Welcome from Dr. Roy Roper

Dear Campus Community,

Thank you for reading our first online version of Connectivit "E", the Office of Information Technology newsletter. We hope that this newsletter provides you with valuable information about Information Technology and the resources and support available to you at Montclair State University.

The Office of Information Technology serves as a vital role in the overall academic and administrative community of our University. The range of services provided to the campus community include: electronic mail, public computer assisted learning environments, WWW access, MSU-ISP access, training in information technologies, help-desk support, telecommunications, and RESnet.

These and many other services are provided to our client base of more than 2,500 employees, and 14,000 students. Our services touch on and affect the daily lives of virtually everyone associated with this University. Our office provides the infrastructure for our faculty to teach and our students to learn, for the business areas of the campus to be productive and for everyone on the campus to be able to communicate.

During the summer and the fall, we have and continue to dedicate resources to providing better service in technology use. Four major projects for IT include:

	The new integrated email service, which is available to faculty, staff and students
	The opening of the faculty and staff Technology Development Lab
	The opening of the Technology Solutions Center (coming in late October)
	The new IT website.

These projects represent as substantial investment in technology, resources and customer service allowing IT to provide the best possible service to the campus. Please read about these projects in this edition of Connectivit "E".

I look forward to the months ahead to be exciting, challenging and innovative as we work hard to change the face of technology at our University. If you have any comments about the newsletter, please feel free to email me directly at roperr@mail.montclair.edu.

Dr. Roy E. Roper
Associate Director
Office of Information Technology