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Another annual Southeast Missouri Open House
has just passed, with even more success than the
year prior. Students came to view the latest and
greatest technology offered on Southeast’s campus
and beyond.
Many new and old faces were seen at the Open
House, unveiling technology to enhance both
business and leisure activities. Graduate Assistant
Beau Sehau showcased an electric powered
car as well as a waterjet milling system used for
metalworking, courtesy of the Polytech Department.
At Towers, Velocity Electronics co-owner, Ryan
Frenz, also made an appearance to demonstrate
the new Belkin screen protectors, capable of
withstanding impacts as blunt as the strike from a
ballpeen hammer! Along with offering technology
assistance, two cybersecurity students (Zach Peek
and JoLynn Hallmark) were at both the Memorial
Hall and Towers Help Desk locations to help
students with virus and malware protection and
removal, as well as general computer safety tips.
An Eachine Racer 250 personal drone, one of the
most state-of-the-art drones in the field, was also
on display.
Paul Belvin, IT Labs Supervisor, also demonstrated
some fantastic new technology
available in the world of education and business.
The SV600 ScanSnap, now available in IT Labs, will
make scanning both faster and easier. This scanner
model is noted for its ability to scan books without
the book binding issue found with most scanners.
It’s so fast you could scan a whole textbook in less
than an hour! Several other interesting program
events included demonstrations of
Plinkers
, which
provides a way to gauge classroom opinions without
the use of multiple devices, and
Nearpod
, an
interactive lesson creator for secondary education
majors. All of these things are currently free to
download and use, so don’t be afraid to get your
hands on them and explore!
Door prizes were also given out, via a raffle system
at both the Memorial Hall and Towers locations, to
a few lucky participants. Two grand prizes, a Utopia
360 Virtual Reality Headset, was won by Harrison
Backer and Nick Moore. Other notable prizes
included a set of Lapgear Deluxe Lapdesks, won by
Sultan Alnasser and Logan Surratt, as well as two
PNY 32 gigabyte flash drives, won by Taylor Bridges
and Swagatam Saha.
- Jacob Hill, User Sevices,
Todd Williams, Help Desk
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