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Update on campus computer labs

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The update below was shared by Chief Information Officer John Reina on Wednesday, March 18.

Campus community members can view updates at the Coronavirus Information and Coronavirus FAQs webpages, which are being updated regularly as this situation evolves.


The following computer labs/spaces will remain open effective Monday, March 23rd:

  • CT126 – software unique to Theater needs
  • WH219, WH221, WH223, WH225 – Software/hardware unique to engineering and 3D printing – Please see Engineering Department for card access
  • REH211/212 – Software/hardware unique to engineering
  • EIH218 – Software unique to engineering
  • SH231 – Software unique to geography/geology
  • CSB24 – Software unique to digital media and journalism
  • CSB321 – Software unique to chemistry
  • CSB118/119 – Public general purpose hybrid Wintel/iMac
  • VH221 – Bloomberg terminals unique to business program and other business specific software
  • LC, WH, and the SUB kiosks – Walk up kiosk spaces
  • STL main floor – Library – general footprint

*** All other computer labs/spaces will be closed ***

Notes on closures:

  • No Res Hall labs will remain open
  • All spaces remaining open will be at 50% reduced capacity due to social distancing
  • Sanitizing supplies will remain available in open spaces but will be removed from closed spaces
  • No EOP, No MLK, No Honors labs will remain open
  • While STL will likely keep their main floor computers available, they lack a lot of the specialized software
  • Physics labs (in SH) and Chemistry (in CSB) will likely remain open but these are not computer labs, they are conventional science labs with computer connected for data and signal acquisition