About Information Services at Northeastern University
Information Services at Northeastern University provides central information technology to over 25,000 students, faculty and staff who use our secure, high speed connectivity to the Internet through our on-campus network (NUnet). We also provide wireless Internet connectivity through NUwave, standard audio-visual equipment in most classrooms, high speed and robust Internet connection in the residence halls (ResNet), the popular 24/7 InfoCommons computing facility, a centralized high performance research computing cluster and hosting facility, access to Blackboard (learning management system), a vast array of academic and administrative software applications, and access to myNEU, the electronic gateway to Northeastern faculty, staff, students and parents which offers one-stop shopping to check grades, obtain electronic rosters, pay bills, register for classes, sign-up for housing, and engage in the co-op process.
In addition to maintaining and updating the electronic network necessary
to conduct research, engage in business transactions, and to communicate
swiftly around the world, IS also offers specialized services to faculty
and staff including training on popular software packages, incorporation
of digitized media into presentations, and consulting on research and
computer equipment decisions.
In the past three years, Northeastern Univeristy Information Services
has won awards from CIO Magazine for boldness (2005) and resourcefulness
(2003), and from ComputerWorld for innovation in 2005.
Information Services is aware that the technology requirements for both
faculty and students are constantly changing particularly in the growing
need for enhanced access to academic software outside of the Northeastern
campus. To address this need, Information Services is developing Northeastern
On Demand, over the course of this academic year, to provide the ability
for faculty, staff, and students to access applications anywhere and
on any Web-capable workstation as an extension of the myNEU portal.