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On October 4th 2010 Howard University hired a new CIO (Chief Information Officer) Mr Quentin
Cantlo a seasoned IT executive with over 27 years of IT and business experience
As stated by Howardrsquos Office of the Executive Vice President and COO ldquoMr Cantlo brings an impressive combination of technology strategy technical expertise business acumen leader-ship and passion to Howardrdquo
Mr Cantlo has held leadership positions in several top Fortune 500 companies He was the Vice President of Global Information Systems for the Whirlpool Corporation Vice Presi-dent of Information Technology at Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield and Global IT Director of SAP at Coca-Cola He has also held manage-ment positions at other large corporations
What does the CIO do
The CIOrsquos job is to lead Howardrsquos IT department ISAS (Information Sys-tems and Services) which consists of several offices Academic Support (campus comput-ing and printing) Network Services (campus internet) Enterprise Services (Howard email system Blackboard etc) and PeopleSoft
The OAS would like to welcome Mr Cantlo to the Howard family and wishes him success in helping to improve the Mecca
CIO Quentin Cantlo
Continued on page 3 ldquoGradeGururdquo
iLAB Fresh - Howardrsquos New CIO Mr Quentin Cantlo
Tech This - How GradeGuru is helping students study
Table of Contents
The Village - FacNet How to register and schedule delivery
Faculty Announcements
ConnectYard Cont
OAS Recycling Services
OAS Staff Green Office Competition
IT Going Green
Green Tip of the Month
Green Taching Certificate
OAS General Info
Scholarships
Hover over icons for section descriptionsClick section titles to view articles
FRONT PAGE
STUDENT PAGE
OAS BYTES
iLAB Software Layout
GREEN BYTES
Fall 2010 Issue 1
1
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR HOWARD STUDENTS FACULTY amp RESEARCHERS
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FACULTY PAGE p 2
p 3
p 4
p 5
p 6
Bison Bytes Online
HUrsquos New CIO Mr Quentin Cantlo
What is Grade Guru ldquoA knowledge sharing network
where college students can share and find class-specific notes build their academic reputations and earn rewardsrdquo
How does is workGradeGuru is an online student mutual sup-
port center Within the GradeGuru website students can find their university and course and then post their notes to share with others they can also search for notes
How and why was it createdAccording to the educational guru behind
GradeGuru founder and director Emily Saw-tell it was conceived out of extensive research
GradeGuru Note-sharing Made Easy
Howard Student Email New system - you must sign up before Nov 1st
GradeGuru Cont
ConnectYard and Prof Grant Warner
No Teacher Left Behind ConnectYard One Howard professor knows how to connect with students
Continued on page 2 ldquoConnectYardrdquo
ALERT Old Howard Email Accounts will be deleted Nov 1st 2010
See student page
ConnectYard is a system that facili-tates student access to a phenomenal educational resource their own pro-
fessors and TAs ldquoIt removes the barrier between professors
and studentsrdquo according to Howard Mechanical Engineering Professor Dr Grant Warner PhD who uses ConnectYard in several of his classes
By integrating familiar social media including Facebook Twitter text messaging and email
students and faculty can communicate outside of the classroom and office hours while still maintaining their privacy
After signing up one never has to log into the ConnectYard website again Autocad for Mac
Free Student Soft-ware Download
Bison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
FacultyResearcher Bytes
How it works When a student posts a question an in-structor or TA will receive it using their choice of social media Their response post is then sent to all students in that class Stu-dents receive the message using the same social media All posts and responses are then archived into a searchable database or what Dr Warner describes as something of a ldquodynamic frequently asked question (FAQ) listrdquo
ConnectYard
FacNet 53 Support
(cont from page 1)
How HU faculty can register and schedule to receive a new machineHow do I sign up Click here If you need step-by-step instructions to use the online
registration system see the diagram below
Am I eligible All full-time HU faculty are eligible to receive a FacNet computer along with a printer once every three years After signing up choosing a machine and scheduling a delivery date the ISASOAS FacNet managers will deliver your computer
bull Go to httpwwwoashowardunetoasfacnet_registrationhtml
Register and Identify Prior FacNet Computer
bull Enter employee ID number located on front of Howard ID Card If the system cannot find you you will be prompted to enter the last six digits of the number on back of your Howard ID Card
bull Your profile is displayed ndash verify your information Click ldquoproceedrdquo
bull Select circle next to computer that re-sembles yours
bull Select ldquoRegister my selectionrdquo
Reserve a New FacNet 53 Computerbull If eligible you will see available com-
putersbull Select printer (if desired) At bottom of
page click ldquoReserve this for merdquobull Confirmation page ndash save info provid-
ed A confirmation email is sent You should save this for your records
What If I Change My MindYou can change computer selection by
logging into the system again and re-peating the aforementioned ldquoReserve a New FacNet 53 Computerrdquo steps If your departmentrsquos delivery period is open you will ldquoReserve a delivery daterdquo button at bottom of page
Reserve A Delivery Datebull You will receive an email when your de-
partmentrsquos delivery period opens bull Select day and time to either pick up
your machine or have it delivered
Identify Unnecessary Software Pack-ages
A screen displaying a list of software packages installed on your computer by default will be shown Select which if any of these you wish to exclude
Possible computer choices
Faculty AnnouncementsSoftware Distribution UpdateIn addition to our previous offerings (see
OAS Bytes page) the OAS now offers Mi-crosoft Office Suite 2010 Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac and SPSS 190 for Mac
Resource Teaching with Digital DataCETLA provides links to data files digi-
tal archives and online analysis tools to help faculty of all discplines stimulate in-quiry-based learning and primary research
Emp ID number on front of ID card
How to register and schedule delivery How does using ConnectYard enhance the academic environment
ConnectYard is an easy way to increase student access to faculty and there-fore improve retention in un-derclassmen It amplifies existing resources
How did you begin using Con-nectYard in your classes
To facilitate peer-based learning within a Howard pro-gram that sought to increase student reten-tion in the STEM disciplines at Howard
Howard University already has Black-board ndash why not just use that
Students donrsquot necessarily check it very often ConnectYard uses communication channels that students are already logged into all day anyway
What about studentfaculty privacy con-cerns
Messages are sent by the system so faculty will never see the phone number or Face-book profile of a student and vice versa Messages can also be sent anonymously I donrsquot want students calling me at 1 amhellipbut if I get a text message I can answer it right awayor wait until the morning if I want
answers paraphrased
ConnectYard QampA with HU Professor Dr Grant Warner
Howard Professor Dr Grant Warner
2Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1Bison Bytes Online
Student BytesHoward Email Upgrades to Google Apps
The Howard student email system has changed - it is now administered through Google Apps which offers a suite of useful applications or ldquoappsrdquo All returning How-ard students must sign up for an account before November 1st 2010 Old email ac-counts that use the ldquouserrdquohowardedu format will be deleted
ALERT
ternships and jobs from companies and organizations looking for top students
bull Grade Guru Tools -Study Trekker iPhone App Soon to be released this will allow students to document the amount of time they put into studying for each class and compare this to their cumulative grades throughout the se-mester among other uses -Link List A browser-based applica-tion to share links between faculty and stu-dents -Citation Manager A browser-based
she conducted while working for McGraw-Hill She researched student motivations behaviors and study habits and found that they have a ldquofear of the unknownrdquo For example students fresh out of high school might not have yet developed the skills to keep up with a college-level course and find the transition into college to be difficult To overcome this she found students turn to each other for assistance GradeGuru was created to facilitate this natural process
How does it benefit studentsbull Earn moneybull Find notes that match your unique way of
thinking and processing information bull Career Program - Become a gold or silver
rated ldquoGururdquo (depending on the amount of notes posted and how well others rank your notes) and get insider access to in-
GradeGuru
Your old Howard Email Account
will be deleted on Nov 1st 2010
HOW DO Isign up See diagram to the right
transfer my old Howard emails to my new account
forward emails from my new email ad-dress to another email address
What resources are available to help me learn how to use Google Apps
bull Google Apps Help Features a ldquoHelp Centerrdquo for each app
bull Google Apps Learning Center General info about using Google Apps featuring video tutorials and more
What other advantages are thereStudents have access to 7gb+ for email
10gb for video storage and 100gb for web page creation
What other Google App features can I access
bull Calendar (httpcalendarbisonhowardedu) Assists in coordinating your schedule
bull Docs (httpdocsbisonhowardedu) Store documents and share with others
bull Chat - Instant message and voice chat with anyone in the worldbull Sites (httpsitesbisonhowardedu) Cre-
ate customizable webpagesbull Groups (httpgroupsbisonhoward
edu) Chat with others upload docs etc
bull See httpmailbisonhowardedubull Username is your current user-
name (ie - ldquoJohndoerdquo)bull Initial password is your student
ID with the ldquordquo symbolbull New email address is ldquojohndoerdquobisonhowardedu
How to Sign up
application to take citation notes on the fly
What benefits does it offer facultybull Students are part of a collaborative note-
taking community and are encouraged to use professional note-taking methods
bull Plagarism protection through a partner-ship with turnitincom
bull Students must cite their informationbull Constant GradeGuru oversite
How can I bring it to my school2 ways1 GradeGuru Campus Ambassador Stu-dents who want to promote and popularize the GradeGuru website as a ldquocampus am-bassadorrdquo will receive marketing and pro-motion training from GradeGuru
2 Faculty support As Sawtell notes at many of the universities at which the web-site has become popular such as Duke or Cornell University it is partly due to hav-ing one or more supportive faculty
(cont from page 1)
On GradeGurursquos homepage one can search for notes by school HU currently has zero note entries
3Return to Front Page
Green BytesBison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
CETLA Introduces Green Teaching
CertificateAfter a program created at American
University CETLA has introduced the voluntary Green Teaching Certificate Program this year The purpose is to ldquoreward faculty members who are green
teachers and to enable students to select green coursesrdquo
There are several levels of certification and an in-structor earns points based on the num-ber of green practices they adopt
Beginning this spring semester stu-dents will be able to choose classes based on which instructors are green-certified
See CETLArsquos homepage to learn more
OAS Recycling Services OAS Staff Green Office CompetitionAs part of its Green Initiative the OAS now offers a variety of recycling services for How-
ard students and faculty Categories of recyclable materials are listed below All recycling bins are located at the back (North) wall of the the iLAB or at the iLAB Help
Desk (except for computer paper and aluminumplasticglass)
bull Mixed paper Magazines or any shinyglossy paper) papercardboard food packaging junk mail newspapers etc)
bull Cardboard All cardboard ndash corrugated and non-corrugated from boxes packaging etc
bull Used CDsDVDsbull Used ink cartridges bull Batteriesrechargable batteriescell phonesbull Plastic grocery bagsbull Aluminumplasticglassbull e-Wastemetals Anything made of metal
ironcopper any used electronic equipment such as cell phone chargers used hard drives etc Note Items must fit into the 12x9rdquo hole on top of the bin
bull Computernotebook paper
Please contact OASGreenbisonhowardedu with questionscomments etc
Green your Printing
The OAS Office Staff is participating in a 4-week long internal Green Office Competition The staff members who demonstrate the ldquogreenestrdquo behvaior will receive prizes
The OAS will soon be implement-ing a new printing system on campus ldquoFollow-Me Printingrdquo This will allow students to send a print job from any-where on campus as well as print from printers located in the labs and dorms
It will also save a great deal of paper Since October 2009 because of wasteful printing habits by the iLABrsquos users the iLAB has recycled an average of 10435 pounds of paper per month which is equivalent to about 52 boxes of paper or 21914 dollars or 106 trees This is an enormous amount of waste
Also for a full year after the new sys-tem is implemented enough trees will be planted by OCE International to completely offset carbon emissions pro-duced by the new print system
For more information about the new print system see the Hilltoprsquos Article
Follow-Me Printing
Image from tidbitscom
An easy way to save on re-sources when printing is to review the ldquoprint checklistrdquo (below) each time before you print If you do it regularly it will become a green habit and being ldquogreenrdquo will become second nature
bull Do I really need to print this Can I use the digital version
bull Can I print just part of it instead of the whole thing
bull Can I print on the back of scrap paper
bull Can I use draft setting for the inkbull Can I print double-sidedbull When printing a power point pre-
sentation can I print 4 or 6 slides per page
Green Printing Checklist
What can I recycle
OAS Recycling Center located along the iLABrsquos back wall
bull Points awarded and posted weeklybull Staff member must keep track of their
own activities bull Points given for green tasks being car-
ried out and green behaviors being demonstrated consistently Activities are as easy as turning off the lights and any electronics in the office when not in use and as hard as bringing onersquos own reusable food containers to pick up their lunch from a restaurant
bull 4 categories of points Easy(5) Medi-um(10) Hard(20) and Extra Hard(25)
We will keep you updated on the results
Structure
4Return to Front Page
Bison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
OAS Bytes amp More
bull Howard EmailUser Account Login Maintenance amp Support (for assistance - visit OAS office)
bull Computing 106 PCs amp 70 Macs
bull Software Distribution (pick up at OAS office adjacent to iLAB in Suite 200)
bull Students Microsoft Forefront Anti-virus (32 amp 64 bit editions) bull Staff All of the above plus Microsoft Office Suite amp Windows 7 OS bull Faculty All of the above plus SPSS 190 SPSS for Mac 190 SAS 31 amp Mathematica
bull Printing 7 HP Laserjet 9050n prints 50 pagesminute
bull Scanning 3 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bull Computer Lab Classrooms (available for faculty reservation) bull PC Classroom 12 Dell 755s with Autocad
bull MAC Classroom 12 iMacs plus 1 computer for instructor
iLABOAS Info amp Services Location2301 Georgia Ave NW 2nd FloorWashington DC 20009
Summer HoursMon-Fri 8 am - 8 pm
Sat amp Sun Closed
ScholarshipsMissionTo inform the Office of Academic Sup-port (OAS) constituents about the ap-plication of technological innovation in education and research development as well as provide campus technology up-dates
Bison Bytes TeamJonathan Pourzal Editor Graphics Layout Designer WriterMicah Garrison Liaison amp Research
Office of Academic Support (OAS)2301 Georgia Ave NW Suite 200Washington DC 20009
Contact bisonbyteshowardedu2028062972
Ms Ester Lopes Director Howard Uni-versity Office of Academic Support
About Bison Bytes
FEEDBACK - Take our survey To receive new BB issues via email contact bisonbyteshowardedu
bull United Water Corporate Scholars Program For college sophomores studying engineering accounting environmental science communica-tions marketing human resources
bull Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) For women and under-represented minority students who are pursuing academic majors related to the Fossil Energy mission
bull Xerox Technical Minority Scholar-ship Provides awards ranging from $1000-$10000 for undergraduate and graduate minority students in various technical disciplines
bull Microsoft Scholarships 4 types of technical scholarships
bull CDMUNCF Scholars Program Scholarships of up to $6000 for stu-dents of color
bull United Negro College Fund Schol-arships for all types of students
bull bull Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Semester-based $2200 average award students must meet academic expectations and have an unmet fi-nancial need
bull Davis-Putterman Scholarship Fund Needs-based scholarships of up to $10000 for college students actively working for peace and justice
bull Institute of International Educa-tion Study Abroad Scholarships Awards of up to $20000 for students to study in foreign countries
bull Federal Pell Grant Provides need-based grants to low-income under-graduate and certain postbaccalau-reate students to promote access to postsecondary education
Technical Fields General
bullComputing 17 PCs amp 18 Macs bullPrinting 2 HP Laserjet 9050n
prints 50 pagesminute
bullScanning 1 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bullAvailable Software All PCs have SPSS amp Mathematica
LocationBlackburn Center lower level adjacent to the cafeteria
HoursMon-Fri 11 am - 5 pm
Blackburn Services
Blackburn Lab General Information
5Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1
iLAB Layout amp SoftwareHardware Availability
P PP
P
P
P
P
PP
A note about the iLABrsquos com-puter equipment Because technology both soft-ware and hardware is constantly being upgraded the OAS strives to keep its services and equip-ment as up-to-date as possible As we obtain new software li-censes and new services we will keep you informed Please see this page in the future for up-dates
Southeast Section Mac OS X (Leopard) SoftwareNorth Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Help Desk Come here for iLAB com-putingprinting issues
South Section Mac OS X (Leopard) Soft-ware SPSSWest Section SPSS Mathematica amp Google Sketchup
Printing Station
Personal Computer
MacApple ComputerSouth Graphics Mac OS X Software Adobe Creative Suite CS4
West Graphics Sec-tion Autocad Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Maya 3D 2010 3DS 2010 Autodesk
East Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Laptop Section
P
PC
M
Map Key
Bison Bytes Online
South
North
Southeast
East
West
6Return to Front Page
Bison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
FacultyResearcher Bytes
How it works When a student posts a question an in-structor or TA will receive it using their choice of social media Their response post is then sent to all students in that class Stu-dents receive the message using the same social media All posts and responses are then archived into a searchable database or what Dr Warner describes as something of a ldquodynamic frequently asked question (FAQ) listrdquo
ConnectYard
FacNet 53 Support
(cont from page 1)
How HU faculty can register and schedule to receive a new machineHow do I sign up Click here If you need step-by-step instructions to use the online
registration system see the diagram below
Am I eligible All full-time HU faculty are eligible to receive a FacNet computer along with a printer once every three years After signing up choosing a machine and scheduling a delivery date the ISASOAS FacNet managers will deliver your computer
bull Go to httpwwwoashowardunetoasfacnet_registrationhtml
Register and Identify Prior FacNet Computer
bull Enter employee ID number located on front of Howard ID Card If the system cannot find you you will be prompted to enter the last six digits of the number on back of your Howard ID Card
bull Your profile is displayed ndash verify your information Click ldquoproceedrdquo
bull Select circle next to computer that re-sembles yours
bull Select ldquoRegister my selectionrdquo
Reserve a New FacNet 53 Computerbull If eligible you will see available com-
putersbull Select printer (if desired) At bottom of
page click ldquoReserve this for merdquobull Confirmation page ndash save info provid-
ed A confirmation email is sent You should save this for your records
What If I Change My MindYou can change computer selection by
logging into the system again and re-peating the aforementioned ldquoReserve a New FacNet 53 Computerrdquo steps If your departmentrsquos delivery period is open you will ldquoReserve a delivery daterdquo button at bottom of page
Reserve A Delivery Datebull You will receive an email when your de-
partmentrsquos delivery period opens bull Select day and time to either pick up
your machine or have it delivered
Identify Unnecessary Software Pack-ages
A screen displaying a list of software packages installed on your computer by default will be shown Select which if any of these you wish to exclude
Possible computer choices
Faculty AnnouncementsSoftware Distribution UpdateIn addition to our previous offerings (see
OAS Bytes page) the OAS now offers Mi-crosoft Office Suite 2010 Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac and SPSS 190 for Mac
Resource Teaching with Digital DataCETLA provides links to data files digi-
tal archives and online analysis tools to help faculty of all discplines stimulate in-quiry-based learning and primary research
Emp ID number on front of ID card
How to register and schedule delivery How does using ConnectYard enhance the academic environment
ConnectYard is an easy way to increase student access to faculty and there-fore improve retention in un-derclassmen It amplifies existing resources
How did you begin using Con-nectYard in your classes
To facilitate peer-based learning within a Howard pro-gram that sought to increase student reten-tion in the STEM disciplines at Howard
Howard University already has Black-board ndash why not just use that
Students donrsquot necessarily check it very often ConnectYard uses communication channels that students are already logged into all day anyway
What about studentfaculty privacy con-cerns
Messages are sent by the system so faculty will never see the phone number or Face-book profile of a student and vice versa Messages can also be sent anonymously I donrsquot want students calling me at 1 amhellipbut if I get a text message I can answer it right awayor wait until the morning if I want
answers paraphrased
ConnectYard QampA with HU Professor Dr Grant Warner
Howard Professor Dr Grant Warner
2Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1Bison Bytes Online
Student BytesHoward Email Upgrades to Google Apps
The Howard student email system has changed - it is now administered through Google Apps which offers a suite of useful applications or ldquoappsrdquo All returning How-ard students must sign up for an account before November 1st 2010 Old email ac-counts that use the ldquouserrdquohowardedu format will be deleted
ALERT
ternships and jobs from companies and organizations looking for top students
bull Grade Guru Tools -Study Trekker iPhone App Soon to be released this will allow students to document the amount of time they put into studying for each class and compare this to their cumulative grades throughout the se-mester among other uses -Link List A browser-based applica-tion to share links between faculty and stu-dents -Citation Manager A browser-based
she conducted while working for McGraw-Hill She researched student motivations behaviors and study habits and found that they have a ldquofear of the unknownrdquo For example students fresh out of high school might not have yet developed the skills to keep up with a college-level course and find the transition into college to be difficult To overcome this she found students turn to each other for assistance GradeGuru was created to facilitate this natural process
How does it benefit studentsbull Earn moneybull Find notes that match your unique way of
thinking and processing information bull Career Program - Become a gold or silver
rated ldquoGururdquo (depending on the amount of notes posted and how well others rank your notes) and get insider access to in-
GradeGuru
Your old Howard Email Account
will be deleted on Nov 1st 2010
HOW DO Isign up See diagram to the right
transfer my old Howard emails to my new account
forward emails from my new email ad-dress to another email address
What resources are available to help me learn how to use Google Apps
bull Google Apps Help Features a ldquoHelp Centerrdquo for each app
bull Google Apps Learning Center General info about using Google Apps featuring video tutorials and more
What other advantages are thereStudents have access to 7gb+ for email
10gb for video storage and 100gb for web page creation
What other Google App features can I access
bull Calendar (httpcalendarbisonhowardedu) Assists in coordinating your schedule
bull Docs (httpdocsbisonhowardedu) Store documents and share with others
bull Chat - Instant message and voice chat with anyone in the worldbull Sites (httpsitesbisonhowardedu) Cre-
ate customizable webpagesbull Groups (httpgroupsbisonhoward
edu) Chat with others upload docs etc
bull See httpmailbisonhowardedubull Username is your current user-
name (ie - ldquoJohndoerdquo)bull Initial password is your student
ID with the ldquordquo symbolbull New email address is ldquojohndoerdquobisonhowardedu
How to Sign up
application to take citation notes on the fly
What benefits does it offer facultybull Students are part of a collaborative note-
taking community and are encouraged to use professional note-taking methods
bull Plagarism protection through a partner-ship with turnitincom
bull Students must cite their informationbull Constant GradeGuru oversite
How can I bring it to my school2 ways1 GradeGuru Campus Ambassador Stu-dents who want to promote and popularize the GradeGuru website as a ldquocampus am-bassadorrdquo will receive marketing and pro-motion training from GradeGuru
2 Faculty support As Sawtell notes at many of the universities at which the web-site has become popular such as Duke or Cornell University it is partly due to hav-ing one or more supportive faculty
(cont from page 1)
On GradeGurursquos homepage one can search for notes by school HU currently has zero note entries
3Return to Front Page
Green BytesBison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
CETLA Introduces Green Teaching
CertificateAfter a program created at American
University CETLA has introduced the voluntary Green Teaching Certificate Program this year The purpose is to ldquoreward faculty members who are green
teachers and to enable students to select green coursesrdquo
There are several levels of certification and an in-structor earns points based on the num-ber of green practices they adopt
Beginning this spring semester stu-dents will be able to choose classes based on which instructors are green-certified
See CETLArsquos homepage to learn more
OAS Recycling Services OAS Staff Green Office CompetitionAs part of its Green Initiative the OAS now offers a variety of recycling services for How-
ard students and faculty Categories of recyclable materials are listed below All recycling bins are located at the back (North) wall of the the iLAB or at the iLAB Help
Desk (except for computer paper and aluminumplasticglass)
bull Mixed paper Magazines or any shinyglossy paper) papercardboard food packaging junk mail newspapers etc)
bull Cardboard All cardboard ndash corrugated and non-corrugated from boxes packaging etc
bull Used CDsDVDsbull Used ink cartridges bull Batteriesrechargable batteriescell phonesbull Plastic grocery bagsbull Aluminumplasticglassbull e-Wastemetals Anything made of metal
ironcopper any used electronic equipment such as cell phone chargers used hard drives etc Note Items must fit into the 12x9rdquo hole on top of the bin
bull Computernotebook paper
Please contact OASGreenbisonhowardedu with questionscomments etc
Green your Printing
The OAS Office Staff is participating in a 4-week long internal Green Office Competition The staff members who demonstrate the ldquogreenestrdquo behvaior will receive prizes
The OAS will soon be implement-ing a new printing system on campus ldquoFollow-Me Printingrdquo This will allow students to send a print job from any-where on campus as well as print from printers located in the labs and dorms
It will also save a great deal of paper Since October 2009 because of wasteful printing habits by the iLABrsquos users the iLAB has recycled an average of 10435 pounds of paper per month which is equivalent to about 52 boxes of paper or 21914 dollars or 106 trees This is an enormous amount of waste
Also for a full year after the new sys-tem is implemented enough trees will be planted by OCE International to completely offset carbon emissions pro-duced by the new print system
For more information about the new print system see the Hilltoprsquos Article
Follow-Me Printing
Image from tidbitscom
An easy way to save on re-sources when printing is to review the ldquoprint checklistrdquo (below) each time before you print If you do it regularly it will become a green habit and being ldquogreenrdquo will become second nature
bull Do I really need to print this Can I use the digital version
bull Can I print just part of it instead of the whole thing
bull Can I print on the back of scrap paper
bull Can I use draft setting for the inkbull Can I print double-sidedbull When printing a power point pre-
sentation can I print 4 or 6 slides per page
Green Printing Checklist
What can I recycle
OAS Recycling Center located along the iLABrsquos back wall
bull Points awarded and posted weeklybull Staff member must keep track of their
own activities bull Points given for green tasks being car-
ried out and green behaviors being demonstrated consistently Activities are as easy as turning off the lights and any electronics in the office when not in use and as hard as bringing onersquos own reusable food containers to pick up their lunch from a restaurant
bull 4 categories of points Easy(5) Medi-um(10) Hard(20) and Extra Hard(25)
We will keep you updated on the results
Structure
4Return to Front Page
Bison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
OAS Bytes amp More
bull Howard EmailUser Account Login Maintenance amp Support (for assistance - visit OAS office)
bull Computing 106 PCs amp 70 Macs
bull Software Distribution (pick up at OAS office adjacent to iLAB in Suite 200)
bull Students Microsoft Forefront Anti-virus (32 amp 64 bit editions) bull Staff All of the above plus Microsoft Office Suite amp Windows 7 OS bull Faculty All of the above plus SPSS 190 SPSS for Mac 190 SAS 31 amp Mathematica
bull Printing 7 HP Laserjet 9050n prints 50 pagesminute
bull Scanning 3 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bull Computer Lab Classrooms (available for faculty reservation) bull PC Classroom 12 Dell 755s with Autocad
bull MAC Classroom 12 iMacs plus 1 computer for instructor
iLABOAS Info amp Services Location2301 Georgia Ave NW 2nd FloorWashington DC 20009
Summer HoursMon-Fri 8 am - 8 pm
Sat amp Sun Closed
ScholarshipsMissionTo inform the Office of Academic Sup-port (OAS) constituents about the ap-plication of technological innovation in education and research development as well as provide campus technology up-dates
Bison Bytes TeamJonathan Pourzal Editor Graphics Layout Designer WriterMicah Garrison Liaison amp Research
Office of Academic Support (OAS)2301 Georgia Ave NW Suite 200Washington DC 20009
Contact bisonbyteshowardedu2028062972
Ms Ester Lopes Director Howard Uni-versity Office of Academic Support
About Bison Bytes
FEEDBACK - Take our survey To receive new BB issues via email contact bisonbyteshowardedu
bull United Water Corporate Scholars Program For college sophomores studying engineering accounting environmental science communica-tions marketing human resources
bull Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) For women and under-represented minority students who are pursuing academic majors related to the Fossil Energy mission
bull Xerox Technical Minority Scholar-ship Provides awards ranging from $1000-$10000 for undergraduate and graduate minority students in various technical disciplines
bull Microsoft Scholarships 4 types of technical scholarships
bull CDMUNCF Scholars Program Scholarships of up to $6000 for stu-dents of color
bull United Negro College Fund Schol-arships for all types of students
bull bull Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Semester-based $2200 average award students must meet academic expectations and have an unmet fi-nancial need
bull Davis-Putterman Scholarship Fund Needs-based scholarships of up to $10000 for college students actively working for peace and justice
bull Institute of International Educa-tion Study Abroad Scholarships Awards of up to $20000 for students to study in foreign countries
bull Federal Pell Grant Provides need-based grants to low-income under-graduate and certain postbaccalau-reate students to promote access to postsecondary education
Technical Fields General
bullComputing 17 PCs amp 18 Macs bullPrinting 2 HP Laserjet 9050n
prints 50 pagesminute
bullScanning 1 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bullAvailable Software All PCs have SPSS amp Mathematica
LocationBlackburn Center lower level adjacent to the cafeteria
HoursMon-Fri 11 am - 5 pm
Blackburn Services
Blackburn Lab General Information
5Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1
iLAB Layout amp SoftwareHardware Availability
P PP
P
P
P
P
PP
A note about the iLABrsquos com-puter equipment Because technology both soft-ware and hardware is constantly being upgraded the OAS strives to keep its services and equip-ment as up-to-date as possible As we obtain new software li-censes and new services we will keep you informed Please see this page in the future for up-dates
Southeast Section Mac OS X (Leopard) SoftwareNorth Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Help Desk Come here for iLAB com-putingprinting issues
South Section Mac OS X (Leopard) Soft-ware SPSSWest Section SPSS Mathematica amp Google Sketchup
Printing Station
Personal Computer
MacApple ComputerSouth Graphics Mac OS X Software Adobe Creative Suite CS4
West Graphics Sec-tion Autocad Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Maya 3D 2010 3DS 2010 Autodesk
East Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Laptop Section
P
PC
M
Map Key
Bison Bytes Online
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Fall 2010 Issue 1Bison Bytes Online
Student BytesHoward Email Upgrades to Google Apps
The Howard student email system has changed - it is now administered through Google Apps which offers a suite of useful applications or ldquoappsrdquo All returning How-ard students must sign up for an account before November 1st 2010 Old email ac-counts that use the ldquouserrdquohowardedu format will be deleted
ALERT
ternships and jobs from companies and organizations looking for top students
bull Grade Guru Tools -Study Trekker iPhone App Soon to be released this will allow students to document the amount of time they put into studying for each class and compare this to their cumulative grades throughout the se-mester among other uses -Link List A browser-based applica-tion to share links between faculty and stu-dents -Citation Manager A browser-based
she conducted while working for McGraw-Hill She researched student motivations behaviors and study habits and found that they have a ldquofear of the unknownrdquo For example students fresh out of high school might not have yet developed the skills to keep up with a college-level course and find the transition into college to be difficult To overcome this she found students turn to each other for assistance GradeGuru was created to facilitate this natural process
How does it benefit studentsbull Earn moneybull Find notes that match your unique way of
thinking and processing information bull Career Program - Become a gold or silver
rated ldquoGururdquo (depending on the amount of notes posted and how well others rank your notes) and get insider access to in-
GradeGuru
Your old Howard Email Account
will be deleted on Nov 1st 2010
HOW DO Isign up See diagram to the right
transfer my old Howard emails to my new account
forward emails from my new email ad-dress to another email address
What resources are available to help me learn how to use Google Apps
bull Google Apps Help Features a ldquoHelp Centerrdquo for each app
bull Google Apps Learning Center General info about using Google Apps featuring video tutorials and more
What other advantages are thereStudents have access to 7gb+ for email
10gb for video storage and 100gb for web page creation
What other Google App features can I access
bull Calendar (httpcalendarbisonhowardedu) Assists in coordinating your schedule
bull Docs (httpdocsbisonhowardedu) Store documents and share with others
bull Chat - Instant message and voice chat with anyone in the worldbull Sites (httpsitesbisonhowardedu) Cre-
ate customizable webpagesbull Groups (httpgroupsbisonhoward
edu) Chat with others upload docs etc
bull See httpmailbisonhowardedubull Username is your current user-
name (ie - ldquoJohndoerdquo)bull Initial password is your student
ID with the ldquordquo symbolbull New email address is ldquojohndoerdquobisonhowardedu
How to Sign up
application to take citation notes on the fly
What benefits does it offer facultybull Students are part of a collaborative note-
taking community and are encouraged to use professional note-taking methods
bull Plagarism protection through a partner-ship with turnitincom
bull Students must cite their informationbull Constant GradeGuru oversite
How can I bring it to my school2 ways1 GradeGuru Campus Ambassador Stu-dents who want to promote and popularize the GradeGuru website as a ldquocampus am-bassadorrdquo will receive marketing and pro-motion training from GradeGuru
2 Faculty support As Sawtell notes at many of the universities at which the web-site has become popular such as Duke or Cornell University it is partly due to hav-ing one or more supportive faculty
(cont from page 1)
On GradeGurursquos homepage one can search for notes by school HU currently has zero note entries
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Green BytesBison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
CETLA Introduces Green Teaching
CertificateAfter a program created at American
University CETLA has introduced the voluntary Green Teaching Certificate Program this year The purpose is to ldquoreward faculty members who are green
teachers and to enable students to select green coursesrdquo
There are several levels of certification and an in-structor earns points based on the num-ber of green practices they adopt
Beginning this spring semester stu-dents will be able to choose classes based on which instructors are green-certified
See CETLArsquos homepage to learn more
OAS Recycling Services OAS Staff Green Office CompetitionAs part of its Green Initiative the OAS now offers a variety of recycling services for How-
ard students and faculty Categories of recyclable materials are listed below All recycling bins are located at the back (North) wall of the the iLAB or at the iLAB Help
Desk (except for computer paper and aluminumplasticglass)
bull Mixed paper Magazines or any shinyglossy paper) papercardboard food packaging junk mail newspapers etc)
bull Cardboard All cardboard ndash corrugated and non-corrugated from boxes packaging etc
bull Used CDsDVDsbull Used ink cartridges bull Batteriesrechargable batteriescell phonesbull Plastic grocery bagsbull Aluminumplasticglassbull e-Wastemetals Anything made of metal
ironcopper any used electronic equipment such as cell phone chargers used hard drives etc Note Items must fit into the 12x9rdquo hole on top of the bin
bull Computernotebook paper
Please contact OASGreenbisonhowardedu with questionscomments etc
Green your Printing
The OAS Office Staff is participating in a 4-week long internal Green Office Competition The staff members who demonstrate the ldquogreenestrdquo behvaior will receive prizes
The OAS will soon be implement-ing a new printing system on campus ldquoFollow-Me Printingrdquo This will allow students to send a print job from any-where on campus as well as print from printers located in the labs and dorms
It will also save a great deal of paper Since October 2009 because of wasteful printing habits by the iLABrsquos users the iLAB has recycled an average of 10435 pounds of paper per month which is equivalent to about 52 boxes of paper or 21914 dollars or 106 trees This is an enormous amount of waste
Also for a full year after the new sys-tem is implemented enough trees will be planted by OCE International to completely offset carbon emissions pro-duced by the new print system
For more information about the new print system see the Hilltoprsquos Article
Follow-Me Printing
Image from tidbitscom
An easy way to save on re-sources when printing is to review the ldquoprint checklistrdquo (below) each time before you print If you do it regularly it will become a green habit and being ldquogreenrdquo will become second nature
bull Do I really need to print this Can I use the digital version
bull Can I print just part of it instead of the whole thing
bull Can I print on the back of scrap paper
bull Can I use draft setting for the inkbull Can I print double-sidedbull When printing a power point pre-
sentation can I print 4 or 6 slides per page
Green Printing Checklist
What can I recycle
OAS Recycling Center located along the iLABrsquos back wall
bull Points awarded and posted weeklybull Staff member must keep track of their
own activities bull Points given for green tasks being car-
ried out and green behaviors being demonstrated consistently Activities are as easy as turning off the lights and any electronics in the office when not in use and as hard as bringing onersquos own reusable food containers to pick up their lunch from a restaurant
bull 4 categories of points Easy(5) Medi-um(10) Hard(20) and Extra Hard(25)
We will keep you updated on the results
Structure
4Return to Front Page
Bison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
OAS Bytes amp More
bull Howard EmailUser Account Login Maintenance amp Support (for assistance - visit OAS office)
bull Computing 106 PCs amp 70 Macs
bull Software Distribution (pick up at OAS office adjacent to iLAB in Suite 200)
bull Students Microsoft Forefront Anti-virus (32 amp 64 bit editions) bull Staff All of the above plus Microsoft Office Suite amp Windows 7 OS bull Faculty All of the above plus SPSS 190 SPSS for Mac 190 SAS 31 amp Mathematica
bull Printing 7 HP Laserjet 9050n prints 50 pagesminute
bull Scanning 3 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bull Computer Lab Classrooms (available for faculty reservation) bull PC Classroom 12 Dell 755s with Autocad
bull MAC Classroom 12 iMacs plus 1 computer for instructor
iLABOAS Info amp Services Location2301 Georgia Ave NW 2nd FloorWashington DC 20009
Summer HoursMon-Fri 8 am - 8 pm
Sat amp Sun Closed
ScholarshipsMissionTo inform the Office of Academic Sup-port (OAS) constituents about the ap-plication of technological innovation in education and research development as well as provide campus technology up-dates
Bison Bytes TeamJonathan Pourzal Editor Graphics Layout Designer WriterMicah Garrison Liaison amp Research
Office of Academic Support (OAS)2301 Georgia Ave NW Suite 200Washington DC 20009
Contact bisonbyteshowardedu2028062972
Ms Ester Lopes Director Howard Uni-versity Office of Academic Support
About Bison Bytes
FEEDBACK - Take our survey To receive new BB issues via email contact bisonbyteshowardedu
bull United Water Corporate Scholars Program For college sophomores studying engineering accounting environmental science communica-tions marketing human resources
bull Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) For women and under-represented minority students who are pursuing academic majors related to the Fossil Energy mission
bull Xerox Technical Minority Scholar-ship Provides awards ranging from $1000-$10000 for undergraduate and graduate minority students in various technical disciplines
bull Microsoft Scholarships 4 types of technical scholarships
bull CDMUNCF Scholars Program Scholarships of up to $6000 for stu-dents of color
bull United Negro College Fund Schol-arships for all types of students
bull bull Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Semester-based $2200 average award students must meet academic expectations and have an unmet fi-nancial need
bull Davis-Putterman Scholarship Fund Needs-based scholarships of up to $10000 for college students actively working for peace and justice
bull Institute of International Educa-tion Study Abroad Scholarships Awards of up to $20000 for students to study in foreign countries
bull Federal Pell Grant Provides need-based grants to low-income under-graduate and certain postbaccalau-reate students to promote access to postsecondary education
Technical Fields General
bullComputing 17 PCs amp 18 Macs bullPrinting 2 HP Laserjet 9050n
prints 50 pagesminute
bullScanning 1 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bullAvailable Software All PCs have SPSS amp Mathematica
LocationBlackburn Center lower level adjacent to the cafeteria
HoursMon-Fri 11 am - 5 pm
Blackburn Services
Blackburn Lab General Information
5Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1
iLAB Layout amp SoftwareHardware Availability
P PP
P
P
P
P
PP
A note about the iLABrsquos com-puter equipment Because technology both soft-ware and hardware is constantly being upgraded the OAS strives to keep its services and equip-ment as up-to-date as possible As we obtain new software li-censes and new services we will keep you informed Please see this page in the future for up-dates
Southeast Section Mac OS X (Leopard) SoftwareNorth Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Help Desk Come here for iLAB com-putingprinting issues
South Section Mac OS X (Leopard) Soft-ware SPSSWest Section SPSS Mathematica amp Google Sketchup
Printing Station
Personal Computer
MacApple ComputerSouth Graphics Mac OS X Software Adobe Creative Suite CS4
West Graphics Sec-tion Autocad Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Maya 3D 2010 3DS 2010 Autodesk
East Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Laptop Section
P
PC
M
Map Key
Bison Bytes Online
South
North
Southeast
East
West
6Return to Front Page
Green BytesBison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
CETLA Introduces Green Teaching
CertificateAfter a program created at American
University CETLA has introduced the voluntary Green Teaching Certificate Program this year The purpose is to ldquoreward faculty members who are green
teachers and to enable students to select green coursesrdquo
There are several levels of certification and an in-structor earns points based on the num-ber of green practices they adopt
Beginning this spring semester stu-dents will be able to choose classes based on which instructors are green-certified
See CETLArsquos homepage to learn more
OAS Recycling Services OAS Staff Green Office CompetitionAs part of its Green Initiative the OAS now offers a variety of recycling services for How-
ard students and faculty Categories of recyclable materials are listed below All recycling bins are located at the back (North) wall of the the iLAB or at the iLAB Help
Desk (except for computer paper and aluminumplasticglass)
bull Mixed paper Magazines or any shinyglossy paper) papercardboard food packaging junk mail newspapers etc)
bull Cardboard All cardboard ndash corrugated and non-corrugated from boxes packaging etc
bull Used CDsDVDsbull Used ink cartridges bull Batteriesrechargable batteriescell phonesbull Plastic grocery bagsbull Aluminumplasticglassbull e-Wastemetals Anything made of metal
ironcopper any used electronic equipment such as cell phone chargers used hard drives etc Note Items must fit into the 12x9rdquo hole on top of the bin
bull Computernotebook paper
Please contact OASGreenbisonhowardedu with questionscomments etc
Green your Printing
The OAS Office Staff is participating in a 4-week long internal Green Office Competition The staff members who demonstrate the ldquogreenestrdquo behvaior will receive prizes
The OAS will soon be implement-ing a new printing system on campus ldquoFollow-Me Printingrdquo This will allow students to send a print job from any-where on campus as well as print from printers located in the labs and dorms
It will also save a great deal of paper Since October 2009 because of wasteful printing habits by the iLABrsquos users the iLAB has recycled an average of 10435 pounds of paper per month which is equivalent to about 52 boxes of paper or 21914 dollars or 106 trees This is an enormous amount of waste
Also for a full year after the new sys-tem is implemented enough trees will be planted by OCE International to completely offset carbon emissions pro-duced by the new print system
For more information about the new print system see the Hilltoprsquos Article
Follow-Me Printing
Image from tidbitscom
An easy way to save on re-sources when printing is to review the ldquoprint checklistrdquo (below) each time before you print If you do it regularly it will become a green habit and being ldquogreenrdquo will become second nature
bull Do I really need to print this Can I use the digital version
bull Can I print just part of it instead of the whole thing
bull Can I print on the back of scrap paper
bull Can I use draft setting for the inkbull Can I print double-sidedbull When printing a power point pre-
sentation can I print 4 or 6 slides per page
Green Printing Checklist
What can I recycle
OAS Recycling Center located along the iLABrsquos back wall
bull Points awarded and posted weeklybull Staff member must keep track of their
own activities bull Points given for green tasks being car-
ried out and green behaviors being demonstrated consistently Activities are as easy as turning off the lights and any electronics in the office when not in use and as hard as bringing onersquos own reusable food containers to pick up their lunch from a restaurant
bull 4 categories of points Easy(5) Medi-um(10) Hard(20) and Extra Hard(25)
We will keep you updated on the results
Structure
4Return to Front Page
Bison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
OAS Bytes amp More
bull Howard EmailUser Account Login Maintenance amp Support (for assistance - visit OAS office)
bull Computing 106 PCs amp 70 Macs
bull Software Distribution (pick up at OAS office adjacent to iLAB in Suite 200)
bull Students Microsoft Forefront Anti-virus (32 amp 64 bit editions) bull Staff All of the above plus Microsoft Office Suite amp Windows 7 OS bull Faculty All of the above plus SPSS 190 SPSS for Mac 190 SAS 31 amp Mathematica
bull Printing 7 HP Laserjet 9050n prints 50 pagesminute
bull Scanning 3 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bull Computer Lab Classrooms (available for faculty reservation) bull PC Classroom 12 Dell 755s with Autocad
bull MAC Classroom 12 iMacs plus 1 computer for instructor
iLABOAS Info amp Services Location2301 Georgia Ave NW 2nd FloorWashington DC 20009
Summer HoursMon-Fri 8 am - 8 pm
Sat amp Sun Closed
ScholarshipsMissionTo inform the Office of Academic Sup-port (OAS) constituents about the ap-plication of technological innovation in education and research development as well as provide campus technology up-dates
Bison Bytes TeamJonathan Pourzal Editor Graphics Layout Designer WriterMicah Garrison Liaison amp Research
Office of Academic Support (OAS)2301 Georgia Ave NW Suite 200Washington DC 20009
Contact bisonbyteshowardedu2028062972
Ms Ester Lopes Director Howard Uni-versity Office of Academic Support
About Bison Bytes
FEEDBACK - Take our survey To receive new BB issues via email contact bisonbyteshowardedu
bull United Water Corporate Scholars Program For college sophomores studying engineering accounting environmental science communica-tions marketing human resources
bull Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) For women and under-represented minority students who are pursuing academic majors related to the Fossil Energy mission
bull Xerox Technical Minority Scholar-ship Provides awards ranging from $1000-$10000 for undergraduate and graduate minority students in various technical disciplines
bull Microsoft Scholarships 4 types of technical scholarships
bull CDMUNCF Scholars Program Scholarships of up to $6000 for stu-dents of color
bull United Negro College Fund Schol-arships for all types of students
bull bull Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Semester-based $2200 average award students must meet academic expectations and have an unmet fi-nancial need
bull Davis-Putterman Scholarship Fund Needs-based scholarships of up to $10000 for college students actively working for peace and justice
bull Institute of International Educa-tion Study Abroad Scholarships Awards of up to $20000 for students to study in foreign countries
bull Federal Pell Grant Provides need-based grants to low-income under-graduate and certain postbaccalau-reate students to promote access to postsecondary education
Technical Fields General
bullComputing 17 PCs amp 18 Macs bullPrinting 2 HP Laserjet 9050n
prints 50 pagesminute
bullScanning 1 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bullAvailable Software All PCs have SPSS amp Mathematica
LocationBlackburn Center lower level adjacent to the cafeteria
HoursMon-Fri 11 am - 5 pm
Blackburn Services
Blackburn Lab General Information
5Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1
iLAB Layout amp SoftwareHardware Availability
P PP
P
P
P
P
PP
A note about the iLABrsquos com-puter equipment Because technology both soft-ware and hardware is constantly being upgraded the OAS strives to keep its services and equip-ment as up-to-date as possible As we obtain new software li-censes and new services we will keep you informed Please see this page in the future for up-dates
Southeast Section Mac OS X (Leopard) SoftwareNorth Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Help Desk Come here for iLAB com-putingprinting issues
South Section Mac OS X (Leopard) Soft-ware SPSSWest Section SPSS Mathematica amp Google Sketchup
Printing Station
Personal Computer
MacApple ComputerSouth Graphics Mac OS X Software Adobe Creative Suite CS4
West Graphics Sec-tion Autocad Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Maya 3D 2010 3DS 2010 Autodesk
East Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Laptop Section
P
PC
M
Map Key
Bison Bytes Online
South
North
Southeast
East
West
6Return to Front Page
Bison Bytes Online Fall 2010 Issue 1
OAS Bytes amp More
bull Howard EmailUser Account Login Maintenance amp Support (for assistance - visit OAS office)
bull Computing 106 PCs amp 70 Macs
bull Software Distribution (pick up at OAS office adjacent to iLAB in Suite 200)
bull Students Microsoft Forefront Anti-virus (32 amp 64 bit editions) bull Staff All of the above plus Microsoft Office Suite amp Windows 7 OS bull Faculty All of the above plus SPSS 190 SPSS for Mac 190 SAS 31 amp Mathematica
bull Printing 7 HP Laserjet 9050n prints 50 pagesminute
bull Scanning 3 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bull Computer Lab Classrooms (available for faculty reservation) bull PC Classroom 12 Dell 755s with Autocad
bull MAC Classroom 12 iMacs plus 1 computer for instructor
iLABOAS Info amp Services Location2301 Georgia Ave NW 2nd FloorWashington DC 20009
Summer HoursMon-Fri 8 am - 8 pm
Sat amp Sun Closed
ScholarshipsMissionTo inform the Office of Academic Sup-port (OAS) constituents about the ap-plication of technological innovation in education and research development as well as provide campus technology up-dates
Bison Bytes TeamJonathan Pourzal Editor Graphics Layout Designer WriterMicah Garrison Liaison amp Research
Office of Academic Support (OAS)2301 Georgia Ave NW Suite 200Washington DC 20009
Contact bisonbyteshowardedu2028062972
Ms Ester Lopes Director Howard Uni-versity Office of Academic Support
About Bison Bytes
FEEDBACK - Take our survey To receive new BB issues via email contact bisonbyteshowardedu
bull United Water Corporate Scholars Program For college sophomores studying engineering accounting environmental science communica-tions marketing human resources
bull Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF) For women and under-represented minority students who are pursuing academic majors related to the Fossil Energy mission
bull Xerox Technical Minority Scholar-ship Provides awards ranging from $1000-$10000 for undergraduate and graduate minority students in various technical disciplines
bull Microsoft Scholarships 4 types of technical scholarships
bull CDMUNCF Scholars Program Scholarships of up to $6000 for stu-dents of color
bull United Negro College Fund Schol-arships for all types of students
bull bull Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Semester-based $2200 average award students must meet academic expectations and have an unmet fi-nancial need
bull Davis-Putterman Scholarship Fund Needs-based scholarships of up to $10000 for college students actively working for peace and justice
bull Institute of International Educa-tion Study Abroad Scholarships Awards of up to $20000 for students to study in foreign countries
bull Federal Pell Grant Provides need-based grants to low-income under-graduate and certain postbaccalau-reate students to promote access to postsecondary education
Technical Fields General
bullComputing 17 PCs amp 18 Macs bullPrinting 2 HP Laserjet 9050n
prints 50 pagesminute
bullScanning 1 HP Scanjet G4010 Max flatbed scan - 85rdquo x 122rdquo
bullAvailable Software All PCs have SPSS amp Mathematica
LocationBlackburn Center lower level adjacent to the cafeteria
HoursMon-Fri 11 am - 5 pm
Blackburn Services
Blackburn Lab General Information
5Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1
iLAB Layout amp SoftwareHardware Availability
P PP
P
P
P
P
PP
A note about the iLABrsquos com-puter equipment Because technology both soft-ware and hardware is constantly being upgraded the OAS strives to keep its services and equip-ment as up-to-date as possible As we obtain new software li-censes and new services we will keep you informed Please see this page in the future for up-dates
Southeast Section Mac OS X (Leopard) SoftwareNorth Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Help Desk Come here for iLAB com-putingprinting issues
South Section Mac OS X (Leopard) Soft-ware SPSSWest Section SPSS Mathematica amp Google Sketchup
Printing Station
Personal Computer
MacApple ComputerSouth Graphics Mac OS X Software Adobe Creative Suite CS4
West Graphics Sec-tion Autocad Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Maya 3D 2010 3DS 2010 Autodesk
East Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Laptop Section
P
PC
M
Map Key
Bison Bytes Online
South
North
Southeast
East
West
6Return to Front Page
Fall 2010 Issue 1
iLAB Layout amp SoftwareHardware Availability
P PP
P
P
P
P
PP
A note about the iLABrsquos com-puter equipment Because technology both soft-ware and hardware is constantly being upgraded the OAS strives to keep its services and equip-ment as up-to-date as possible As we obtain new software li-censes and new services we will keep you informed Please see this page in the future for up-dates
Southeast Section Mac OS X (Leopard) SoftwareNorth Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Help Desk Come here for iLAB com-putingprinting issues
South Section Mac OS X (Leopard) Soft-ware SPSSWest Section SPSS Mathematica amp Google Sketchup
Printing Station
Personal Computer
MacApple ComputerSouth Graphics Mac OS X Software Adobe Creative Suite CS4
West Graphics Sec-tion Autocad Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Maya 3D 2010 3DS 2010 Autodesk
East Section SPSS amp Mathematica
Laptop Section
P
PC
M
Map Key
Bison Bytes Online
South
North
Southeast
East
West
6Return to Front Page
