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Computer Facility: Alumni Student Computer Lab
Primary Contact: Janet Castillo
Secondary Contact: William Kelly
Lab Use: General Purpose
Student use hours: 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00 M-Th
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Computer Facility: Applied Science CAD lab
Primary Contact: John Jaramillo
Secondary Contact: Bert Bitanga
Lab Use: Instructional, Student Use
Student use hours: 8-5 M-F variable hours
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Computer Facility: Applied Science lab
Primary Contact: John Jaramillo
Secondary Contact: Debbie Ballagh
Lab Use: Instructional, Student Use
Student use hours: 8-5 M-F variable hours
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Computer Facility: Academic Skills Center Language Lab
Primary Contact: Chris Nelson
Secondary Contact: Terri Fleck
Lab Use: Support for required lab hours associated with credit foreign language courses, and for developmental education English language courses, Support for Trio programs
Student use hours: 8 am - 9 pm M-R, 8 am-4:30 pm F
Software Loaded: Win2000; Office 2000; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Berlitz Interpreter; Vocabulary Master; A+ German; Tense Buster (5 levels); Complete Japanese; Power Japanese; Dynamic Japanese; Triple Play Plus Japanese; French Pronunciation Tutor; Learn to Speak French; French Your Way; Pas de Probleme; Entre Amis; Speak French; Triple Play Plus French; Rosetta Stone French; Spanish 1&2; English 1&2; Italian; Japanese; Italian for Everyone; Essential Italian; Triple Play Plus Italian; American Sign Language; Language Now! For spanish, French, Italian (not working); Intercambios; Espanol Dinamico; Puntos CD; Puntos Diskette; Entrevistas; Spanish Grammar Pro; Spanish Your Way; Triple Play Plus spanish; The Oxford Picture Dictionary CD-ROM; Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men; Steinbeck: The Pearl & The Red Pony; English discoveries (11 modules) American Speech Sounds; 8 in 1 English dictionary; Easy Writer; English Tutor; English Your Way; Fish Trek; Grammar 3 D; Tell Me More English; Verbcon; Word Ace!; Focus on Grammar (Basic, Interm, Hi-Int, Adv); Newbury House Dictionary


Computer Facility: Academic Skills Center Math Lab
Primary Contact: Chris Nelson
Secondary Contact: Terri Fleck
Lab Use: Support for require lab hours for Math 57, and for students enrolled in Math 97 or 98 labs, Assessment Testing and support for Trio and HSI programs
Student use hours: 8 am - 9 pm M-R, 8 am-4:30 pm F
Software Loaded: Windows 2000; Office 2000; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Prentice Hall Math Pro: Math 57, 50, 40; Prentice Hall Interactive Math: Math 40; Derive for Windows; NuCalc 2.0; Graphical Analysis for Windows; Math Trek: Algebra 1&2; Maple V, release 5; Geometer's Sketchpad; Scientific Notebook; Dr Salter's Biology


Computer Facility: Academic Skills Center Writing Lab
Primary Contact: Chris Nelson
Secondary Contact: Terri Fleck
Lab Use: Support for required lab hours for Eng. 50, Rdg. 50, ESL 50B, and for students enrolled in Eng 97/98 or ESL 97/98 courses, Assessment Testing and support for Trio and HSI programs.
Student use hours: 8 am - 9 pm M-R, 8 am-4:30 pm F
Software Loaded: Win2000; Office 2000; Adobe Acrobat; Altiris Vision; ALS/A+; ALS/A+ssess; Reading Plus; Reading Plus Management; R.E.A.D.; ReadPlease 2000; Building Reading Skills; Weaver Language 214; Weaver Reading Efficiency System 614; Weaver Study Skills 114; Essay Punch-Descriptive; Essay Punch-Informative; Essay Punch-Persuasive; Paragraph Punch-Cause & Effect; Paragraph Punch-Descriptive; Paragraph Punch-Illustrative; Paragraph Punch-Narrative; Paragraph Punch-Persuasive; TPM (Merit Teacher Management System)


Computer Facility: Business:  B3, B6, B7, and B8
Primary Contact: Mark Rizzo
Secondary Contact:
Lab Use: Instructional, Tutorial & Required TBA time
Student use hours: listed at the following website: http://cisintranet/
Software Loaded: Keyboarding Pro Multimedia;  Winzip;  visual studio 6.0;  Quickbooks Pro 2001;  Office 2000 Pro; VirusScan 4.51; Assembler; Frontpage 2000 (online); SATWIN (HR); CPP (Physics)


Computer Facility: Career Center
Primary Contact: Adrian Gonzales
Secondary Contact: Margo Capuano
Lab Use: General Purpose, Research
Student use hours: 8-7 M-R, 8-4 F
Software Loaded: Eureka, Expand, Reflections


Computer Facility: Communications Lab (SEC)
Primary Contact: Tony DiSalvo
Secondary Contact: Information Systems
Lab Use: Instructional
Student use hours: 8-5 M-F variable hours
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Computer Facility: Barking Dog Cyber Café (ASCOD)
Primary Contact: Carlos Maldonado
Secondary Contact: Information Systems
Lab Use: Student
Student use hours: 8-5 M-F variable hours
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Computer Facility: Dev Ed Adult Basic Education Lab
Primary Contact: Tony DiSalvo
Secondary Contact: Ty Thomas
Lab Use: Instructional, Tutorial, GED
Student use hours: 8-2:40 M-F, 5-7:50 M-R
Software Loaded: GED Interactive; GED 2001; Keyboarding; Windows 2000


Computer Facility: Dev Ed Adult Basic Education Reading & Writing Lab
Primary Contact: Ty Thomas
Secondary Contact: Shirley Larson
Lab Use: Instructional, Students working for HS diploma / GED / language art skills
Student use hours: 8 - 12 M-F
Software Loaded: Reading Horizons


Computer Facility: DSPS High Tech Center
Primary Contact: Michael O'Neill
Secondary Contact: Daryl Murphy
Lab Use: Instructional, Tutorial 
Student use hours:  8-5:15 M-R, 8-12 F
Software Loaded: Algebra 1: Basic Math; Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro6; Duxbury; Grammar Builder; Inspiration; JAWS; Keyboarding Pro; Kurzweil 3000; Kurzweil 1000; MAGIC; Merit Programs; Office XP; Parrot; Pre Algebra; SkillsBank; Skills Tutor; Speed Reader; Spell-It-Deluxe; Misc. Games; Mimio Capture Bar


Computer Facility: Economic Development & Community Education
Primary Contact: Pam LiCalsi
Secondary Contact: Information Systems
Lab Use: Instructional
Student use hours: none
Software Loaded: QuickBooks Pro 2001; Quicken 2001; Adobe Photo Deluxe; HP Precision Scan; Microsoft Programs; Acrobat Reader


Computer Facility: Eastern Valley Center Lab
Primary Contact: Diana Squillace
Secondary Contact: Andrea Ginise
Lab Use: Support for required lab hours associated with Eng. 50, Eng. 51, Rdg. 50, ESL 50B, Math 57, for-credit foreign language courses, and developmental education English language courses. Also for students enrolled in Eng. 97/98, Math 97/98, or ASC 97/98/100 supplemental labs.   
Student use hours:  9 am - 9 pm M-R, 9 am - 3 pm F
Software Loaded:  Win 2000; Office 2000; Adobe Acrobat Reader; ALS/A+; ALS/A+ssess; All Write; Easy ESL Series; English Discoveries; English for All; English Tutor; Entrevistas; Essay Punch (Descriptive, Informative, Persuasive); Focus on Grammar; Houghton Mifflin Grammar; Inspiration 6; Interactive Video Skillbuilder:  Basic Mathematics, Elementary Algebra with Geometry; Keyboarding Pro Media; Live Action English; Longman Dictionary of American English; Oxford Picture Dictionary; Paragraph Punch (Cause & Effect, Descriptive, Illustrative, Narrative, Persuasive); Prentice Hall Math Pro: Math 57, 50, 40; Reading Plus; Rosetta Stone; Skills Tutor; Spanish Your Way; TOEIC Pronunciation in American English; Understanding & Using English Grammar; Weaver Language Skills Efficiency System; Weaver Reading Efficiency System; Weaver Study Skills


Computer Facility: Art MAC lab
Primary Contact: Jim Berg
Secondary Contact:
Lab Use: Instructional
Student use hours: 8-5 M-F variable hours
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Computer Facility: Fine Arts Midi lab
Primary Contact: Steve Schmidt
Secondary Contact: Scott Smith
Lab Use: Instructional
Student use hours: 8-5 M-F variable hours
Software Loaded: music programs


Computer Facility: Faculty Resource Center
Primary Contact: Gari Browning
Secondary Contact: Information Systems
Lab Use: Faculty Use
Student use hours:  
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Computer Facility: Health Science I Lab
Primary Contact: Manuel Abroguena
Secondary Contact:  
Lab Use:  
Student use hours:  
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Computer Facility: MESA Center
Primary Contact: Carl Farmer
Secondary Contact:
Lab Use: Instructional
Student use hours: M-F, 8-5
Software Loaded: Interactive Math; C++; TI Programs; Aim Spice; Pspice; General chemistry 5.0; Maple V; Scientific Notebook; Derive; Geometer's Sketchpad; Statdisk; NuCalc; Calculus; CalcLink; PreCalculus; Yoshiwara Math 10; Martin-Gay Math 40, 50 & 57 + available software is expanding.   All software is available on the Math/Sci server which is available in the MESA center and division offices.


Computer Facility: Math/Sci Study Center
Primary Contact: Jim Parvizi
Secondary Contact: Geoff Hagopian
Lab Use: Instructional
Student use hours: M-Th 8-7, F, 8-12
Software Loaded: Interactive Math; C++; TI Programs; Aim Spice; Pspice; General chemistry 5.0; Maple V; Scientific Notebook; Derive; Geometer's Sketchpad; Statdisk; NuCalc; Calculus; CalcLink; PreCalculus; Yoshiwara Math 10; Martin-Gay Math 40, 50 & 57 + available software is expanding.   All software is available on the Math/Sci server which is available in the MESA center and division offices.


Computer Facility: Nursing Lab
Primary Contact: Lesie Young
Secondary Contact: Manual Abroguena
Lab Use: Instructional, General Purpose
Student use hours: 8-5 M-F
Software Loaded: Nursing & EMT programs,  MS Word 2000, Excel


Computer Facility: Technology Learning Center
Primary Contact: Bina Isaac
Secondary Contact: Marc Drescher
Lab Use: Tutorial, Faculty / Staff Training
Student use hours: none
Software Loaded: MS Office, RCOE, Reflections


Computer Facility: Trio Lab
Primary Contact: Adrian Gonzales
Secondary Contact: Patricia Reyes
Lab Use: General Purpose
Student use hours: 8:30-12 M-F
Software Loaded: Windows 2000, Office 2000
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