Information Technology - IT

@ Eureka College

The Information Technology Department provides support services for both academic and administrative computing on campus. It maintains the campus local area network consisting of several hundred workstations and provides computer hardware and software support for the entire campus community. The IT Center and staff offices are located in the Vennum-Binkley Science Hall. All buildings on campus are connected by a fiber-optic backbone. Wireless access is available in limited areas on campus.

All dorms are wired for high-speed network connectivity. Students are encouraged to bring their own computers to be used in their dorm rooms. Several computer labs in various academic buildings are also available for students. In addition, the Ben Major Lab, located among residence halls, is available 24x7 during the academic year.

The main student web portal is supported by the SONISWEB software package. Students may use this secure web portal to find their academic-related information including their own tuition bills. The same software is used by Faculty for advising as well as for their teaching-related duties.

All registered students are issued an e-mail address, a network login account, and a SONISWEB account. The campus e-mail address is used for all campus-related communications. All established use policies apply to all these accounts.

A dedicated staff is available to resolve technology-related issues quickly. For any questions or to report any network-related issues, users may contact the Help Desk by phone at
(309) 467-6831, by e-mail at helpdesk@eureka.edu, or in person. E-mails are preferred. If the help desk personnel cannot resolve the issue, an e-mail will be forwarded to the appropriate staff member. For more information.

Dr. Kanaka Vijitha-Kumara Director of Information Technology

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Ec's own - Dr. Kumara

Dr. Kanaka Vijitha-Kumara serves as the Director of Information Technology at Eureka College. In his tenure, he has made significant improvements to the computing environment on campus. He is responsible for both academic and administrative computing on campus and oversees the implementation of network services to the Eureka College Network. Kanaka also holds the rank of Professor of Computer Science. He is also a Certified Novell Engineer. B.S. - University of Sri Lanka, M.S. - Bowling Green State University, Ph.D. - Iowa State University.