SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INTERFACE/DISTANCE
LEARNING
Mr. Michael Meehan, Coordinator
The overall purpose and goals of the Satellite
Telecommunications Network Interface / Distance Learning component of
Title III is to receive, produce, disseminate and enhance the
telecommunications/audio visual capacity of Southern University at New
Orleans in support of the University's academic, cultural and
professional programs. The goals are as follows:
- To participate
in the receiving and sending of programming and broadcasting
within the Historically Black College and University Network.
- To utilize the
telecommunications technology to enhance SUNO's curricular,
cultural, and faculty development offerings.
- To utilize the
telecommunications technology to increase student enrollment,
especially through telecourse offerings.
- To cultivate
effective and creative working relations with the local consortium
colleges and public broadcast networks.
- To maintain and
expand (where possible) all satellite telecommunications equipment
for optimal productivity. 6. To move toward being an uplink
as well as a downlink facility.
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