Welcome to SAS Computing

SAS Computing supports the faculty, students and staff of the School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Use this site to find information about the specific services we offer.

Computing support for students is provided by both SAS Computing and other groups at Penn, including College House Computing and the Computing Resource Center (CRC) located at Sansom Place West, 3650 Chestnut St., Suite 202. See a brief summary of computing services for SAS students or visit our Computing Help page for students.

Computing support for SAS faculty and staff is coordinated through local support providers (LSPs). You can identify your LSP by checking the list of departments and centers. Please visit the Computing Help page for faculty and staff for more information.

SAS Computing is comprised of the following workgroups:

Desktop Computing and Network Services (DCS/NS) coordinates the installation and upgrade of SAS Computing supported desktop and laptop computers. DCS/NS staff also administer a number of Windows servers used for School-wide services and works with ISC Networking to manage the networking equipment used across the School.

Instructional Technology supports computer labs, classroom technology, Blackboard Courseware, multi-media services and other technology resources for teaching.

Institutional Research and Application Development (IRAD) creates web enabled database applications for administrative clients and provides computing support to division offices in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Social Science Computing (SSC) supports users in the Social Sciences by providing specialized computing resources including support for those who are conducting quantitative research.

Workstation Services operates the main SAS email server and other multiuser/multitasking servers and workstations used for research and instruction.

Last modified: 2008-02-19