Announcing the new Open/Group Study Computer Lab at the Alexandria Campus

We’re pleased to announce the opening of the new open/group study computer lab located at the Alexandria Campus in Room AA161 which used to be the old Math Lab. We had a vision to add an additional computer lab since we are usually over crowded with students especially during exam time. We also had an urgent need for a computer lab that will be accommodating for group study and group project work space for students. We noticed that the Math lab although very usefully to students, the current space and number of workstations was being underutilized. Abid Mahmood a Supervisor at the Open Computer Center of Alexandria campus came up with a great idea to convert the Math Lab to an Open/Group study lab for students.

The new setup would provide students an informal work environment where students could perform group work involving computer resources including scanners, receive tutoring, and use available network drops for use with their laptop computers. This newly created lab will also support wireless internet access for students.
Thanks to Mr. Mahmood’s hard work and dedication, students now have a place to go to for group projects, group study and a place where they can also practice their group presentation. This room will also serve as an overflow backup computer lab during exam time and peak hours on first come first serve basis.
OCC Staff