normally available for student use twenty-four hours a day. To use the computer labs, students must present their Student ID’s to the lab monitor and have obtained a user login from the IT Department as outlined below.
Standards for using the campus network
By logging onto our network, students agree to abide by the “Student Guidelines for Computer Usage” as outlined in the Student Life Handbook. Failure to comply with these standards may result in the loss of computer lab and campus network computing privileges. Serious cases of misuse will be investigated by the IT Department and turned over to the Vice President of Student Affairs for further action.