Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration Technology Summary

  

The Chiang Center for Innovation and Collaboration's 28,704 square feet house the most technology in one building on Blair's campus.  Here is a list of some of the technology available to our faculty and students:

• Maker space machines for digital fabrication including
• 3D printers
• Wide format color laser printer for posters
• T-shirt printer & thermal press
• Laser cutter
• Vinyl cutter
• Six flat screen TVs in conference rooms and meeting spaces
• Two 133" large-projection screens in the forum, with HD projectors
• Classroom AV systems for wireless projection and streaming video
• Bluetooth sound systems in the art studio, maker space, and ceramics classroom
• Media computer labs for digital sound, photo and video editing
• Electronic keyboard systems
• Recording studio for both video and audio recordings
• Studio lighting board, sound board, web cam system and video recording system
• Robotics lab

Maintaining an Emergency Notification System

In order to help create a safer environment for our students, faculty, and staff, the technology office maintains a software system that is capable of quickly sending out an emergency message.  Setting up the system entails uploading email addresses, and cell phone numbers of all campus community members and parents of students.  Maintaining the system includes removing stale numbers, and adding in new community members when they arrive on campus.  When an emergency message needs to be sent out, a message can be created and sent via text and email in a matter of minutes.  These messages will notify people of a situation on campus and offer directions on how to proceed.  A follow up message alerts people that the situation has ended and that they can return to normal activities.

Troubleshooting Computers after Windows Update

A recent windows update caused a number of all-in-one computers to fail to wake up from sleep mode.   The technology office received tickets from users in the Business Office, Library, and other office groups.  After some research and several attempts at a resolution, our user support specialist, Blake Wolos, was able to get the computers working again. Only one specific model of computer experienced the issue, and the solution was to re-install a graphics card driver from a manufacturer's website.