“We’re hoping to make this an annual event.” – Wendy Luljak, Information & Media Technologies Department enterprise technology communications specialist

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Information & Media Technologies Department, with support from the Student Association, sponsored the 2006 Technology Fair, held in the Union Concourse on Sept. 28.

“The goal is to provide the campus community, including faculty and students, with the opportunity to learn more about Information and Media Technologies,” said Wendy Luljak, enterprise technology communications specialist at I&MT. “We’re hoping to make this an annual event.”

Organizers were handing out a UW-Milwaukee Resource CD, which contained different programs, including McAfee 8.0 anti-virus software, Mozilla Firefox, Winamp and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Exhibits at the Technology Fair emphasized the easy use and efficiency of myUWM portal and PantherFile for UWM students.

The Technology Fair also offered attendees a chance to play a few games. A game called “Web Whomp” was available for playing, and a chance to win an iPod Nano was given to anyone who played the game.

In addition, the fair was giving away I&MT Short Courses to anyone who could sink a golf ball into a miniature golf green using a putter.

“We really want people to know about our I&MT short courses,” Luljak said.

A short course is a compacted computer technology class, ranging in price from $8 to $90 for students. No credit is received for completing an I&MT Short Course.

Student seeking employment in computer applications should check out Student Technology Services, which is a learning program where students can gain experience working with other students in the computer and technology field. Further information is available on the I&MT Web page.

The Technology Fair also featured a help desk, where students could stop by and ask tech experts any computer-related questions they had.

The UWM I&MT Department has been developing a new E-mail and Calendaring Project for the last two years. Students are encouraged to attend an Open Forum for the project on Friday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to noon. The forum will be held in Room 105 of Engelmann Hall. More information can be found at the project’s Web site, emailfuture.uwm.edu.

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