American Indian Center

320.308.5449

AIC House

The American Indian Center at SCSU strives to respond to the self-defined educational needs and goals of current American Indian students and communities alike. The center offers cultural activities, academic support programs, a speaker series, and native arts. It also hosts spiritual ceremonies, the American Indian Student Club, pow-wows and the Ojibwe Language Preservation Society.

Center for Continuing Studies

320.308.3081

Continuing Studies House

The Center for Continuing Studies is responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of the following programs: online courses, self-paced courses, Professional Education and Extension, evening programming, educational conferences, noncredit offerings and a bachelor of elective studies degree program. The major functions of continuing studies are to:

1. Provide leadership and coordinate programs of continuing studies with other academic and administrative units.
2. Cooperate with business, industry and other professions, groups and individuals in providing credit and noncredit courses.
3. Provide leadership for the development and coordination of programs of study focusing upon the needs of non-traditional students.
4. Develop and sponsor educational lectures and conferences.
5. Coordinate the policy for noncredit program.

Center for International Studies

320.308.4287

CIS House

The Center for International Studies administers and supports a variety of programs and activities that assist students from other countries to understand and succeed in their American academic pursuits. Services include: a required orientation program and course, a hospitality program, an academic advising program, English as a second language, a tutorial center, the International Student Association, and a variety of campus-wide social activities.

Learning Resources & Technology Services

320.308.2084

Miller Center

The mission of Learning Resources & Technology Services (LR&TS) is "Connecting you with Information and Technology." LR&TS offers a variety of services including:

Library
The Library is located in the James W. Miller Learning Resources Center, and serves all disciplines of the university, along with students, faculty, staff, and community members in Central Minnesota. The Miller Center opened in August 2000, providing a state-of-the-art facility for accessing information and technology.

The LR&TS collection consists of 2.767 million print and nonprint items for the academic community, including more than 667,000 books, 1.3 million federal and state documents, and 743,000 units of microform, including ERIC documents. The collection also contains 1,800 periodical titles, over 17,000 electronic periodical subscriptions, 65,000 maps, and 26,500 nonprint items (computer software, compact discs, videotapes, DVDs, films, etc.). The electronic catalog is available on the World Wide Web. Numerous CD-ROM indexes and online databases are also available. SCSU is a member of the MINITEX network system of Minnesota, which provides access to all major library collections of Minnesota, as well as those in North Dakota and South Dakota. Materials from other libraries can be obtained through interlibrary loan at no cost to the user.

The James W. Miller Learning Resources Center has more than 235,000 square feet of assignable space and offers an inviting environment to serve all types of academic needs. Included in the Miller Center are more than 750 study tables, each with data and power connections for laptop computers, 474 lounge seats, and 16 group study rooms, each equipped with a computer, TV, VCR, and DVD/CD player. The NASA Educational Resource Center, the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education, and the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence are also located in the Miller Center.

InforMedia Services
InforMedia Services (IMS) provides instructional design, technological, and pedagogical assistance and support to faculty, staff, and students at SCSU. IMS offers a wide variety of workshops each semester, designed to impart the skills necessary to use the technology resources available at St. Cloud State. IMS also oversees the Professional Development Room, located in room 205 of the Miller Center, which has 15 computer workstations for faculty and staff use in the creation of all forms of multimedia-related resources. Here the Information Media Services faculty offer small group and one-on-one instruction, as well as consultation for faculty/staff on instructional design and use of technology in support of educational goals.

Computing & Technology Services
Computing & Technology Services (C&TS) supports the academic and administrative missions of SCSU by providing design, installation, training, operations, and maintenance services for a wide range of technologies. The following services are offered by C&TS:

Computer Store
The Computer Store, located in room B42 of the Miller Center, offers up-to-date hardware and software at discounted prices for students, faculty and staff.

Computing User Services
C&TS staff offer user support for all levels of computing users across campus for students, faculty and staff. This includes monitoring and arranging hardware maintenance and repair services, and coordinating technical support staff in the Colleges of Business, Education, Fine Arts and Humanities, Science and Engineering, and Social Sciences. The C&TS staff creates and manages user accounts, such as for HuskyNet, which provides E-mail, calendaring, network file space, and personal Web space for all faculty, staff and students. In addition, staff members offer consulting for students in computer-related courses, assistance for students and faculty requiring statistical programming, and support for faculty and students interested in the development of computer applications to be used in courses.

Electronic Classroom Support
C&TS is responsible for the technologies supporting interactive television (ITV), 98 electronic classrooms, video teleconferencing, and all audio-visual systems on campus.

Help Desk
C&TS maintains a technology HelpDesk to support SCSU computer users by telephone (308-2077), E-mail (helpdesk@stcloudstate.edu), and in the HelpDesk office (Miller Center B43).

HuskyNet Information

HuskyNet, short for Husky Network, is your access to technology resources at St. Cloud State University. Through use of the HuskyNet site and your HuskyNetID (username), you can E-mail, maintain a personal file or Web space, perform coursework activities, and locate resources. When locating, using, or seeking assistance with technology resources at SCSU, make HuskyNet your starting point.

Need Help with HuskyNet?
The campus HelpDesk is available to assist students and faculty seeking general assistance with technology related issues. They are also the support center for HuskyNet. The HelpDesk is located in Miller Center (library) room 43 in the basement. They may also be reached by E-mail to helpdesk@stcloudstate.edu or by phone at (320) 308-2077.

HuskyNet Common Terms
SCSU ID: SCSU ID is the 8 digit Student/Faculty/Staff ID found on individuals Campus Card IDs.

PIN: PIN stands for Personal Identification Number. This is a six digit number used during course registration, HuskyNetID (username) activation, and when resetting forgotten HuskyNetID (username) passwords.

HuskyNetID: A HuskyNetID (SCSU Network Identifier/username) is a common username and associated password that provides access to the St. Cloud State University computing network and technology resources, including E-mail, personal file and Web space, and course related services.

Username: Username can be used to further clarify HuskyNetID and should be used as follows: HuskyNetID (username)

Account: Since HuskyNet is a collection of individual service accounts (on numerous servers) tied together through a common username (HuskyNetID), account is acceptable to use when working with individual services. An example could be an E-mail account, or WebCT account. Reference to HuskyNet as an account should be avoided where possible.

Network and Telecommunications Services
C&TS installs and maintains the campus telecommunications infrastructure comprising more than one million feet of optical fiber and 8,646 network connections.

ResNet
ResNet provides SCSU residents with direct high-speed access to both on-campus networked computer resources and to the Internet. Residents may search SCSU's online library catalog, surf the World Wide Web, and access their SCSU E-mail accounts, all from the privacy of their rooms. Students who do not own computers can access the same resources in the ResNet labs.

Student Computer Labs
C&TS maintains 375 computers for student use in 14 general access computer labs located throughout campus. Thirty-two discipline-related computer labs with nearly 700 stations, located within other departments and colleges, are also available for student use. The Miller Center has more than 350 computer workstations, including 27 in extended hours areas, which are available during overnight times when the Miller Center is closed. For a more detailed description of services available and computer lab locations, pick up a copy of the latest Student Technology Handbook. It is available in Miller Center, room 112, 204, or in any of the computer labs.

Mathematical Skills Center

320.308.3840

203 Stewart Hall

This center offers two three-credit courses for students who need to prepare or refresh their math skills for college-level mathematics.

Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic

320.308.2092

A216 Education Building

The Speech-Language and Hearing Clinic provides diagnosis and treatment for persons with communication disorders in the areas of articulation, voice, language, stuttering and hearing. All services, offered on an individual basis, are provided by practicum students under the direct supervision of certified faculty. Services are provided to SCSU students, faculty and staff and to area residents at a nominal fee.

Statistical Consulting Center

320.308.4709

204 Miller Center

Providing statistical consultation, this center is a vital resource for graduate students. You will find statistical consultants available for research suggestions, questionnaire development, as well as data entry services.

Student Disability Services

320.308.4080
(TDD available)

B111 Atwood Center

For those with physical, learning and other disabilities the following services are available: adaptive technology and assistive devices, text-to-speech hardware/software, FM auditory assistance devices, priority registration, and special test accommodations. Readers, interpreters and note-takers are available. Verification of a disability is required.

The SCSU campus in the majority of settings provides barrier-free buildings, rest rooms and water fountains equipped for wheelchair access, and elevators that have Braille and raised print signs.

Testing Center

320.308.5456

A219 Atwood Center

Convenient for graduate students SCSU hosts a Testing Center, located in the Atwood Center. Graduate students can call for appointments to take the following examinations: GRE, TOEFL, and PPST. Contact is also available through E-mail at cbttesting@stcloudstate.edu

Write Place

320.308.2031

118 Riverview

The Write Place offers free, individualized help to undergraduate and graduate student writers — the kind of help that often cannot be found in classrooms, textbooks, or occasional conferences with teachers. Writers at any stage in the writing process can work one-on-one with trained tutors during appointments. Tutors help students to identify writing strengths and potential problems, teach students strategies for revising and editing their writing, and provide information about writing conventions. Tutors also assist students in developing and organizing their ideas, in clarifying their communications, and in adapting their texts for specific readers and purposes.

Students working on assignments for classes (papers, research projects), on special projects (portfolios, graduate theses), or on employment correspondence (resumes, application letters) are encouraged to bring in drafts in progress to appointments. For more information or an appointment, call 320.308.2031. For online information about writing, consult the Write Place's Web site: www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace.

Hours for Fall 2007
Riverview 118
Monday: 9 am to 8 pm
Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm
Wedneday: 9 am to 8 pm
Thursday: 9 am to 4 pm
Friday: 10 am to 3 pm
Sunday: 1 pm to 5 pm

Miller Center (aka "the library")
Monday through Thursday: 10 am to 4 pm