To coincide with the appointment of Debra Orr to the position of Associate Vice President of Administration, we’ll be unveiling a combined Technology and Administrative Services newsletter in August.

The newsletter will serve as a unified source for technology and administration topics that will be of interest and use to our community. We will continue to share updates about important improvements to campus services, along with topical news from the larger world of computing.

In addition, we hope to share even more stories highlighting the ways in which Simmons students, faculty, and staff are incorporating technology and administrative services into their teaching and learning at the College.

You’ve probably heard about 3D printers, but you may not have had an opportunity to see or use one in person. Simmons Technology would like to change that.

On May 14th and 15th, from 8am-12pm, we’ll be holding demonstrations of our new MakerBot Replicator printer in L225.

We encourage you to stop by if you’re interested in using 3D printing in the classroom, or if you’re simply curious about how 3D printers work and what they can do. Our team will be on hand to provide an overview and to answer any questions you have about modeling and creating objects using 3D printing.

Following the initial rollout of new printers across campus, Technology is preparing to activate ID card readers for faculty and staff. The card readers will provide access to all of the new multi-function devices (MFDs) on campus using your Simmons ID card. You’ll be able to print, copy, and scan quickly and securely from any MFD on campus by tapping your ID card on the reader.

This change provides faculty and staff with the same flexibility that CampusPrint provides to students: a networked, campuswide solution that allows you to get your documents when and where you need them.

In addition, networked MFDs with ID card access help to create efficiencies and to conserve resources by separating black & white and color print jobs, and by defaulting to double-sided printing.

As the ID card readers are activated for faculty and staff, Technology will be providing training to ensure that you have the resources you need. Project manager Roy Balcom will coordinate training sessions with each department, as needed. If you have questions about scheduling a training, please contact him at[email protected].