University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
 

Information Technology Section

The Ag Communictations Information Technology Section is comprised of the Extension IT Support Group, College Systems Support Group, Academic Facilites IT Support and Desktop Support Services for Ag Communications and other College Personnel. The 14 members of the Section are located on Campus(252 C.E. Barnhart Bldg, Scovell Hall) and at two off Campus locations(UKREC-Princeton and Robinson Center-Quicksand). The College Helpdesk is also part of the IT Section, offering assistance with IT related problems/questions via the Phone, email, and by remote assistance.

For more information visit the CITC Computing Resources Website

College Helpdesk

The College of Agriculture Helpdesk is available Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) to answer any computer or service related questions. The Helpdesk assists both on and off campus faculty and staff in answering questions regarding network, security, smart classrooms, technology, and videoconferencing issues or inquiries. The Helpdesk also has laptops available for checkout to College Faculty and Staff. If you need assistance regarding any of these above matters, please contact the Helpdesk via e-mail at cithelp@uky.edu or phone at 859.257.3335 ext. 1 or toll free at 1.800.900.4447.

Laptop Computer Checkout Policy
Laptop Checkout Request Form

Extension IT Support

The Extension IT unit is responsible for managing, and supporting the use of information technology (IT) resources within the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Information Technology resources include workstations, servers, network connectivity (both off-campus Extension offices along with numerous other college facilities), video conferencing technology, handheld devices, and various other equipment and services.

District Extension Information Technology Contacts (DEITC) Listing
CES Guidelines for Purchasing new computers
Identified Excluded Software for Extension Personal Computers
IT Security

Network Servers and Network Support

Twenty-two Departments/Units, The School of Human Environmental Sciences and Extension staff at over 120 remote sites rely on servers managed by the computing section. This includes file/print/web services as well as remote access and other specialized systems (40+ servers). The file and print servers maintained by the section service over 1,600 users in the College and contain over 20 terabytes of disk storage available to the college. Web servers maintained by the section average over 10 million hits per month. To assist the faculty and staff of the College the section also acts as a contact with Central IT support units. Assistance with network, server, or networking problems as well as IT security issues can be obtained by contacting the Helpdesk at (859) 257-3335 ext 1.

Network Connection Request Form
Network Card Registration Form
Computing Security Website
Web Server Statistical Reports

College Computer Classroom and Smart Classrooms

Insuring that the College's computer classroom/training lab, with a total of 30 computers and a projection system (room 246 C.E.Barnhart Building) and 13 smart classrooms are kept in working order is the responsibility of the IT section. Smart classroom locations include Ag Sciences North (rooms A6, A7, N10, N12, S221, N320, S227), Garrigus Building (rooms 108, 109), Erickson Hall (rooms 203, 304, 308) and C.E. Barnhart (room 227). Each smart classroom houses a computer, projection system and VCR and some have document cameras. Responsibilities also include training instructors in the use of the equipment as well as keeping all the hardware operational. Assistance with problems in the computer classroom/lab or smart classrooms can be obtained by contacting the Helpdesk at (859) 257-3335 ext 1.


Video Conferencing

The section maintains video conferencing systems in Room 249 C.E. Barnhart Building, Scovell Hall, and Robinson Center in Quicksand. Numerous other sites are located around the state and are maintained with assistance from District IT Support Staff. With the use of the campus multi-conferencing unit these sites can conference with each other as well as sites throughout the world. Information on conferencing options may be obtained by contacting the Helpdesk at (859) 257-3335 ext 1 or at the website listed below.

College Video Conferencing Resources
Video Conference Room Request Form (249 Barnhart Building)

Centra Symposium

Cooperative Extension organizations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Texas have joined together in purchasing seats on a Centra symposium server hosted at TAMU.

Visit the Centra Symposium support page

CATPAWS

This employee registration and Extension reporting system has become a critical link for email communication and web-enabled processes developed for the College.

What is Catpaws and how do I register?
CATPAWS Login

 

Members of the IT Team:

Steve Garner
Section Manager
steven.garner@uky.edu
Phone 859.257.3335 ext.77727
Fax 859.323.3986

Lexington Campus (Barnhart Building)

Chris Canjar
859.257.3335 ext.77769

Terry Evans
859.257.3335 ext.77781

Wes Justice
859.257.3335 ext.77739

Kelly Razor
859.257.3335 ext.77734

Lexington Campus (Scovell Hall)

Jessica Rishel
859.257.4736 ext. 287

CES District Extension IT Contacts (DEITCs)

Rich Phelps
DEITC Manager,
District 7 offices
270.365.7541 ext. 276
(from campus 7.9503)

Erica Russell
District 1 offices
859.257.3335 ext.77605

David Niece
District 2 offices
606.666.2438 ext.226
(from campus 7.9511)

Rick Hayes
District 3 offices
859.257.3335 ext.77463

Phillip Habermann
District 4 offices
859.257.3335 ext.77627

Belinda Williams
District 5 offices
859.257-3335 ext.77365

John Johnson
District 6 offices
270.365.7541 ext. 296
(from campus 7.9503)

Richard Phelps
District 7 offices
270.365.7541 ext. 276
(from campus 7.9503)