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The Office of Instructional Technology & Student Support, established in 1997, supports student life and learning at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Formed in response to the Louisiana State Legislature’s recognition of the need for better workforce and technology preparation, it addresses the ever-changing nature of technology through a plan known as Student Technology Fees, adopted by Louisiana universities.
58+ Student Computer Labs Including 35 Student Technology labs and 23 department-funded labs across campus, giving you access wherever you are.
58 Research Workstations Located in NSU libraries, including 14 dedicated to library instruction, designed to support your research and academic needs.
Equipment Checkout Take tech on the go with student-accessible laptops available for checkout.
Resource Center From binding and laminating to faxing and printing, we’ve got the tools to finish your projects strong.
Software Assistance In-lab support for class-specific software to help you succeed.
Purchasing Support Ensuring academic departments get the right technology to support your learning.
Computer Labs
Need a place to study, print, or get coursework done? NSU offers a variety of computer labs across campus and off-site, designed to keep you connected and productive.
The use of University computer equipment or network access for any reason other than approved University activities is strictly forbidden. Violations will result in loss of user access to the University network and to all University computer facilities.
The following labs were funded through Student Technology Fees. “Open labs are opened to currently enrolled NSU/BPCC@NSU students.” These labs are not available for class instruction. All students must use a myNSU account in order to gain access to the labs.
Alost, Room 237
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, Closed Friday – Sunday
Contact: 357-6697
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
Kyser, Room 243A
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, Closed Friday – Sunday
Contact: 357-6697
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet, Scanner
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
Student Union, Room 235
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, Closed Friday – Sunday
Contact: 357-6697
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet, Scanner
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
Watson Library, Room 113
Hours: 2:00 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Friday, Closed Saturdays
Contact: 357-6697
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Color Laser Printing, Internet, Scanner, Lamination, Binding, Faxing
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
These hours are for the Fall and Spring Semesters.
The labs do not open on any weekend that precedes or follows a scheduled student break.
** Cleanup and maintenance are performed for half an hour after the posted closing time. **
The following labs are departmentalized and may have certain use restrictions. Hours of service and software applications available in these labs are subject to change. Please consult the contact person or call the corresponding department for up-to-date information and lab hours of operation. Not all departmentalized labs were purchased with Student Technology Fees. Those labs purchased with Student Technology Fees may be used for class instruction if prior approval is obtained from the corresponding department, but no students may be turned away during the scheduled class if workstations are available.
Academic Success Center, Watson Library, Room 108H
Hours: by appointment
Contact: 357-6616
Software / Information: Internet
Lab Restrictions: Library Instruction
Art and Photography, New Fine Arts, Room 207 and 207A
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-6560
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Graphic design applications, Color Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Creative and Performing Arts students have priority
Athletics, Fieldhouse, Room 301
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Monday – Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 357-4511
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: Restricted to Athletes, PaperCut Allotment
Business, Russell Hall, Rooms 101A, 101C, 101D, 104, 105 & 113
Hours: Lab hours vary. Contact department for details.
Contact: 357-5057
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, various business-related applications, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Business students have priority
Chemistry and Physics, Fournet Hall, Rooms 124 & 219
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5323
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Specialized Chemistry Software and Equipment, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Chemistry and Physics students have priority
Career Center, Student Union, Room 155
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-4050
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
Counseling Services, Student Union, Room 305
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5621
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
Creative and Performing Arts, Old Fine Arts, Room 128
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5793
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, CAD Software, Internet, Color Printing, Scanner
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Creative and Performing Arts students have priority
Education, Teacher Education Center, Rooms C113 , C114 & D103B
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-6288
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Education students have priority, PaperCut Allotment
Family and Consumer Sciences, FACS Building, Room 119
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5587
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, FACS students have priority
Health & Human Performance, HHP, Room 139
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5126
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
Industrial Engineering Technology, Williamson Hall, Rooms 123 and 218
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-6751
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Autocad, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Industrial Engineering Technology students have priority, PaperCut Allotment
Languages, Alost Hall, Room 240
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5206
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
Life Science, Bienvenu Hall, Rooms 213 & 341
Hours: Open when lab workers are available
Contact: 357-5323
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Biology/Life Science Software, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Biology students have priority, must provide own paper
Mathematics, Kyser Hall, Rooms 401T, 450 & 450B
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-4308
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, various math-related applications, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
Military Science / ROTC, Noe Hall, Room 219
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5157
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, ROTC students have priority, must provide own paper
Multimedia, Old Fine Arts, Room 319
Hours: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday
Contact: 357-5791
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Music theory and composition software, CD-ROM’s for music study, Multimedia presentation software, audio/video editing, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Creative and Performing Arts students have priority, PaperCut Allotment
New Media, Kyser Hall, Rooms 106 & 225A
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5368
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Graphic design applications, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: NSU account required, New Media students have priority
Nursing, Fournet Hall, Rooms 111
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-6877
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Nursing students have priority, PaperCut Allotment
Psychology, Bienvenu Hall, Rooms 305 & 315
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-6594
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Psychology students have priority
Scholars’ College, Morrison Hall, Room 232 , Kyser Hall, Rooms 132 & 139
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-4577
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, Scholars’ College students have priority, PaperCut Allotment
Social Sciences, Kyser Hall, Room 206
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-6967
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
Student Support Services, Kyser Hall, Room 243
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-5901
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
Testing & Proctoring, Watson Library, Room 115
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 357-6939
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
The following off-campus “satellite” sites were also funded through Student Technology Fees. “These open labs are opened to currently enrolled NSU/BPCC@NSU students.” These labs are not available for class instruction. As above, a valid myNSU account is required to gain access.
Nursing, Shreveport, LA
Location: Nursing Education Center, Room 112
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 318-677-3018
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Nursing Software, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
Fort Polk, Leesville, LA
Location: Bldg. 550, Room 119
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: 337-392-3102
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
Cenla Campus, Alexandria, LA
Location: England Airpark, Room 154
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: (318) 206-1400
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
The following off-campus “satellite” sites are also open to all NSU/BPCC@NSU Students when they are not being used for class instruction. Not all labs were purchased with Student Technology Fees. As above, a valid myNSU account is required to gain access.
Nursing, Shreveport, LA
Location: Warrington Hall, Rooms 227, 256 & 258, Shreveport Library, 101 & 101J
Hours: Lab admittance with permission after class time
Contact: 318-677-3018
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Nursing Software, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required
Fort Polk, Leesville, LA
Location: Bldg. 550, Rooms 124 , 125 & Testing
Hours: Lab admittance with permission after class time
Contact: 337-392-3102
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
Cenla Campus, Alexandria, LA
Location: England Airpark, Rooms 260 & 261
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Friday
Contact: (318) 206-1400
Software / Information: Microsoft Office, Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: myNSU account required, PaperCut Allotment
The following Library areas were also funded through Student Technology Fees. These Library workstations are also open to all Northwestern State University Students.
Watson Library, Natchitoches, LA
Location: Watson Library, Rooms 201, 215, 301 and 311
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Closed Saturdays, Sunday: 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Contact: 357-4403
Software / Information: Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: Internet research only
Shreveport Library, Shreveport, LA
Location: Shreveport Library, Room 101
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Friday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Closed Weekends
Contact: 318-667-3013
Software / Information: Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: Internet research or myNSU account required
Fort Polk Library, Leesville, LA
Location: Bldg. 552, Room 22
Hours: Monday – Thursday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Contact: 337-392-3126
Software / Information: Laser Printing, Internet
Lab Restrictions: Internet research only
Student Technology Fee Guidelines
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The Student Technology Fee at Northwestern State University shall be dedicated to the acquisition, installation, maintenance, and efficient use of state-of-the-art technology solely for the purpose of supporting and improving student life and learning, and to better prepare students for the workplace.
DEFINITION
The term “technology” or “technologies” means computer hardware and software (and the networking and supporting computer and telecommunications infrastructure, including the costs of renovation, upgrading, or preparation of existing facilities), laboratory instruments, and discipline-specific equipment, including but not limited to such items as scales, microscopes, and musical instruments.
To provide students with access to, and training in, information technology and discipline-specific equipment that represents the current state of the art. These objectives are taken from the Northwestern State Technology Enrichment Plan.
Objective 1
To improve access to technology by students, faculty, and staff at Northwestern State University.
Objective 2
To provide classrooms with updated technology and multimedia.
Objective 3
To upgrade laboratories with modern technology.
Objective 4
To improve and proliferate the use of distance education within all colleges at NSU.
Objective 5
To upgrade and maintain the campus communication network and infrastructure.
Objective 6
To provide a system for maintenance, upgrade, user training and support of technology that will extend into the future.
Objective 7
To encourage technology initiatives by faculty, staff, and students.
Objective 8
To encourage innovation and research.
Objective 9
To maintain support of hardware and software upgrades, new hardware and software for specialized functions, training technical support personnel.
Objective 10
To maintain a technology budget for the university, its colleges, and its directorates.
The Student Technology Fee funds shall supplement and not replace funds allocated funds for technology, in accordance with provisions of Act 1450. Collection of a Student Technology was approved by the charted SGA’s at Northwestern State University in the summer 1997.
The Student Technology Fee shall not exceed five dollars ($5.00) per credit hour per semester, and shall not exceed $100 per semester. The fee shall be assessed in all regular and interim courses. In accordance with L.R.S. 17:3351.1, assessment of the fee may be terminated by a two-thirds vote of the members of the governing board of each institution’s Student Government, and a majority of the UL Board of Supervisors.
The Student Technology Advisory Team (S.T.A.T) serves as a mechanism at Northwestern State University to allow proper student involvement in the expenditure of technology fees. To ensure that S.T.A.T. maintains a cooperative relationship with ITAC, selected members serving on S.T.A.T. will concurrently serve as members of ITAC. The Student Technology Fee budget unit head administers the technology fee budget. Business may not be considered at any Student Technology Fee Committee meeting without a quorum comprising at least one-half of the full Committee membership. A quorum must include at least one-half of the total student membership on the Committee. S.T.A.T. will have authority over expenditures of the Student Technology Fee within the guidelines set up by the State and University. The budget unit head and/or the approving agent cannot override the decisions of this team unless the decision of S.T.A.T. conflicts with the current legislation governing the technology fee, Board guidelines, or with the university policies governing technology fee expenditures.
All expenditures made from the student technology fee fund must be authorized in the annual Student Technology Fee Program budget recommended by a majority of the members of S.T.A.T. and approved by the university president. With a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of S.T.A.T., followed by approval of the campus President and the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors, up to 40% of the annual Student Technology Fee revenues may be used to secure debt. All funded projects must specify the primary and secondary beneficiaries among the student population. An annual student tech fee budget is submitted to S.T.A.T for approval by the budget unit head, upon approval the budget is forward to the University President and then to the Board of Supervisors. Needs of specific units or campus groups are funded through the student technology fee grants program. All other expenditures should reflect university level infinitives affecting the widest possible student audience.
The student technology fees are budgeted within the following categories: Lab Development, Special Initiatives, Operating Costs, Maintenance, Infrastructure, Other Projects and Personnel.
Each year money from the Student Technology Fees may be allocated to fund selected grants submitted by members of the University community. Each proposal for use of the student technology fee must specify which of the goals and objectives of the Student Technology Fee Guidelines would be advanced were the proposal to be implemented.
The University shall place all funds in a restricted account and limit expenditure to those in full compliance with the Student Technology Fee Guidelines. The University will provide annual fiscal and compliance audits of the Student Technology Fee Program, as well as a regular evaluation of the program’s effectiveness. The results of these evaluations shall be reported to the appropriate student governing board of the university and to the University of Louisiana Board of Supervisors. Any non-compliance finding will be reported to the System President immediately.
The Student Technology Fee Guidelines may be amended only upon a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of S.T.A.T. and of a majority of the members of the Student Government Association except where the guidelines are determined by the Louisiana Board of Regents/Supervisors policy.
User Fee Agreements
Documentation
