We hope you had a great summer.  We've been working hard to spiff the place up and give you the technology environment you deserve for the fall.  Notable projects include:
1)  New dual-core PC's in UN002, Ad 21, NC 12 and the Connector
2)  A new dual-boot iMac lab in UN004 and the phase-out of UN001
3)  60+ office PC upgrades.  Lots of memory upgrades.
4)  The transition from PowerPC to Intel Macs running OS X Leopard and Office 2008
5)  Completion of Office 2007 upgrades
6)  The migration from Blackboard to Moodle for course management.
7)  Renovated classrooms in Ad 20, Ad 28, Ad 36 and Wyse 318
8)   Placement of 13 new 3500 lumen projectors in classrooms
9)  A new SMS-based emergency notification system.
10)  ASL Video workflow improvements.
11)  Lots of other minor improvements.

We wish you all a great fall of learning and hope that these improvements make your lives just a little bit better.

iLight representatives were on campus August 18th with a group of telecom representatives bidding to provide GC's connection to the iLight statewide fiber optic network.  Bids are due in September and awarded in October, with the actual switchover tentatively scheduled for early next semester.  Why are we excited? 20-fold increase in Internet2 bandwidth compared to our current DS3 (45 Mbit) circuit at no extra cost. We think that has the potential to make a great GC education even better.

For the last 10 years, Goshen College has had a 15 seat Mac lab in UN 001 dedicated to the teaching of graphic design and video production classes.  This fall, that's going to change--for the better.  UN 004 will sport 24 20" iMacs that run both Mac OS X Leopard and Windows.  That means that classes that used to be limited to 15 students because of the limited number of Macs in UN 001, can now be offered to 24 students.  UN 001 will be closed for Fall 2008.  Congratulations go to Dan Stutzman, Paul Ortman and Kevin Gross for their work to make this innovative upgrade feasible!

It's official!  Goshen College is going to be on the statewide iLight academic network. The Indiana State Budget Agency recently approved funding for phase 2 of the iLight network last mile build-out.  Goshen College, because of our long-standing commitment to statewide networking efforts, is in the phase 2 cohort of schools connecting to iLight.  Other schools getting connected in phase 2 include: St. Josephs College, St. Mary of the Woods, St. Mary’s College, Holy Cross College, Butler University, Marian College, University of Indianapolis.

Currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty and staff can purchase Microsoft and Adobe software at a HUGE discount.  Click here for more details.

Tip: Place Tables in Adjacent Columns

In Word you can put two tables adjacent to each other on a two-column page:

•Insert two tables, one above the other
•Adjust the column widths to ensure the total width of each table is less than half the width of the page
•Select both tables
•On the Standard toolbar, click the Columns button, then drag the mouse to select 2 Columns