About CITES

Here you can learn more about the organization, its divisions, its plans for the future, and other information.

How CITES Fits into the Campus IT Picture

A description of CITES's role in IT on the campus, along with descriptions of other campus organizations that provide related services

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Locations

CITES Office

1102 Digital Computer Laboratory
1304 W. Springfield Ave., MC-256
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone (CITES Administration): 217-333-1637
Phone (CITES Help Desk): 217-244-7000
Email (CITES Help Desk): consult@illinois.edu

Classroom Technologies (ClassTech)

95 Bevier Hall, MC-187
905 S. Goodwin Ave
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: 217-333-0506
Fax: 217-333-8479

Office of the CIO

2222 Digital Computer Laboratory
1304 W. Springfield Ave., MC-256
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-3303
Fax: 217-244-7089
Email: cio@uiuc.edu

What is CITES?

CITES is the provider of campus-wide computing, networking, telephone, and instructional technology services supporting academic activities of faculty, staff, and students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. CITES employs about 300 people; most of them work in the Digital Computer Lab.

Email and more

CITES provides a number of Internet-type services to the campus,including email, online course management systems, file storage and web publishing, and online calendaring.

The Help Desk

The CITES Help Desk provides computer help in person or via phone, email, or online chat.

CITES also has OnSite Consulting, a help service that makes house calls.

Campus WiFi

CITES designs and manages the campus wireless Internet services.

The Campus Phone System

CITES manages the campus phone and voice mail systems.

Computer Labs

CITES maintains many computer labs across campus and in the dorms.

 

The Campus Network

CITES staff install and maintain the network and phone hardware across the campus, including wiring, switches, and network and phone jacks in the walls.

CITES also manages the campus's connection to the Internet, working with big ISPs and designing and managing the systems to connect our campus network to the Internet.

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Campus Identity Management

CITES manages many of the authentication and identity systems on campus, including NetIDs, various passwords, and the online campus phonebook.

Departmental Network Support

CITES provides network services to network administrators across campus, to help them manage their own departmental networks.

CITES also provides support and personnel to departments to assist in managing their networks.

 

Smart Classrooms

CITES designs, installs, and maintains "smart classrooms," classrooms with AV and computer equipment.

EdTech: New Technologies in Education

CITES assists faculty with using the latest technologies to enhance learning.

Training

CITES provides training for a variety of software and services.