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serves as the College’s high-speed gate-
way to the Internet and other national
computing networks.
Web Server
OIT is responsible for operating and
maintaining the College Web Server
(http://www.qc.edu). Current informa-
tion is available regarding schedules,
class listings, computing facilities, and
academic programs. Departmental
links include Biology, Business & Lib-
eral Arts, Chemistry & Biochemistry,
Computer Science, Queens College
Libraries, Sociology, and OIT itself. In
addition, OIT publishes a newsletter,
CITcomms, available in hard copy and
electronic web editions.
Microcomputer Facilities
Extensive microcomputer laboratory
facilities managed by OIT are located
in the Science Building, the Library,
and the second floor of I Building. In
total, OIT facilities provide more than
500 IBM, IBM-compatible, and Apple
Macintosh microcomputers for class-
room and open laboratory use. OIT pro-
vides an electronic classroom and
advanced development facilities in the I
Building. Available equipment includes
laser printers, text and graphics scan-
ners, plotters, and CD-ROM readers. A
wide range of software is available for
full administrative and academic sup-
port. 
Most labs are open six days a week,
including five evenings. Terminals and
workstations in Rosenthal Library are
available Sundays as well. The hours of
operation for the laboratories in the
new Science Building and the I Build-
ing are: 9:00 am to 9:45 pm, Monday
thru Thursday; 9:00 am to 1:45 pm, Fri-
day; and 11:00 am to 1:45 pm, Saturday
(closed on Sunday).
The new Learning Center, located in
Kiely Hall 226, has interactive audio
facilities and one of the nation’s most
advanced computer classrooms, where
students meet in class groups for
instruction in such academic areas as
foreign languages, English as a Second
Language, accounting, sociology, and
Graduate Library studies. The Learn-
ing Center also provides playback ser-
vices for students who wish to review
lectures and other materials that have
been audiotaped or videotaped. A sepa-
rate audio lab is available for self-paced
learning.
Other Services
The College provides a variety of ser-
vices to personal computer users,
including pre-purchase consulting,
installation assistance, and trou-
bleshooting. CUNY and Queens College
have negotiated site licenses or volume
purchasing agreements for a variety of
software packages. 
Laboratories
The College’s laboratory facilities house
up-to-date scientific instruments for
research in biology, chemistry and bio-
chemistry, family, nutrition, and exer-
cise sciences, geology, physics, and
psychology.
Speech-Language-Hearing Center
The Speech-Language-Hearing Center
(Gertz Building, 520-7359), directed by
Professor Joel Stark, is a unit of the
Department of Communication Arts
and Sciences. Among the services
extended are diagnostic speech, lan-
guage and hearing evaluations, and
speech and language therapy. The Cen-
ter’s facilities are used for research and
to provide clinical practice experience
for students in speech-language pathol-
ogy and audiology.
The facility has recently been
enlarged to include the Morton Roberts
Center for Augmentative Communica-
tion, as well as a new program to study
and modify developmental language
disabilities in children. 
Funds are contributed by friends of
the College who have organized the
Queens Speech and Hearing Service
Center, Inc. These funds are used pri-
marily to provide scholarships for any-
one unable to afford the established
fees.
Campus Store
The Campus Store sells books, sta-
tionery supplies, College apparel, and
other items. Hours (posted inside and
outside the store) are increased during
registration and the first two weeks of
classes for the convenience of students.
For more information on campus build-
ings, see the Undergraduate Bulletin.
Housing
The College has no residence facilities.
College/Community Services
All of the following activities are open
to the general public as well as the stu-
dent body and contribute to the cultur-
al life of the campus and community.
Colden Center for the Performing
Arts provides a variety of concerts,
operas, ballets, and modern dance per-
formances by students and faculty as
well as by internationally known
artists. It is available for rental to com-
munity organizations and private busi-
nesses who wish to sponsor a concert or
fundraising event.
The QC Choral Society, under the di-
rection of Lawrence Eisman, makes
accessible to the public the cultural
benefits of participating in the perfor-
mance of great works of choral music.
There are two concerts annually: one in
Winter and one in Spring. In these per-
formances the Choral Society is assist-
ed by the QC Orchestra. Rehearsals are
held every Wednesday evening the Col-
lege is in session. Admission by audi-
tion or interview. College credit is
available.
The Aaron Copland School of Music
presents concerts by its faculty, stu-
dents, and ensembles, including the
College orchestra, choir, opera studio,
collegium, etc. Concerts are held during
the Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
free hours, and on Friday afternoons.
In addition, concerts are occasionally
given on Tuesday and Thursday after-
noons. There are also recitals and con-
certs by guest artists or ensembles in
residence (the Lyric Piano Quartet at
present), lectures, and master classes.
The Department of Drama, Theatre,
and Dance presents major productions
in the Goldstein Theatre during the
academic year. Presentations include a
musical, modern and classic plays, and
a dance presentation.
The Godwin-Ternbach Museum in
Klapper Hall is a teaching museum
with a permanent collection of 2,500
works of art in all media from antiquity
to the present. The museum presents
three to five exhibitions a year and
holds lectures, workshops, and tours.
Emergency Closings
Should some emergency necessitate the
closing of the College, every effort will
be made to provide a timely announce-
ment over the following radio stations:
WINS
–
1010 AM
WCBS
–
880 AM, 101.1 FM
WBLS
–
107.5 FM
WLIB
–
1190 AM
WFAS
–
1230 AM, 104 FM
WADO
–
1280 AM
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