Academic Technology Services

Computer Facilities
Shahra Meshkaty , Senior Director
Serra Hall, Room 189
(619) 260-2298

USD provides e-mail and Web accounts for students’ use.  Online access is also provided to the University’s library system.  There are seven computing facilities on campus:

The Serra Hall Lab (Room 205)

Serra 205 is a general purpose lab housing networked IBM PC compatible and Macintosh workstations.

The Olin Hall Microcomputer Lab (Room 122)

Houses several high-end IBM PC compatible workstations running on an Active Directory network for student use, primarily for students in the School of Business.

The Serra Hall Microcomputer Labs (Rooms 156 A and B)

Houses G5 iMac workstations in section A and IBM PC compatible workstations in section B.  These labs are designed as both hands-on instructional labs and open access labs when available.

The Serra Hall LINUX Workstation Lab (Room 163)

Serra 163 houses LINUX workstations and is primarily used by Computer Science students.  This is an unsupervised lab and is generally open.

The Legal Research Center Microcomputer Instructional Lab

Houses IBM compatible workstations for use in legal research, primarily used by law students.  This lab is designed as both a hands-on instructional lab and open access lab.

The Maher Instructional Lab (Maher 114)

Houses IBM compatible workstations and is primarily used as a hands-on instructional lab.  The facility is used as an open access lab on weekends during regular sessions.

All facilities have workstations that connect to the University’s network and the Internet allowing users to access servers in remote locations.  Hours of operation will be posted on or near lab doors.  Not all labs are open during the summer and intersession.  Serra 185A, Serra 185B, Maher 114, and the LRC Lab will be used periodically as classrooms for computer-oriented hands-on classes.