NSU to Host Wireless Project Tent Event

Norfolk, Va.—Norfolk State University will host a wireless project tent event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, September 21 in front of the Mills E. Godwin Student Center.

Since 2004, wireless fidelity, or WiFi, the popular term for technology that lets users connect to the Internet at high speeds without wires, has been available at Norfolk State. But, like many other colleges and universities, NSU has expanded its network to meet the growing student need for wireless in more areas on campus and to meet the demands of current technology. A Project Core Team lead by Andrea Di Fabio, NSU’s wireless reaffirmation project manager, has worked to assess, improve and market the wireless network capabilities available to the NSU community. The project will culminate with the tent event.

According to Adebisi Oladipupo, NSU vice president for research and technology, “NSU’s campus has broad wireless coverage coupled with a very secure WiFi implementation.” The campus features more than 110 strategically placed access points for coverage in the residence halls, academic and administrative buildings as well as five outdoors WiFi panels covering the majority of green spaces.

Geared towards NSU faculty, staff, students and the community, the Wi-Fi tent event will provide participants a hands-on opportunity to learn how to navigate through the university’s wireless network and offer assistance on how registered users can access the network from laptops and other wireless devices. The event will also feature live music and entertainment, games and door prizes every hour.