
Office Location: Monroe Center
IT Help Desk: (401) 341-7777
Email: helpdesk@salve.edu
The operating philosophy of the Office of Information Technologies is to support the university's mission and strategic plan in a manner consistent with responsible fiscal and technological practices; this philosophy is realized by the following:
For information pertaining to the Student Laptop Program, click here.
Through the university's Microsoft Campus Agreement, Salve Regina has the opportunity to upgrade its standard Office suite to the latest release, Microsoft Office 2007. This latest release of Office 2007 includes several new features (approximately 176) with the two most notable being a new user interface (the 'ribbon' interface) and a new file format (XML-based). It should be noted that any documents created under the existing Office 2003 format are compatible with Office 2007.
In order to assist in the migration to Office 2007, several considerations have to be acknowledged which affect students, faculty and staff. One of the key considerations is timing and with the new academic year in the near offing, it is important that the deployment efforts begin soon.
For more information on the deployment of Microsoft Office 2007, click here.