Rust College
Rust College
Rust College
Rust College
Rust College
 
Rust College

 Information Technology Services

What type of network do we have

Rust College uses a number of the latest technologies to facilitate connectivity on campus.  All buildings are connected to each other using a fiber optic cable backbone, which provides clean and fast transfer of data.  Fast and reliable ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) technology allows users to securely talk to each other and use the services offered.  Strategically placed labs are located throughout the campus for student use.  Every faculty member and most staff have permanent computers on the desktop.  Each dorm room allows the student to "plug-in" to the network from the comfort of their own room.  Internet and email services are provided on a durable permanent T1 connection to the outside world for research and communication with others in their field of study.

What services do we offer

Rust College offers a number of computer related services for faculty, staff, and students, all facilitating the learning experience on campus.  Rust continually strives to add new and better services to its list of offerings, and is always trying to improve those services it already provides.

A few of the services offered are:

  • Campus and Internet email
  • WWW services to provide information about the campus to others
  • Secure log-on for data protection
  • Intranet services for campus information
  • A completely interactive library database for both on and off-campus use
  • A large CD server to provide online encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and other reference materials
  • Online storage of valuable data for imediate retrieval at any workstation
  • Daily backups of all valuable data
  • Streaming audio and video for broadcasting important events
  • Dial-in services for off-campus students and staff
  • 27 separate servers to help each division/department in storing important data
  • Internet and email service to every computer on campus
  • Permanent Audio video (AV) projection capabilities for on-campus events and meetings
  • Portable Audio video (AV) projection capabilities for on-campus events and meetings
  • A professional staff of experts for computer use and repair

Contacting Rust IT Services

You can contact Rust College IT Services a number of ways, whether for general information, help for on-campus worstations, or advice on your computing needs here at Rust.

If email is a problem, feel free to use the following numbers:

  • For local workstation problems, please phone 662-252-8000, ext. 4303
  • For general Network problems, please phone 662-252-8000, ext. 4357