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Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services (ITS) is responsible for providing and supporting all aspects of campus computing and telecommunications services. ITS’ mission is to work in collaboration with members of the Davidson community to facilitate the use of current and emerging information technology resources. The Davidson community served by ITS includes faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, prospective students, retired faculty, trustees, vendors, contractors, and all other individuals and organizations that interact with the College. These individuals and organizations are provided with varying levels of access to computing infrastructure and services.

The range of systems and services provided include those that support and enrich teaching, learning, research and administration. The systems and services touch virtually every aspect of campus life and are central to the academic enterprise as well as administrative processes.



NEWS
Davidson Joins Leading Online Learning Consortium edX
Davidson College announced today a partnership with edX, a non-profit enterprise founded by Harvard and MIT, to produce a series of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) over the next several years. Davidson is among the first leading liberal arts colleges to collaborate with edX on the XConsortium platform, which is now comprised of 26 global educational institutions.
ITS Help Desk will be closed during Memorial Day Holiday
The ITS Help Desk will close Friday, May 24, at 10 a.m.for the College’s Employee Appreciation Year-End Gathering and will remain closed for the Memorial Day holiday. The Help Desk will reopen on Tuesday, May 28 at 8:30 a.m. If there is a campus emergency affecting campus servers or IT services, call 704-894-2900 and select option 4.
Moodle Upgrade | Learning Management System
On Tuesday May 28th, we will upgrade the Learning Management System, Moodle, from version 2.2 to version 2.4. We expect that the Moodle server will only be offline for the day. However, we are also reserving May 29th and 30th in case additional downtime is necessary. Please make note of these dates and plan accordingly. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.