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Computing Support

The Sociology Department provides computing support for sociology faculty, staff, and graduate students. It also provides limited support for the computing needs of sociology undergraduate students in courses requiring special computing assignments using the Sociology Computing Laboratory.

Contact Information

Computer Specialist - Virgilio Martinez
Academic 414; (979)-845-5133. Email:

Virgil Martinez is the department's Computer Specialist overseeing the day-to-day operations of computing support. Report problems with computer hardware, software, viruses, and the computer lab to him to diagnose issues and schedule corrective action.

Webmaster - Akshay Bhat
Academic 308; (979)-402-4713
Email:

Akshay Bhat is the department's Webmaster and provides help in posting documents to the department website, creating new webpages and general maintenance of the department website.
Hours: MWF 1:00AM - 5:00PM

Chair, Dept. Computing Committee - Mark Fossett.
Academic 409A; (979)-845-5133. Email:

Mark Fossett is chair of the Department Computing Committee which reviews department computing policies.

Lab Layout and Software


Reporting a Problem

If you should have a problem please report the issues directly to the departmental contacts listed on the bottom of the page. If the issue occurs after normal business hours, please use the email links provided below and the issue will be addressed as quickly as possible.

Sociology Computing Laboratory

The Sociology Computing Laboratory provides access to specialized computing facilities maintained to support graduate instruction in sociology and selected undergraduate instruction.

The lab facilities include approximately 18 computer workstations equipped with standard office software (e.g., word processing, spreadsheet, web browsing, e-mail, etc.), software for data management, software for statistical and graphical analysis, GIS and mapping software, and other specialized software supporting support sociological research. The lab also provides access to a variety of printers, scanners, CD burners, and other equipment useful in research and report writing.

The lab is open during business hours.