For those that don't know, Clemson U. is a land grant college in South Carolina, $3600 a year in state approx. DCIT runs the network and Internet access. Clemson has one on the largest Novell networks in the world, approx. 40,000 users. All dorms have had network access for 2+ years, some over 5. We charge a $50 technology fee. Students have 50 MB, of network space, that automatically maps, employees have 100MB. On that space is your E-mail, files, and space for a website, or you can ask for a nearly unlimited website space on our web server. Almost all personalized Windows settings follow you from computer to computer. All DCIT run labs are free to all students. Department labs may require an additional fee. Students have free access to laser printers, color laser, and color plotter. All of the student I know who have left and gone to grad school elsewhere miss the network. Students from other schools are amazed when they see what is provided here.
To the heart of the story, the wait is to have a committee of students, faculty, and DCIT staff determine how to integrate this technology into the University's existing long distance service. Access to the sites will most probably be restored, but the impact to the various services at the University must be examined. Hardware may need to be upgraded and prices changed. Right now the switchboard is self sufficient, remove long distance revenues and it must be made up somewhere or disconnected.
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To the heart of the story, the wait is to have a committee of students, faculty, and DCIT staff determine how to integrate this technology into the University's existing long distance service. Access to the sites will most probably be restored, but the impact to the various services at the University must be examined. Hardware may need to be upgraded and prices changed. Right now the switchboard is self sufficient, remove long distance revenues and it must be made up somewhere or disconnected.