CNR GOES WIRELESS:
Technological Upgrades
Pave the
Way to Success for Students, Faculty and Staff
NEW ROCHELLE,
NY, December 5, 2002 – The College of New Rochelle is pleased to announce
wireless capability for laptop computers for students, faculty, and staff
at its main campus in New Rochelle. All members of the CNR family
will now be able to use a wireless Ethernet card to connect to the Internet
from Gill Library, Mooney Center, Chidwick Hall, and the Student Campus
Center. Students and faculty can browse the internet, check email,
perform research or update online course materials from a variety of locations.
It’s one of many new pilot programs that CNR is using to further the integration
of technology into teaching and learning.
“As technology becomes a more integral part of our lives, colleges must
work hard to ensure that they enhance students’ education as much as possible,”
says Ellen Curry Damato, Executive Vice President at CNR. “To us,
that means providing the tools that will help facilitate life-long learning
and access to the latest technology. Our decision to go wireless
will help ensure that CNR students as well as faculty and staff, continue
to reap the benefits of technology.”
The wireless capability is expected to offer classroom instructors an enormous
amount of flexibility. They will no longer be limited by location restrictions.
The wireless network supplements CNR’s more traditional Ethernet connections.
“Having this wireless capability is great,” says Ms. Denise Tejada, a sophomore
in the School of Nursing at The College of New Rochelle. “Like most
students today, I am always on the go – on and off campus. Being
able to connect no matter where we are makes learning a lot more accessible
than ever before for me and my classmates.”
Adds Dr. Curry Damato, “Our long-term goal at CNR is to continue infrastructure
improvements at our seven campuses, provide wireless access at all campuses,
and integrate the use of technology in curriculum, regardless of the subject
matter.”
Wireless capability is the latest in CNR’s ongoing efforts to make technology
more accessible for students, faculty and staff. Previous improvements
include:
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Public access
computers strategically placed in high traffic areas such as Gill Library,
Mooney Center, and the Student Campus Center;
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A multi-million
dollar renovation of Gill Library that offers: over 200 data ports for
easy access to online databases and the Internet, as well as a computerized
Bibliographic Instruction Room to enhance student research efforts;
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State-of-the-art
Mac laboratory;
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High speed data
network available to resident students that connects all seven campuses;
and
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Significant student
discounts on specific DELL laptop and desktop computers and a laptop purchase
program just for CNR faculty and staff.
The first Catholic
college for women in New York State, The College of New Rochelle was founded
in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. Today, it comprises the all-women School
of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the
School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and
the Graduate School. The main campus of the College is located in
lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of New York City. The College
maintains six other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s
website at www.cnr.edu
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