From the time he was seven years old, Bob Matney has been interested in technology, playing with computers at an age when many boys spend their days with a bat in hand playing baseball. With 20 years experience...
Most people’s summer “to-do” list includes lots of relaxation, cleaning things and maybe a little work. Ashland University’s Information Technology department was doing lots of work, lots of cleaning...
The Mac Minis available to students in the Patterson Technology Center look decrepit. A quick inspection reveals yellowed plastic covers. Looking at the display and the interface is like going back in...
Information Technology on Ashland University's campus is often the butt of several jokes and vicious rumors. Many students lash out when something goes wrong with their Internet and say that IT is bad...
The notification system that warned students of an assault near the library has been performing better than expected by Information Technology. The notification system was supposed to have been tested...
Since the merger with MedCentral last year, plans have been in development to construct a state of the art medical education facility on the MedCentral campus. Starting last August, Facilities Management...
This semester's Student Speak Up buzzed with a multitude of issues, ranging from the usual Internet troubles to improving retention rates. One of the first problems mentioned pertained to the poor quality...
Returning students this semester may have noticed a new addition to Ashland's campus; the Internet! As promised, the Internet bandwidth increase came over winter break. The bandwidth increase, which was...
Information Technology plans to keep the print quota after it has successfully reduced resource waste since its implementation a year and a half ago. "The print quota is working as it was intended," Curtis...
Despite an original improvement date of mid-October, Ashland University students are still plagued with slow and unreliable Internet speeds; Information Technology hopes to have this issue fixed by the...
Buried deep in the basement of Founders Hall is a room full of giant servers and computers. Hundreds of cables run throughout the room connecting Ashland University to the outside world, via telephone...
This fall's Student Speak-Up heard many of the same issues as years previous, including 24-hour visitation, meal swipes and class scheduling. Two issues that have always been important were prevalent...
