Communications Changes on Campus

The University is pleased to announce the completion of an upgrade to the communications systems on campus. The data wiring for ResNet has been upgraded, cable TV and WiFi have been added to the undergraduate residence halls, voicemail boxes will be available for all students, both on and off campus, and improvements to cellular telephone service are in the final stages.

To understand these changes and how they will affect your communication with students, please review the following:

*Voice Mail Boxes*: Students living in the undergraduate residences will no longer have a University-provided telephone in their room unless they request one. Instead, all students, both on and off campus, will be provided with a personal voice mail box that they will be expected to check on a regular basis. The voice mail boxes are part of the standard University voice mail system and will be published in the University phone book and in the online University directory. Further details on the new student voice mail boxes will be published on the OIT Telecommunications web site at http://oit.nd.edu/telecommunications.

* Cellular Telephones*: We are pleased to let you know that the University has reached agreements with Verizon and Cingular cellular telephone service providers to improve their cellular telephone coverage on campus. We expect this project to be completed in October. More information on carriers and services can be found at http://oit.nd.edu/mobile. Students are being presented the option to publish their cellular telephone numbers in the University phone book and in the online University directory. In the past, we have only allowed students to provide “local contact numbers” which are within our local area codes. That is no longer the case since student cellular numbers will be from around the country. The University has negotiated low long distance rates when calling from University telephones and so your department should not incur large charges due to you calling students when necessary at their long distance cellular number.

* Email*: You will be able to contact students using email and LISTSERV lists the same way as you have in the past.

Please refer to http://oit.nd.edu/telecommunications for answers to all of your questions regarding the upgraded communication services for students or contact the OIT Help Desk at 574-631-8111.

University of Notre Dame - Office of the Registrar
105 Main Building, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: 574-631-7043    Fax: 574-631-3865
Email: registrar.1@nd.edu
Registrar Staff Contact Information
Harold L. Pace, Ph.D., University Registrar

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