University of Houston - Victoria : Suite 207, University Center : 3007 N. Ben Wilson
Victoria, Texas 77901 : Phone:  361.570.4390 : Fax:  361.570.4869
Email:  InfoTech@uhv.edu

Information Technology
The Information Technology department provides academic and administrative computing and telecommunications resources for the University of Houston-Victoria. Information Technology also supports faculty, staff, and students for distance learning through interactive video. The Information Technology offices and facilities are located on the second floor of the University Center Building. All Microcomputer Labs and Teaching Labs operated by Information Technology are located there.

The Microcomputer and Teaching Labs utilize IBM-compatible microcomputer equipment running Windows 2000, with over 120 workstations available.  These machines are used for word processing, electronic spreadsheets, presentation development, database management, and other common microcomputer software applications.  Current software available includes, but is not limited to Word, WordPerfect, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Access, Minitab, Oracle, Visual Studio, and SPSS/PC.  Internet access is available through the lab computers using Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.  Student e-mail accounts are automatically created for enrolled students.  Printing resources for the lab systems include laser and color ink-jet printers.  Scanners and writeable CDs are also available.  This equipment is available to all students enrolled at UH-Victoria.  During operating hours, lab assistants are on duty to provide support in the use of the hardware and software. Operational hours for these labs are posted at each site.

For students attending classes at the UH System at Sugar Land facility, academic computing and telecommunications services are available.  There are 55 PC workstations available in the open computer lab and multimedia computer lab, and over 70 laptop computers available in the laptop lab and mobile computer lab.  The open lab, multimedia lab, and laptop lab are located on the third floor of the facility and the mobile computer lab can be taken to any room in the facility.  These workstations and laptops have a variety of software including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Access, StarOffice, SPSS, Oracle, Visual Studio, and Java.  Internet access is available through the lab computers using Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer.  Printing resources for the lab systems includes black and white laser and color laser printers.  Scanners, CD-rewritable drives, and Zip drives are available, along with wireless access to the network and Internet for individuals who have laptops with Wi-Fi compatible network cards.  Technical personnel are available during the facility’s operating hours to provide support for the computing resources, as well as assistance with their connection to the wireless network.  They also provide support for the campuses videoconferencing services.  The technical staff is located at the Help Desk on the facility’s third floor.

Students attending classes at the UH System at Cinco Ranch facility have access to 3 computer labs, each containing 12 PC workstations and an instructor workstation cart. The instructor cart features a PC workstation, a document camera and a data projector. Instructors also have access to a mobile computer lab consisting of over 20 laptop computers, which can be taken to any room in the building. These workstations and laptops have a variety of software including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visual Studio, and Java. Internet access is available through the lab computers using Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer. There is a black and white laser printer and a scanner in each lab, and the lab PCs feature a combination of CD-RW drives, DVD-ROM drives and Zip drives. The facility also features wireless access to the network and Internet for individuals who have laptops with Wi-Fi compatible network cards. Technical personnel are available during the facility’s operating hours to provide support for the computing resources, as well as assistance with their connection to the wireless network. They also provide support for the campus’ videoconferencing services. The technical staff office is located in room 132, and technical support can be requested in the front office.

UH-Victoria, UH System at Sugar Land, and UH System at Cinco Ranch all provide Instructional Television (ITV) rooms to support classes offered in this medium.

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