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Network & Academic Computing Services (NACS) provides telephone, network, and computing services in support of research and education at UCI. NACS provides central computing services, computer laboratories, departmental and research-group support services, and campus wide technical coordination. The campus network infrastructure maintained by NACS provides connectivity on campus and to the Internet. Wireless and mobile wired network access is available in select areas of the campus as part of the UCInet Mobile Access project.
UCI's Electronic Educational Environment (EEE) is a campus wide collaboration including NACS, the Office of the Registrar, the UCI Libraries, and the Division of Undergraduate Education. As part of EEE, NACS provides Web-based course tools and resources for instructors and students including course Web site space, course mailing lists, and instructional technology training. NACS maintains the EEE Web site located at http://eee.uci.edu/.
NACS provides email accounts (NACS Mailbox Services) for all faculty, staff and students.
Approximately 90 MS-Windows and Macintosh computers are available 24 hours a day in computer laboratories on the first floor of the Engineering Gateway building. All common Windows applications are available, as well as certain mathematical software and statistics packages. Computer peripherals including scanners and printers are available. While school is in session, NACS student consultants are on duty in Room E1140 to provide assistance to those using the facilities.
An additional 96 Windows computers are located in the Multipurpose Science and Technology (MST) Building, and are available for drop-in use when not scheduled for classes. NACS also operates "NACS@HIB," a drop-in instructional laboratory in the Humanities Instructional Building. This laboratory has 30 Windows computers and is open to students of any major. Finally, NACS co-administers computer labs in the Langson Library, the ArtsTEC laboratory in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, and the Instructional Technology Center (ITC) in Social Sciences Tower.
NACS offers a variety of additional services. For more information see the NACS Web site at http://www.nacs.uci.edu/. Offices are located in the Engineering Gateway Building, Room E2130, and in the University Research Park, 5201 California, Suite 150. The NACS Help Desk may be reached by sending electronic mail to nacs@uci.edu or by calling (949) 824-2222.
