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Revision as of 13:23, 29 August 2006
The Culpeper Language Center is an integral component of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. The Center is a specialized language learning computer and multi-media lab which provides students access to resources and materials in and about foreign languages. The center consists of a Macintosh-based computer lab and multimedia classroom, a media development station, a international television and DVD viewing station, a reading/studying lounge, and the office of the Culpeper Center.
The Culpeper center is maintained by the Culpeper Director and is staffed by approximately a dozen Culpeper student employees. All members of the Culpeper staff are trained to support all the equipment in the labs, with specific focus on the computer programs most heavily used by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
The Culpeper Language Center is funded by the Culpeper Foundation and the Barbara Osher Foundation for the study of foreign languages.
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Location
The Culpeper Language Center is located on the first floor of Vickner Hall in room number 108.
Center Hours
- Mon - Thurs: 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- Fri: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Sat: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
- Sun: 1:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Calendar of Reservations and Events
The Culpeper Center is rountinely reserved for classes and other events, and is also the meeting place for most of the foreign language tutors.
- Culpeper Summer Reservations
- Culpeper School-Year Reservations
- Language Tutor Schedule
- Culpeper Employee Schedule
Please contact the Center Director for more information.
Contact Information
- Culpeper Director: Alison Sommer
- Phone: 507.933.6248
- E-mail: culpeper-dir@gustavus.edu
- Center Assistants: 507.933.6247
- Fax: 507.933.6066
Equipment
The Culpeper Language Center computer lab currently contains 25 Macintosh-based computers, one Epson 2400 scanner, one HP Laserjet 4100 printer, a digital projector, DVD player, VCR and media cart containing a television, international VCR and DVD player. The Center's international television and DVD viewing station contains two tevevision-VCR units, two international DVD players, two ReplayTVs, and two DISH recievers. The Culpeper's DISH Network subscription includes international programing for Spanish, German, French, Russian and Japanese. The Center's media development station includes an international VCR, DVD, and MiniDV dubbing system as well as a Macintosh computer containing media editing programs such as iMovie and iDVD.
Software & Documentation
The computers in the Culpeper Language Center are equipt with many programs and tools which are commonly utalized by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, these include, but are not limited to:
- Adobe GoLive
- Adobe Photoshop
- Audacity
- DVArchive
- ePortfolio Templates
- EPSON Scanner
- Firefox
- Garageband
- iChat
- iDvd
- iMovie
- iTunes
- iWeb
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Moodle
- Readiris
- Rikaichan
- Safari
- Skype
- Video Lan Client
Click on one of the links above to find helpful documetation and resources for using that product. Please feel free to edit the Wiki to help make the documentation more comprehensive.