Technology at Centenary College
Technology Assistance
Our Information Technology Services (ITS) Helpdesk is located in the Seay Administration Building. The staff is available to assist you with all of your technological concerns during your studies at Centenary.
For assistance with your technology needs please see one of the following pages:
Wireless Infrastructure
Centenary College has approximately 130 wireless access points stationed all over the campus for speedy connectivity which supports the A,B,G wireless component. Connectivity up-time stands at 99%.
Centenary's wireless network is available in all libraries, classrooms, administrative/faculty offices, work areas, all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, our satellite campuses, and on all school property.
All of Centenary's satellite campuses have the same connectivity as our main campus.
E2Campus - Emergency Notification System
The e2campus is a mass notification system that enables a non-technical administrator to communicate time-sensitive information to the entire community at once. Every member of our campus community is encouraged to register with this service, and no advertising content is delivered.
The system is capable of delivering instant communication in a variety of ways including cell phones, PDAs, or Blackberry handheld devices. If an emergency ever occurs every student, staff or faculty who has registered will immediately receive a text message advising them of any actions that they should take.
The Cyclone Card
The Cyclone Card is the official campus identification card for all Centenary College students, and required for all active members of the Centenary College community. The Cyclone Card is the medium for Cyclone Dollars which can be used for on-campus and off-campus purchases from participating merchants and the campus Dining Hall.
There is no fee to use the Cyclone Dollar Account. An account is established by the deposit of funds to your account by or on behalf of the Cardholder. Deposits can be made using a credit or debit card bearing the Visa, MasterCard, or Discover logo. Cash withdrawals cannot be made using a Cyclone Card.
Centralized Printing Services
The Taylor Memorial Library and the HUB are two of the centralized locations that offer students free printing services for their research and course work. Students can print to these locations from their classroom or dorm room. Print jobs are held in queue until the student releases them at the release station.
Smart Classrooms
All classrooms are configured as "Smart Classrooms". All contain wireless Internet access, whiteboards, and projectors. The initiative for this fiscal year will be to test the next generation in "Smart Classrooms" with the Promethean ActivBoards system.
Currently 3 classrooms have Smart interactive board with Unifi projector with Sympodium interactive pen display, wireless slate, a Santeo interactive response system to enhance the teaching and learning.
Mac Lab
Our Mac lab feature iMac systems with 2.0 gigabyte processor capacity and SuperDrive DVD+ optical drives. Each iMac is identical with monitor/tower fused configurations and built-in wireless and Ethernet connectivity.
Each station runs the OSX/Tiger operating system with MS Office for Mac, Adobe Creative Suite, and LightWave 3D software.
A Phaser solid ink color printer provides high quality (600x600 dpi) enhanced color output.
In addition, fashion design students utilize our Gerber Software Lab to plot design mechanicals with output to large scale plotter pattern printer.
Technology and Learning
In 2003, Centenary became the first totally wireless campus in New Jersey. With the Centenary Wireless Experience, every full-time undergraduate receives a laptop computer with wireless connections to the Internet enabling them to learn anywhere, anytime on the campus or through their ISP off the campus.
Faculty and students are transforming their learning experiences to take their education well beyond the boundaries of any campus classroom.