June 2007
New Computers! The Engineering Computing Center upgraded 72 computers in 3 labs this summer. W-129E, ECC Lobby area, and the EERC received new Dell Optiplex 745 computers. The workstations are dual-boot Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 5. A list of computer specifications and software applications is available at ECC Labs.

May 2007
Bryan Bales joins the College IS staff as our new UNIX System Analyst. Bryan has 20 years experience as a Systems Analyst and was a Research Systems Analyst at Rice University for 14 of those years working on Scientific Simulation efforts such as the Rice Convection Model and the Magnetospheric Specifications Model.

Congratulations ECC Front Desk Staffers! ECC Student Assistants Viet Vo and Keith Udomon graduated this Spring. Viet earned his BSCHE degree in Chemical Engineering, and Keith Udomon earned his BSEE in Electrical Engineering.

February 2007
Anisa Maredia-Karim is hired as the College's new instructional designer in the Engineering Education Resource Center.

January 2007
New student study areas open in ECC. Three new study areas are available to Engineering students this Spring semester. Each work area is furnished with a 24“ flat-panel monitor, VGA cable (for laptop connection), a whiteboard, and both wireless and cable Internet access. The areas are designed to give small groups (3-8 students) a place to meet and study and to collaborate on group projects. Students may use the study areas on a first-come, first-serve basis, or by making a reservation . Stop by the ECC to check out the new space!

The ECC and Engineering Education Resource Center offered 16 “Engineering Computing Essentials” orientations during the 2 nd and 3 rd weeks of the Spring semester to over 450 students. The hands-on orientations were scheduled for students enrolled in 1331 and 11xx labs. Several hands-on general and UNIX sessions were also scheduled and open to all Engineering students.
These orientations are offered every semester – look for the Fall 2007 dates to be posted on the ECC and EERC websites.

December 2006
ECC Student Assistant Ami Gilliam graduated this fall with a BSME in Mechanical Engineering. Congratulations, Ami!

October 2006
Eric Stern joins the College IS staff as our new User Services Specialist 3 in Desktop Support.