Meredith Technology Initiative

At Meredith, technology enhances student opportunities in all academic disciplines. Part of each student’s tuition is used to support all aspects of Meredith’s Technology Initiative (MTI). The MTI provides students opportunities to learn how to integrate computers into all areas of their lives on campus and beyond. To enhance technical, academic, administrative, and support functions, the MTI will continue to be improved and updated, adjusting to the changing technologies our students will face both while they study at Meredith and after they graduate.
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MTI logoOne of the main focus points of the MTI is the Meredith Laptop Program, which provides every full-time student with a laptop computer and wireless Internet access throughout Meredith’s campus. Students can use their laptops to access any Internet site in the world whether they’re in the classroom, library, or residence halls. The MTI enhances each student’s academic experience in many ways. Meredith gives students the latest workplace computing software, which is either loaded on the student’s laptop or on lab computers located through out the Meredith campus. Web-based server storage (Digital Locker) provides students with the capability to store information, transfer personal files, as well as share files and collaborate with other users. Faculty members use a variety of web-based software packages, such as Blackboard and Securexam, to provide enhanced posting of course syllabi, class assignments, online course discussions groups, classroom computer test taking, and classroom computer monitoring. The Meredith Library is also a central part of the MTI. The library offers a number of online services, including management of Meredith College Television (MCTV), Media Services, access to the library catalog, the interlibrary load service, journals, reference materials, e-books, and 100 licensed databases. The MTI simplifies the student’s administrative experience by supporting the Camcard system, which enables students to quickly and easily purchase food, books,supplies, photocopies, stamps and

packages; borrow library materials; and access campus buildings and labs. MTI also provides students with Web-Advisor, a web-based application used to access course information, view grades, and register for classes. Moreover, SMTP and Web-based Email and an IP Phone System are provided to students to support cost-effective communication.The MTI helps fund the technical support functions available to all students, faculty, and campus staff. The Meredith Help Desk provides first level support for all software and hardware issues. Functioning as part of the help desk is a group of students referred to as Resident Assistants (RA) who live in the dorms and provide assistants to students. The application support group provides second and third level support for more advanced problem and project issues. The Desktop Support Group offers hardware, software, and infrastructure support for student labs and all faculty and staff computers and printers. Network services administer the wireless network, email servers, database servers, and the IP phone system. The Information Systems Services group provides all the administrative and programming support for all database servers that are used in the daily operations of Meredith College.
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The Meredith Technology Service Group is committed to enhancing the experience of each member of the Meredith community through leading technologies and personalized support. We will do everything within our power to continue to enhance the MTI, providing the Meredith Student with latest technology available.